in m en ’ s apparel at th e n a tiv e ’ s h u t on th e eaft p o in t o f th e
co v e .
O n b oard o f th e G o r g o n w e r e embarked th e marines w h o came
from E n g lan d in th e firft Ihips ; as v a lu a b le a corps as a n y in his M a -
j e f t y ’ s fe rv ic e . T h e y h ad ftru g g led he re w i th g re a tly more than th e
com m o n hard fhip s o f fe rv ic e , and w e r e n o w q u it tin g a c o u n t ry in
w h ic h th e y h ad o pen ed and fm oo thed th e w a y . f o r th e ir fuc celfors,
an d from w h ic h , w h a te v e r b enefit m ig h t hereafter be d e r iv ed , m u f f be
d e r iv ed b y th o fe w h o h ad the e a fy ta lk o f tread in g in paths p r e v io u fly
an d p a in fu lly fo rm ed b y them .
T h e co v e and the fe u lem en t w e r e n o w r e fum in g th a t d ull u n ifo r m
i t y o f u n in te r e ftin g c ircum ftan ce s w h ic h had g en e ra lly preva iled . T h e
S u p p ly and th è G o r g o n h ad departed, and w i th th em a v alu a b le p o r t
io n o f o u r friend s and affociates. T h e tranfports w h ic h remained
w e r e all p rep a r in g to lea ve u s , and in a few day s after th e G o r g o n , th e
M a t ild a and M a r y A n n failed fo r th e coa ft o f Peru. T h e fe ih ip s
h ad Lome co n v ic t s o n b o a rd , w h o w e r e p e rmitted to ih ip th em -
fe lv e s w i th th e mailers.
A fu r th e r r e d u d io n o f th e ra tion w a s d ir e d e d to ta k e p lace at th e
en d o f th e m o n th , on e p ou n d b e in g tak en from th e allow an ce o f flou r
fe rv e d to th e men. F rom th e ftate o f th e p ro v ifio n flo re s , th e g o v e r n
o r , on C h r iftm a s -d a y , cou ld o n ly g iv e one p oun d o f flou r to each
w om a n in th e feu lem en t. O n th a t d a y d iv in e fe rv ic e w a s p e rformed
h è re and at Parramatta, M r . B a y n e , th e chaplain o f th e n ew corps,
a fliftin g M r . J o h n fo n in th e re lig io u s duties o f th e mornin g. T h e r e
w e r e fom e am o n g u s , h ow e v e r , b y w h om ev en th e f a n d i t y o f this
d a y w a s n o t reg a rd ed ; fo r at n ig h t th e m a r in e flo re w a s robbed o f
tw o -a n d - tw e n ty ga llo n s o f fpirits. |
A t Pa rrama tta v a r io u s offences w e r e ftifl com m itted , n o tw ith fta n d -
in g th e le n it y w h ic h h ad been ih ew n to fev eral offenders at th e clofe
o f th e la ft m on th . M a n y o f th e c o n v id s the re n o t h a v in g a n y p art
o f th e ir ra tion le ft w h e n T u e fd a y o r W e d n e fd a y n ig h t cam e , th e g o v
e rn o r d ir e d e d , as he had b efore done from the fame rea fon , that the
p ro v ifio n s o f th e la b o u r in g c o n v id s ih o u ld be iflu ed to th em d a ily .
T h i s meafure b e in g d ifapp ro ved o f b y th em , th e y affembled in ra the r '
a tum u ltu o u s m an n e r b e fo re th e g o v e rn o r ’ s h o u fe at Parramatta on the
laft
la ft d a y o f th e m on th , to requ e ft th a t th e ir p ro v ifio n s m ig h t be fe rv ed
as u fiia l o n the Sa turd a ys. T h e g o v e rn o r , h ow e v e r , difperfed th em
w ith o u t g ra n tin g th e ir reque ft ; and as th e y w e r e heard to m u rm u r ,
and ta lk o f o b ta in in g b y d ifferent means w h a t w a s re fufed to en tre a ty ,
(w o rd s fp ok en am o n g th e c row d , and the p e r fon w h o w a s fo d a r in g
n o t b e in g d iftiriguilhable from th e reft,) h e affured th em that as h e
k n ew th e major part o f them w e re led b y e ig h t o r ten d e fign in g men
to w h om th e y lo o k ed u p , and to w h o fe names h e w a s n o t a ftran g e r , on
a n y o p en appearance o f d ifcon ten t, h e fh ould m ake im m ediate ex am p le s
o f them . B e fo re th e y w e r e d ifmiffed th e y p rom ifed grea te r p ro p r ie ty
o f c o n d u d and im p lic it ob ed ience to th e orders o f th e ir fup e rio rs , and
d e clared th e ir readinefs to re c e iv e th e ir p ro v ifio n s as had been directed.
T h is w a s th e fir ft inftanoe o f a n y tum u ltu o u s a ffem b ly am o n g thefe
p e o p le , and w a s n ow to be afcribed to th e fp irit o f refiftance and v il-
la n y la te ly imported b y th e n ew comers from E n g lan d and Ireland.
A m o n g th e p u b lic w o rk s o f the m on th th e m o ft material w a s the
c om p le tin g and o c c u p y in g th e n ew ftore o n th e eaft fid e , w h ic h w a s
b e g u n in O d o b e r la f t ; its d im en fions w e r e e ig h ty b y tw e n ty - fo u r f e e t ;
and as it w a s b u ilt fo r th e p u rp o fe o f c o n ta in in g d r y fto re s , th e h e ig h t
w a s inc reafed b e y o n d that c om m o n ly adopted h e re , and a fp ac ious lo ft
w a s fo rm ed capable o f co n ta in in g a la rg e q u a n tity o f bale g o od s . T h i s
w a s b y fa r th e b e ft fto re in th e c o u n t ry .
In th e cou r fe o f th e m on th a Warrant o f em an c ip a tion paffed th e
feal o f th e te r r ito r y to J o h n L o w e , H e n r y C o n e , R ic h a rd C h e a ts ,
T h om a s F ifk , D a n ie l C u b it t, Ch ar le s P a fs , G e o r g e B o lto n , W il liam
Ca re le fs , W illiam C u r t is , J o h n C h apm an M o r r is , T h om a s M e r r ic k ,
W il liam Sk in n e r , and James W e a v e r s , c o n v id s w h o le ft E n g lan d in
the' G u a rd ia n , on co n d ition o f th e ir re fid in g w i th in th e limits’ o f this
g o v e rnm en t, and n o t re tu rn in g to E n g lan d w i th in th e p e r iod o f th e ir
r e fp e d iv e fentences. In ft ru d io n s to th is e f f e d h ad be en re c e iv ed from
h om e , L ieu ten an t R io u h a v in g in te re fted h im fe lf m u ch in th e ir b ehalf.
T h e y w e re to be at lib e r ty fo w o r k at a n y trade th e y m ig h t be acqua
inted w i th ; but d u r in g th e ir con tin u an ce in th e c o u n t r y th e y w e r e
to be d ifp ofed o f Wherever th e g o v e rn o r Ih ou ld th in k p rop e r. T h e y
w e r e alfo at lib e r ty to fettle land u p on th e ir o w n ac count.
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