and a p a r ty o f th e N ew S o u th W a le s corps, w i th tw o hun d red and
f ix t y - fo u r male co n v ic t s , fo u r fre e w om e n ,'a n d one child . S h e had
be en u n h e a lth y to o , h a v in g lo ft th ir ty - f ix c o n v i& s in the p afla ge , and
b ro u g h t in e ig h ty - fo u r pe rfon s fic k , w h o Were im m ediate ly landed.
H e r ftores and p ro p o r tio n o f p ro v ifio n s w e r e the fame as on board o f
th e o th e r Ihips.
T h e w h o le n um b e r o f con v id ts n o w re c e ived in to the c o lo n y , in c
lu d in g th ir ty on b o ard th e G o r g o n , w e r e , male c o n v if t s o n e thoufand
f ix h u n d red and n in e ty - fiv e ; fem ale conv id ts one hun d red and f ix t y -
e i g h t ; and ch ild ren n in e . T h e r e w e r e alfo e ig h t free w om en (w iv e s
o f convidts) and o n e ch ild 5 m a k in g a to tal n um b e r o f one th ou fan d
e ig h t hun d red and e ig h ty -o n e p e r fon s , e x c lu fiv e o f th e m ilita ry . U p w
a rd s o f tw o hu n d red con v id ts , male and fem a le , did n o t rea ch th e
c o u n t r y .
O f th e ten fail o f tranfports la te ly a r r iv e d , fiv e , after d e liv e r in g
th e ir ca rgo e s , w e r e to p roce ed on th e fo u th e rn w h a le filh e r y , v i z . th e
M a r y A n n , M a tild a , W illiam and A n n , Sa laman d e r, and B r itan n ia .
M e lv i l le , th e mafter o f th e B r ita n n ia , c o n c e iv in g g rea t ho pe s o f fu c -
ce fs on this coa ft from th e numbers o f fpermaceti w h a le s w h ic h h e
faw b e tw e en th e fo u th cape and this p o r t , requefted to be cleared
d ire d t ly on h is c om in g in , th a t h e m ig h t g iv e it a tr ial j and , th e g o v
e rn o r co n fen tin g , h is fh ip w a s re a d y b y th e 2 2 d (a w e e k after h e r
a r r iv a l) , an d failed on th e 2 4 th w i th th e o th e r wh a le rs .
T h e Q u e e n , A t la n t ic , A c t i v e , A lb em a r le , and A dm ira l B a r r in g to n ,
a fte r b e in g d ifcha rg ed from g o v e rnm en t em p lo y , w e r e to p roceed to
B om b a y , b y con fen t o f th e E a ft In d ia C om p a n y , and load h om e With
co tto n u p on p r iv a te a c cou n t u n d e r th e infp ed tion o f th e c om p a n y ’s
fe rv an ts at th a t fe ttlem en t, p ro v id ed th e cotton Ihould be a fte rw ard s
fo ld at the c om p a n y ’ s fales, fubjedt to th e ufua l e xpen ce s (th e ir d u ty
o n ly e x c e p te d ) , and p ro v id ed th e Ihips did n o t in te r fe re w i th a n y
o th e r p art o f th e c om p a n y ’ s e x c lu fiv e com m e rce * .
* Notwithftanding this provifion, which was exprefied more at large in the licence
given by the company, and which extended to the prohibition of every article except the
ftores and provifions put on board by government, there was on board of thefe fiiips a
very large quantity of iron, fteel, and copper, intended for fale at a foreign fettlement
in India, with the produce of which they were to purchafe the homeward-bound in-
veftment of cotton.
The
T h e q u a n tify o f p ro v ifio n s re c e iv ed b y thefe Ihips b e in g ca lcu la ted
fo r th e num b e rs on board o f each fo r nine months o n ly a fte r th e ir
a r r iv a l, and as , fo la rg e a b o d y o f convidts h a v in g been fen t o u t, it
w a s n o t p rob able that w e Ihould fo on re c e iv e an o th e r fu p p ly , th e g o v
e rn o r ju d g e d it exp ed ien t to fend one o f th e tranfports to B e n g a l, to
p ro cu re p rov ifion s fo r the c o lo n y ; fo r w h ic h p u rp o fe h e h ired th e
A tla n tic at fifteen Ihilling s and fix p en c e p e r to n p e r m on th . In th e
w a y th ith e r Ihe w a s to to u ch at N o r fo lk I fla n d , w h e r e L ie u ten a n t
G o v e rn o r K in g , w ith fom e fe ttle rs , w a s to be land ed j and th e Q u e e n
tran fp or t w a s h ired fo r th e p u rp o fe o f b r in g in g b a ck L ie u ten a n t G o v
e rn o r R o f s , and th e marine d e ta chm en t fe rv in g th e re , r e lie v e d b y a
c om p a n y o f th e N ew S o u th W a le s corps.
O n th e 2 5 th , th e a n n iv e r fa ry o f his M a je f ty ’ s aceeffion to th e
th ro n e , a falute o f one and tw e n ty gu n s w a s fired b y th e G o r g o n ,
and th e p u b lic d in n e r g iv e n on th e o c c a fio n at th e g o v e rnm en t h o u fe
w a s fe rv ed to u pw a rd s o f f i f t y officers, a g rea ter n um b e r th an th e
c o lo n y had e v e r be fo re feen a lfem b led to ge the r.
T h e fo llow in g m o rn in g th e A tla n tic failed fo r N o r fo lk Ifland and
C a lcutta . F o r the firft o f th e fe places, Ihe h ad on b o ard L ie u te n a n t
G o v e rn o r K in g and his f a m i l y ; C ap tain Pa te rfon o f th e N e w S o u th
W a le s corp s (la te ly ar riv ed in the A dm ira l B a r r in g to n ) ; (M r . B a lm
a in , th e affiftant fu rg e o n , fen t to r e lie v e M r . C o n fid en ; th e R e v .
M r . J o h n fon , w h o v o lu n ta r ily v ifited N o r fo lk I flan d fo r th e p u rp o fe
o f p e r fo rm in g th o fe duties o f his office w h ic h h ad h ith e r to be en
om itted th ro u g h th e w a n t o f a m in ifte r to p e r fo rm th em ; tw e n ty -n in e
fettlers d ifcha rged from th e marines ; fe v e ral male and fem ale con v id ts ,
and fome few fettlers from that clafs o f peop le .
A t C a lcu tta , L ie u ten an t B ow e n , w h o w a s con tin u ed in h is em p lo y ment
o f nav al agent, Was to p rocu re a c a rg o o f flo u r and p eafe , in
th e p rop o r tion o f tw o tons o f flo u r to on e to n o f p e a f e ; and w a s fo r
th a t p urpo fe fu rn iffied w i th letters to th e m e rch an ts w h o h ad made
prop ofals to L o rd C o rnw a llis to fu p p ly th e c o lo n y , th e g o v e rn o r m eanin
g fo r that reafon to g iv e th e ir h ou fe th e p reference.
T h e Salamander h ad returned from N o r fo lk Ifland , w h e re e v e r y
pe rfon and article Ihe had on board w e r e fa fe ly landed. B y le tters
re c e iv ed th en c e , w e lea rned that it w a s fu p p o fed th e re h ad fo r m
e r ly