A b o u t tw o h u n d red and fif t y gallons o f B en g a l rum h a v in g be en
re c e iv ed , th e g o v e rn o r d ire tted , that in con fequ en ce o f the ration b e in g
red u c ed , th a t q u a n tity , to ge th e r w ith w h a t w a s in fto re , and h ad been
intend ed fo r the ufe o f the floop at a fu tu re tim e , Ihould be iflued
to th e c iv il and m ilita ry , ré fe rv in g it .p ro p o r tion fo r th o fe at N o r fo lk
Illand.
T h e fla g - fta ff w h ic h had been erëifted at th e S o u th H e a d u n d e r the
d ire c tion o f Captain H u n te r , in th e m on th o f J an u a ry 1 7 9 0 , b e in g
fo u n d too Ihort to : Ih ew th e figtrâl at ariy g rea t d iftan ce , a n ew one
Was taken d ow n th e h a rb ou r , and eredted th e d a y th e A tla n tic a r r iv ed ,
w ith in a few fe e t o f the o th e r ; its h e ig h t ab ov e g ro u n d was f ix t y feet.
' I t w a s n o t fo u n d th a t th e returri o f th e A tla n tic h ad caufed a n y d im
in ution in th e p r ice o f g ra in o r fto c k , eithe r at Parramatta o r at
S y d n e y . A t this latter p lace a m ark e t had been eftablifhed fo r th e fale
o f gVain, filh , o r p o u l t r y , fim ila r to th a t at Parramatta ; a c le rk B eing
ap p oin ted to fup erintend it , and ta k e a c cou n t o f th e d ifferent articles
b ro u g h t fo r fale, to p re v en t th e b a rte r o f g o od s ftolen b y th e c o n v ic t s .1
O n the la ft d a y o f the- m on th , fom e nativ es re fid in g at the fo u th
Ihore o f B o ta n y B a y , w h e th e r from a h o pe o f rew a rd , o r from a c tu a lly
h a v in g feen fome fhips-at a diftànce, in fo rm ed th e g o v e rn o r th a t a 'f e w
day s b e fo re th e y h ad p e rce iv ed fo u r o r ftiv e fa il, o n e o f w h ic h th e y
d efcr ibed t o .b e la rg e r th an th e others, Handing- o f f th e lan d , w i th a '
w e f te r ly w in d . L i t t le cred it w a s h ow e v e r g iv e n to th e ir repor t.
J u ly .] A s the merchants Who fup plied th e p rov ifionS re c e iv ed b y
th e . A tla n tic w e r e -o n ly to b e p a id fo r fitch part o f th e c a rg o as' w a s
a c tu a lly landed, and fo u n d to b e in a merchantab le cbndition,' it became
n e ce fla ry to w e ig h and Purvey th e w h o le o f th e ca rgo ; fo r w h ic h
p u rp o fe tw o Purveyors w è r e ; ap p oin ted b y th e g o v e rn o r . T h is o f
cou rfe p rov ed a v e r y ted ious bufinefs , from th e w eakn e fs o f th e g ang s
a t S y d n e y . Se ld om more than fo u r hun d red ba gs , each b a g co n ta in in
g one h und red and f ix ty - fo u r p ou n d s , w e r e at firft landed in a d a y ;
la tte r ly , this n um b e r was. b y grea t e x e r tio n s g o t up to fom ew h a t more
th an fiv e hundred in a d a y . I t w à s nor, h o w e v e r , till th e 2 1 f t o f th e
m on th th a t fhe w a s cleared.
H a v in g difcha rged h e r c a rg o , fhe b egan th e ferious la bou r o f ba lla ft-
in g , and i t b e in g w ifh ed to exp ed ite he r p repa rations fo r N o r fo lk I lla n d ,
h e r