q u a lity ab solutely n e ce ffa ry fo r p eop le w h o -were to labour in this-count
r y . T h e ofnaburg s in p ar ticu lar had a lw a y s be en complained o f ; fo r
it w a s a fa£t, th a t th e fro ck s and trow fe rs made o f th em w e r e o ften e r
k n o w n to h a v e be en w o rn out w i th in a fo r tn ig h t , th an to h a v e lafted*
th re e we ek s .
T h e m on th clofed w i th a circum ftan ce that e x c ited no fmall d egree
o f con ce rn in th e fe tt lem e n t: G o v e rn o r P h ilip Signified a determinat
io n o f q u it tin g h is g o v e rnm en t, and re tu rn in g to E n g lan d in th e A t lan
tic . T o this h e w a s in d u ced b y p e r c e iv in g th a t h is health h o u r ly
g r ew w o r fe , and h o p in g th a t a ch a n g e o f air m ig h t contribute to his re co v
e r y . H is E x c e l le n c y had th e fa tis fa& io n , at th e m om en t that h e came
to this re fo lu tio n , o f fe e in g th e p u b lic grou n d s w e a r e v e r y appearance;
o f a p ro d u& iv e h arv e ft. A t T o o n g a b b e , fo r ty - tw o acres o f w h e a ty
fo w n about th e m id d le o f la ft M a r ch , lo o k ed as p rom iftn g as could be
w i lh e d ; th e rem ain d e r o f the w h e a t, from b e in g fow n f ix w e e k s later,
d id n o t lo o k fo fine and> ab und ant, b u t ftill h e ld out hopes o f an ample:
re tu rn . T h e In d ian co rn w a s all g o t in to th e g ro u n d , and fu ch o f i t
as w a s u p lo o k ed rem a rk a b ly w e ll.
C H A P . X I X .
A. VESSEL. FROM AMERICA. ARRIVES,.— PART OF HER CARGO PURCHASED:.—
GEORGE BARRING-TON AND OTHERS EMANCIPATED CONDITIONALLY.----THR.
ROYAL. ADMIRAL. SAILS..— ARRIVAL OF THE K IT T Y TRANSPORT.— IOOII*.
RECE1.VED BY. HER.---HOSPITAL BUILT A T PARRAMATTA.--- HARVEST. BE,
GUN A T TOONGABBE.----RATION INCREASED.--- THE PHILADELPHIA SAILS..
FOR NORFOLK ISLAND.— STATE OF' THE CULTIVATION PREVIOUS TCr THE.
GOVERNOR’ S DEPARTURE. SETTLERS. — GOVERNOR PHILIP SAILS FOR:
ENGLAND.--- REGULATIONS MADE BY THE LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR. — TH E :
HOPE, AN AMERICAN SHIP, ARRIVES,— HER CARGO PURCHASED FOR- THE
-COLONY.--- THE. CHESTERFIELD WHALER ARRIVES.--- GRANT OF LAN D -TO
AN OFFICER.— EXTREME HEAT AND CONFLAGRATION.^—DEATHS IN lyQ Z i .
__P.RJCES OF STOCK, . &C.
N o v em b e r .] On the 1 ft o f N o v em b e r , ab out ele v en o ’ c lo ck at night,-,
th e P h ilad e lp h ia brigantine*. Mr*. T h om a s P a tr ick fo n m a ile r , an ch ored ,
itt;
in th e co v e from Philad elp hia. L ieu ten an t-g o v e rn o r K in g , on his
p afla ge to this c o u n t ry in the G o r g o n in the m on th o f J u ly 1 7 9 1 , had
feen M r . P a tr ick fon at the C ap e o f G o o d H o p e , and le a rn in g at that
tim e from th e L a d y Juliana and N ep tu n e tranfp orts, w h ic h had ju f t
ar r iv ed there from C h in a , that the c o lo n y w a s in grea t d iftrefs fo r
p ro v ifio n s , fuggefted to h im the ad v antage that m ig h t attend his
b r in g in g a ca rgo to this co u n t ry on fp eculation. O n this h in t C a p ta
in Patrickfon w en t to E n g lan d , and th en ce to P h ilad e lp h ia, from
w h ic h place h e failed the b e g in n in g o f laft A p r i l w i th a c a rg o co n fid in
g ch ie fly o f Am e r ic a n b e e f, w in e , rum , g in , fom e to b a c co , p itch ,
and tar. H e failed from P h ilad e lp h ia w i th thir te en h a n d s ; b u t, in
fom e v e r y bad w e a th e r w h ic h h e m e t w i th after le a v in g the A fr ic a n
Ih ore , his fecond mate w a s w a lh e d overb oa rd and lo ft, it b low in g toti
hard to attempt fa v in g him .
T h e g o v e rn o r diredled the commiflfary to p u rch a fe fu ch p a r t o f th e
P h ilad e lp h ia ’ s ca rgo as h e th o u g h t w a s im m ed ia te ly w a n tin g in th e colo
n y ; and fiv e h und red and fix ty -n in e barrels o f Am e r ic a n cu red beef,
each barrel co n ta in in g one hun d red and n in e ty -th re e p ou n d s , and
tw e n ty - fe v e n barrels o f p itch and ta r , w e r e ta k en in to ftore j th e e x p
ence o f w h ic h amounted to 2 8 2 9 1. 1 1 s.
N o tw ith fta n d in g th e grea t len g th o f tim e C ap ta in P a tr ick fo n h ad b e en
o n h is v o y a g e , ( from th e b e g in n in g o f A p r i l to N o v em b e r ,) h is fp ecula
tio n did no t p ro v e v e r y difadv antageous to h im . A grea t p a r t o f his
c a rg o , that w a s n o t ta k en b y go v e rnm en t, w a s d ifp ofed o f am o n g th e
officers and others o f the fe t t lem e n t ; and the g o v e rn o r h ired his v e fle l
to take p ro v ifio n s to N o r fo lk Ifland , g iv in g h im 1 5 0 1. fo r th e run.
C ap tain P a tr ick fo n h ad fo rm ed fom e e x p e c ta tio n o f d ifp o fin g o f his
v e fle l in th is c o u n t r y ; but the g o v e rn o r , h a v in g re ce ived in tim a tio n
th a t th e K i t t y m ig h t b e detained in th e fe rv ice as lo n g as h e fo u n d it
n e ce ffa ry after h e r ar r iv a l, d id n o t ju d g e it e x p ed ien t to p u rch a fe th e
veflel.
O n th e 3d o f th e m on th th re e wa r ran ts o f em an c ipa tion paffed the
feal o f th e te r r ito ry : one to J o h n T ra c e , a co n v id t w h o came out in th e
fir ft f le e t ; h a v in g b u t th re e months o f h is term o f tranfportation re m
a in in g , th a t p ortion o f it w a s g iv en u p to h im , th a t h e m ig h t be com e
a fettler. T h e fecond w a s g ranted to T h om a s R e ft il, (alias C row d e r ,)
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