[1 7 9 2 .
o n th e re com m en d ation o f the lie u ten an t-g o v e rn o r o f N o r fo lk Ifland1,
o n co n d ition th a t h e Ihould n o t return to E n g lan d d u r in g th e term o f
h is natural- life , his fentence o f tranfp ortation b e in g durante v ita . T h e
th ird w a r ra n t w a s made ou t in fa v o u r o f on e w h o , w h a te v e r m ig h t
h a v e be en his c o n d u it w h e n at la rg e in fo c ie ty , had here n o t o n ly dem
eaned h im fe lf w i th th e f t r ifte ft p ro p r ie ty , b u t had rendered eflential
fe rv ice s to th e c o lo n y— G e o r g e B a r r in g to n . H e came o u t in th e
A i t i v e ; on h is a r r iv al th e g o v e rn o r em p lo y ed h im at T o o n g a b b e ,
and in a fitu ation w h ic h w a s l ik e ly to attradl th e e n v y and hatred o f
th e c o n v id s , in p rop o r tion as h e m ig h t be v ig ila n t and in fle x ib le . H e
was: firft placed as a fub ord ina te, and Ih o r tly after as a p r in c ip al w a tc h m
an ; in w h ic h fituation h e w a s d ilig en t, fober, and im p a r tia l; and
h ad rendered h im fe lf fo em in en tly fe rv iceable , th a t th e g o v e rn o r re-
fo lv e d to d raw h im from th e lin e o f convidts-; an d , w i th th e in ft ru -
m en t o f his em an c ip a tion , h e re c e ived a g ran t o f th ir ty acres o f land in
an e lig ib le fitu a tion near Parramatta * . H e r e w a s n o t o n ly a rew a rd
fo r p a ft g o od c o n d u d , b u t an in c item en t to a con tin u an ce o f i t ; and
B a r r in g to n fo u n d h im fe lf, th ro u g h th e g o v e rn o r ’ sd ib e ra lity , th o u g h n o t
fo a b fo lu te ly free-as to return to E n g lan d at his ow n p leafure, y e t e n jo y in
g th e im m u nitie s o f a fre e man , a fettler, and a c iv il o fficer , in w h o fe
in te g r ity m u ch co n fid en c e was- p laced.
O n th e 113th th e R o y a l A dm ir a l failed fo r C a n to n . O f th e p r iv a te
fp e cu la tion b ro u g h t ou t in this Chip, th e y fold at th is place and at Parrama
tta to th e am oun t o f 3^001. and le ft ar ticles to be fold on com -
m iflio n to th e am oun t o f 750 It more.
C a p ta in B o n d w a s o b lig ed to le a v e behind h im o n e o f h is qua rte r-
mafters and f ix failors, w h o ran aw a y from th e fhip< - T h e quarter-
mafte r had ferved- in th e fame c ap a c ity on board o f th e S ir iu s , and'
im m ed ia te ly after h is arrival! in E n g lan d (in the fn ow ) en g a g ed h im fe lf
w i th C ap ta in B o n d : fo r the w h o le o f th e v o y a g e ; b u t a few daySibefore-
th e departure o f th e fh ip from th is p o r t, h e fo u n d means to lea v e h e r ,
an d , afliftted b y fdme;- o f th e fettlers, con ce aled h im fe lf in th e w o o d s
un til co n c ea lm en t was no lo n g e r n e ce fla ry . O n g iv in g h im fe lf u p , h e 1
entered on b oard th e A t la n t i c ; b u t o n h is d e c la r ing th a t h e did' n o t
* He was afterwards fworn in as a- peace officer.
in ten d
in ten d re tu rn in g to E n g lan d , th e g o v e rn o r ordered h im in to co n fin e ment.
T h e fa ilo rs w e r e p u t in to one o f th e lon gb o ats , to b e em p lo y ed
b e tw e en this place and Parramatta, until th e y cou ld be p u t on board a.
fh ip th a t m ig h t c o n v e y them hence.
I t w a s n e ve r defirable that feamen ih o u ld re c e iv e en cou ra g em ent to
ru n from th e ir fh ip s ; th e y became p u b lic nuifances h e r e ; th e maile rs
o f fu ch fhips w o u ld find themfelv es o b lig ed to p rocu re co n v ic ts at a n y
rate to fu p p ly th e ir p la c e s ; in d e ed , fo m a n y m ig h t be ih ip p ed o r fe -
creted on b o a rd , as m ig h t ren d e r th e fa fe ty o f th e v e fle l v e r y p r e c a -
. rious ; and as the g o v e rn o r determined to reprefent th e c o n d u it o f a n y
m a ile r w h o ca rried aw a y conv id ts w ith o u t his ap p ro b a tion , fo h e r e -
fo lv e d n e v e r to d ep r iv e th em o f th e ir feamen. U n d e r this id ea , a h u t,
in w h ic h a feaman from the R o y a l A dm ira l w a s fo u n d concealed , w a s
p u lled d ow n , and tw o c o n v id s w h o had be en fecreted on b oard that
fh ip w e r e fe a t up to T o o n g a b b e , as a p u n iihm en t , as w e l l as to be o u t
o f th e w a y o f an o th e r attempt.
O n th e 1 8th th e K i t t y tranfp ort anchored in th e co v e from E n g lan d ,
a fte r a c ircu ito u s p afla ge o f th ir ty - th re e w e e k s , rou n d b y th e R io d e
J ane iro and th e C a p e o f G o o d H o p e . S h e tw ic e failed from E n g la n d -
O n he r' firft departure, w h ic h w a s in M a r ch la ft, ih e had' on b o a rd
th ir ty female and ten male c o n v id t s ; b u t b e in g o b lig ed to p u t b a ck to-
S p ith e ad , to flo p a le a k w h ic h fh e lp ru n g in- h e r ra ft p o r t, e ig h t o f h e r
ten male conv id ts fo u n d means to m ak e th e ir efcap e. T h is w a s an
u n fo r tu n a te a c c id e n t ; fo r th e y h ad be en p a r t icu la r ly feledted as mem
w h o m ig h t be u fe fu l in th e c o lo n y . O f th e tw o w h o did rem ain , th e
on e w a s a b r ick -m ak e r and the o th e r a jo in e r .
W h e n h e r cargo w a s la n d in g , it w a s fo u n d to h a v e fuffered c o n f i -
derably- b y the bad w e a th e r fh e h ad e x p e r ie n c e d ; th e flo u r in p a r ticu
la r , an article w h ic h cou ld at no tim e bear a n y d im in u tio n in this;
c o u n t r y , was: m u ch damaged. T h e c o n v id s h ad fo r a lo n g tim e been,
n e a r ly as m uch diftrefied fo r utenfils to drefs th e ir p ro v ifio n s , as t h e y
h ad been fo r p ro v ifio n s ; and w e had n o w th e m or tification to find ,
th a t o f th e fmall fu p p ly o f iron pots w h ic h had' b e en p u t on board - a
g rea t p art w e r e e ither b ro k en o r crack ed , h a v in g been, lite ra lly flowed:
am o n g th e p ro v ifio n ca lk s in th e hold.
I T h e ra -