T h e W il liam and A n n cam e in fo o n a fte r , co n firm in g th e rep or t o f
th e grea t numbers o f fifh w h ic h w e r e to be feen u p on th e co a ft, and
th e d ifficu lty o f g e t tin g at th em . S h e h ad k illed o n ly on e fifh , and
■ cam e in to repair and Ihorten h e r main-m alt.
A difference o f o p in io n p re v a iled am o n g th e matters o f th e Ihips
w h ic h h ad be en ou t re fp ed tin g th e e fta b lilh in g a w h a le - filh e r y u p on
th is coa ft. In o n e p ar ticu lar , h ow e v e r , th e y all ag re ed , w h ic h w a s ,
th a t th e co a ft ab ound ed w i th filh ; b u t th e m a jo r p art o f th em th o u g h t
th a t th e cu rrents and bad w e a th e r p re v a ilin g at this fe a fo n 'o f th e y e a r ,
and w h ic h appeared to be alfo th e feafon o f th e filh , w o u ld p re v en t
. a n y Ihips- from m e e tin g w i th th a t fu c ce fs , o f w h ic h on th e ir fe ttin g ou t
th e y th em fe lv e s h ad had fu ch fan g u in e hopes. O n e o f them th o u g h t
th a t th e others, in g iv in g th is o p in io n , w e r e p rema ture , and that th e y
w e r e n o t fu ffic ien tly acqua inted w i th th e w e a th e r on the co a ft to fo rm
a n y ju d gm e n t o f th e ad v an ta g e to be d e riv ed from fu tu re attempts.
T h e y w e r e d e te rmined , n e ve rth e le fs , to g iv e it an o th e r tr ia l, o n th e
fa ilu re o f w h ic h th e y meant to p rofe cu te th e ir v o y a g e to th e coa ft o f
P e ru . H a v in g fe t u p th e ir r ig g in g , th e y w en t ou t ag a in tow ard th e
la tte r end o f th e m on th . »
A b o u t th e m id d le o f th e m on th an alte ra tion to o k p lace in th e r a t io n ;
tw o p ou n d s o f flo u r w e r e ta k en o ff, and o n e p in t o f p e afe and o n e
p in t o f o atmea l w e r e iffued in th e ir Head ; th e fu ll ra tio n , w h ic h w a s
fir ft fe rv e d o n th e 2 7 th o f A u g u f t la ft, h a v in g be en con tin u ed n o t qu ite
th re e months.
T h e S u p p ly armed ten d e r , h a v in g com ple ted h e r repairs, failed fo r
E n g la n d on th e 2 6 th , h e r com m an d e r, L ieu ten an t B a ll, p u rp o fin g
to mak e h is p affa ge ro u n d C ap e H o rn , fo r w h ic h th e feafon o f th e y e a r
w a s fa v o u rab le . L ie u ten a n t J o h n C re fw e ll o f th e marines w e n t in h e r ,
ch a rg ed w i th th e g o v e rn o r ’ s difpatches.
T h e fe rv ice s o f th is little veffel h ad endeared he r , and h e r officers
an d p e o p le , to th is c o lo n y . T h e r e g re t w h ic h w e fe lt at p a r t in g w i th
th em w a s , h ow e v e r , leffened b y a k n ow le d g e th a t -th e y w e r e f ly in g
from a c o u n t r y o f w an t to one o f abund ance, w h e r e w e all hoped th a t
th e fe rv ice s th e y had p e r fo rm ed w o u ld be rew a rd ed b y that atten tion
and p rom o tio n to w h ic h th e y n a tu ra lly lo o k ed u p , and h ad an in d i s p
utab le claim.
At
A t this tim e th e p u b lic liv e f lo c k in th e fe ttlem en t con fifted o f on e
fta llion a g ed , o n e m are , tw o y o u n g ftallions, tw o colts, fix te en c ow s ,
W o ca lv e s , on e ram , fifty ew e s , f ix lambs, one b o a r , fourte en fow s
(old an d '-you n g ), and tw e n ty - tw o pigs.
T h e g ro u n d in cu ltiv a tion at and about Parramatta amounted to three
h u n d red and fifty -o n e acres in m aize , fo r ty - fo u r in w h e a t, f ix in barle
y , one in oats, two' in p otatoes, fo u r in v in e s , e ig h t y - f ix in. ga rd en
g ro u n d , and fe v en te en in cu ltiv a tio n b y th e N ew S o u th W a le s corps.
In ad d ition to th e fe th e re w e r e on e h u n d red and fif t y acres cleared to
be fow n w i th tu rn ip s , n in e ty -o n e acres w e r e in cu ltiv a tio n b y fe ttle rs ,
tw e n ty - e ig h t B y officers c iv il and m ilita ry at and ab ou t S y d n e y ; an d
a t Parramatta one h u n d red and fo r t y acres w e r e in c lo fed and th e
tim b e r th in n ed fo r c a t t le ; m a k in g a total o f n in e hun d red and tw e n ty
acres o f land th in n ed , cleared , and cu ltiv ated .
T h e p la tform at th e w e f t p o in t o f th e co v e w a s com p le ted d u r in g
th is m on th . T h e fla g - fta ff had be en fo r fom e time e r e d e d , and th e
can n on p laced on the p latform. A co rp o ra l’s g u a rd was alfo m ou h ted
d a i ly in th e b u ild in g w h ic h h ad be en ufed as an. o b fe rv a to ry b y L ie u tenant
D a w e s ..
T h e m o r ta lity d u r in g th is m on th had been g rea t, f i f t y male and fo u r
fem ale conv id ts d y in g w i th in th e th ir ty d a y s f F iv e hu n d red fic k p e r -
fons re c e iv ed med icines at the en d o f th e m o n th . T h a t lif t h o w e
v e r w a s de creafin g. T h e e x trem e heat o f th e w e a th e r d u r in g th e
m on th had n o t o n ly inc reafed th e f ic k lift, b u t had added one to th e
n um b e r o f deaths. O n th e 4 th , a con v id t atten d in g u p on M r . W h i te ,
in p a llin g from his hou fe to his k itch en , w i th o u t a n y c o v e r in g u p on
h is h ead , re c e ived a ftrok e from a ra y o f th e fu n , w h ic h at the tim e
d ep r iv ed h im o f fp eech and m o tio n , a n d , in lefs th an fo u r -a n d - tw e n ty
h o u rs , o f his life . T h e th e rm om e te r on th a t d a y fto o d a t tw e lv e o ’ c lo c k
at 94° 4 and th e w in d w a s at N . W .
B y th e d r y w e a th e r w h ic h p re va iled o u r w a te r h ad be en fo m u ch
affedted, befide b e in g leffened b y the w a te r in g o f fom e o f th e tranfp orts,
th a t a p roh ib ition was la id b y the g o v e rn o r on th e w a te r in g o f th e rem
aind er a t 'S y d n e y , and th e ir boats w e r e d ire c ted to g o to a con v en ien t
p lace u p on th e north Ihore. T o rem ed y th is e v il the g o v e rn o r had
em p lo y ed th e fton e -m afon ’ s g a n g to cut tanks o u t o f th e ro c k , w h ic h
1 4 w o u ld