be en re ce ived b y th c 'fe c r e ta r y o f ftate, w h a t appeared from th o fe com m
u n ica tion s to be n e ce fla ry fo r th e c o lo n y w e r e to be fen t in o n e o r
more (hip s to be difp atched in th e au tum n o f la ft y e a r , w ith an addition
a l n um b e r o f c o n v i f is , and th e rem a in in g c om p a n y o f th e N pw
S o u th W a le s corps. A Hoop in fram e ,, o f th e burd en o f fo r ty -o n e
to n s , w a s fent o u t in th e P i t t ; to mak e ro om fo r w h ic h , feveral bales
o f c lo a th in g , and m an y v e r y u fe fu l articles, w e r e o blig ed to be Ihut out.
B y this co n v e y a n c e in fo rm a tion was re c e iv ed , th a t th e Daedalus h ired
fto re fh ip , w h ic h w a s fent o u t to c a r r y p ro v ifio n s to th e S a n dw ich I fland s
fo r tw o Ihips em p lo y e d in th o fe parts on d ifc o v e r y , w a s d ire c ted to
rep a ir to this fettlement a fte r p e r fo rm in g that fe rv ic e , to be em p loy ed ,
as the re Ihould be o c c a fio n , and that lh e m ig h t be e x p e c te d in th e be g
in n in g o f th e y e a r 1 7 9 3 .
T h e P it t b ro u g h t in m a n y o f h e r co n v ic t s l i c k ; and fe v e ral o f h e r
fe am en and fifte en fold iers o f th e N e w S o u th W a le s co rp s had died
fh o r t ly after h e r le a v in g St. la g o , o w in g to h e r h a v in g to u ched the re
d u r in g an u n h e a lth y fealbn.
T h e w h o le o f th e N ew S o u th W a le s corps, e x c e p t on e c om p a n y , b e in g
n o w a r r iv ed , th e numbers req u ifite fo r th e different duties w e r e fe t t le d ;
and o n e c om p a n y , co n fift in g o f a 'c ap ta in , tw o lieutenants, on e en fign ,
th re e ferjeants , th re e co rp o rals, tw o d rum me rs , and fe v e n ty p r iv a te s ,
w a s f ix e d fo r th e d u ty o f Parramatta ; a lik e n um be r/ fo r N o r fo lk I llan d ,
and th e rem a in d e r w e r e to d o d u ty at S y d n e y , th e h ead quarters o f
th e corps.
P e rm iffio n h a v in g been o b ta ined , a fho p w a s opened at a h u t on
fh o re fo r th e fa le o f v a r io u s articles b ro u g h t ou t in th e P it t ; , and n o t-
w ith fta n d in g a fleet o f tranfports h ad b u t la te ly failed h en c e , n o tw ith -
ftan d in g th e d iffe ren t orders w h ic h h ad be en fen t to B en g a l, and th e
h ig h p r ic e at w h ic h e v e r y th in g w a s fo ld , th e a v id ity w i th w h ic h a ll
d e fcr iptions o f p eo p le g ra fped at w h a t w a s to b e p urch a fed w a s e x tra o
rd in a ry , and cou ld o n ly be ac coun ted fo r b y th e d iilan ce o f o u r fitua-
tio n from th e m o th e r c o u n t ry , th e u n ce r ta in ty o f re c e iv in g fupplies
th en c e , and th e len g th o f tim e w h ic h w e h ad he re to fo re th e m or tification
to fin d elapfe w ith o u t o u r r e c e iv in g an y .
M a r c h .] I t b e in g n e ce fla ry to fend to N o r fo lk Ifland a p ro p o r tio n
o f w h a t p ro v ifio n s w e r e in fto re , th e P itt w a s en g a g ed fo r th a t p u rp o fe ;
and
and for: p e r fo rm in g th is fe rv ice h e r own e rs w e re to re c e iv e 6 5 i l . a fum
eq u a l to f ix w e e k s d em u r rag e fo r that fhip. F rom N o r fo lk Ifland lh e
w a s to p ro c e ed , u p on h e r ow n e rs ac count, to B e n g a l; and he r com m
an d e r w a s ch a rged w i th duplicates o f the letters and in f t ru a io n s g iv e n
.to L ie u ten an t B ow en . In th e e v en t o f a n y a c cid ent h a v in g p re v en ted
th e ar riv al o f th a t officer at Calcutta , C ap tain M a n n in g w a s to caufe th e
fe rv ice w i th w h ich h e w a s entrufted to be e x e cu te d , b y ap p ly in g to the
g o v e rn o r -g en e ra l, and th e h o u fe o f M e ffr s . L am b e r t, R o fs , and com p
a n y , fo r th e fu p p ly o f p ro v ifio n s , w h ic h th e A tla n tic w a s to h a v e
b ro u g h t, to be fo rw a rd ed to th is e o u n try eithe r b y the P itt, o r b y vefiels
to be h ired -by theit h o u fe zit Ceilcuttci.
T h i s p re cau tion w a s ta k en rather to g u a rd a g ain ft the w o r ft that
m ig h t h ap p en , th an from a n y p ro b ab ility th a t th e A t la n t ic w o u ld no t
h a v e rea ched C a lcu tta , th a t fh ip b e in g w e l l fitted fo r fu ch a v o y a g e ,
ftr o n g , w e l l m an n ed , and u n d e r th e d ir e& io n o f an able and an a d i v e
officer. T o h e r ar r iv a l, h ow e v e r , w e lo o k ed fo rw a rd at th is p eriod
w i th fome a n x ie ty , as th e flou r and fait p ro v ifio n s in th e fettlement alre
a d y o ccu pied b u t a fmall p or tion o f th e ftores w h ic h contained th em ,
the re b e in g o n ly f if ty - tw o d a y s flou r , and tw e n ty -o n e w e e k s fait m eat
in ftore at th e ration now1 iflued.
O n the m o rn in g o f S a tu rd a y th e 1 7 th th e marines and N ew S o u th
W a le s corps fo rm ed u n d e r arms o n th e parade in fro n t o f th e quarters,
w h e n his M a je f ty ’ s com m iffion ap p o in tin g Franc is G r o fe , E fq u ir e , to be
lie u ten an t-g o v e rn o r o f th is te r r ito r y , and th e letters p a ten t u n d e r th e
g re a t feal fo r e ftab lifhin g th e c iv il and c r im in a l courts o f ju d ic a tu re ,
w e r e p u b lic ly read b y th e ju d g e -ad v o c a te . T h e g o v e rn o r and th e
p r in c ip a l officers o f th e fe ttlem en t a tten d ed , and his e x c e lle n c y re c e iv ed
from th e corp s u n d e r arms th e h o no u rs d ue to h is ra n k in the c o lo n y .
A t th e co n c lu fion o f the c e rem o n y , th e P it t, b y a w e ll-con c e r ted fign a l,
faluted w ith fifteen gu n s , as a com p lim en t to th e lie u ten an t-g ov e rn o r .
A perfon w h o came ooit to th is c o u n t r y in th e ca p a c ity o f a ca rp ente
r ’ s mate on b oard the Sir iu s , and w h o h ad be en d ifeharged from th a t
fh ip ’ s b o o k s into th e S u p p ly , h a v in g be en le ft beh in d w h e n th a t ve fie l
failed fo r E n g lan d , offered h is fervices to p u t to g e th e r th e v e fle l that
ar r iv ed in frame in the P i t t ; and b e in g d e emed fu ffic ien tly qualified as
a ih ipw r ig h t , h e w a s en g ag ed at tw o fh illin g s p er diem and his p r o v i-
d d 2 lions