-24 6
T h e r e ar riv ed in th is fh ip tw o ch e fts , co n tain in g three th o u fan d e ight
.hundred and fe v en ty ounces o f filv e r , in dollars* am ou n tin g to l o o t 1.
T h i s remittance w a s fen t ou t fo r th e p u rp o fe o f .paying fitch fums as
w e r e due to th e d iiferent artificers w h o had been em p loy ed in this
c o u n t ry . I t w a s alfo ap p lied to th e p a ym en t o f the w a g e s due to the
iu p e r in ten d a n ts , w h o had exp e r ien c ed m u ch in con v en ien ce from n o t
r e c e iv in g th e ir falaries h e r e ; and ind eed th e w a n t o f p u b lic m o n e y had
b e en v e r y m u ch fe lt b y e v e r y o n e in th e c o lo n y . W h e n the m a r in e s ,
w h o b e cam e fettlers b efore and at th e r e l ie f o f th e d e ta chm en t, w e r e
d ifch a rg e d fo r th a t p u rp o fe , th e y w o u ld h a v e buffered g re a t difficulties
from the w a n t o f p u b lic m o n e y to p a y w h a t w a s due to th em , h ad not
th e com m ifla ry ta k en th e ir r e fp e d iv e p ow e rs o f a tto rn e y , and . g iv en
th em notes on h im fe lf, p a y a b le e ith e r in caffi, o r in articles w h ic h
m ig h t b e the means o f g e n d e r in g th em com fo r ta b le , and o f w h ic h he
h ad p rocu red a la rg e fu p p ly from Calcutta . T h e fe notes palled th ro u gh
v a r io u s hands in traffic am o n g th e p eop le o f th e defcr iption th e y w e r e
in ten d ed to ie r v e , and became a fpecies o f cu r ren c y w h ic h w a s foun d
v e r y co n v en ien t to th em .
T h e fem ale c o n v id s w h o a r r iv ed in th e K i t t y , tw e n ty - fe v e n m
n um b e r , w e r e im m ed ia te ly fen t u p to Parramatta.
G o v e rnm e n t h a d p u t on b o ard th e K i t t y a n a v a l a g ent, L ie u ten an t
D a n ie l W o o d r if f , fo r th e p u rp o fe o f fe e in g th a t n o u n n e ce ffa ry d ela y s
w e r e mad e in th e v o y a g e , and th a t th e c o n v id s on board w e r e no t
qp pre ffed b y th e matter o r h is p eop le . T h i s officer, o n his ar r iv a l,
fta ted to th e g o v e rn o r h is o p in io n th a t th e matter had n o t made th e be lt
o f h is w a y , and that h e h ad remained lo n g e r in th e p o r t o f R io de Jan
e iro th an th e re cou ld p o ffib ly b e occafion fo r . H e lik ew ife ftated feveral
d ifa g re em ents w h ic h h ad occurred b e tw e en h im and th e matter, and m
w h ich : th e la tte r feemed to th in k v e r y lig h t ly o f th e au th o r ity o f a nav al
ag ent o n board h is fh ip . T h e r e w a s alfo o n board this fh ip , o n the
p a r t o f th e c r ow n , a m ed ica l gen tlem an w h o w a s ap p ointed fo r th e
e k p re fs p u rp o fe o f attend ing to fu ch c o n v i a s as m ig h t be ill d u r in g th e
v o v a e e I fo e x tr em e ly fo lic itous w e r e th e members o f A dm m iftra tion
to g u a rd a g ain ft th e e v ils w h ic h h a d b e fa llen th e c o n v id s in fo rm e r
paffa ge s to th is c o u n t r y .
A t
A t Parramatta a b r ick h o fp ita l, eo n fiftin g o f tw o w a rd s , w a s finifhed
th is m o n th ; an d th e f ic k w e r e im m ediate ly r em o v ed into it. T h e
fp o t ch o fen fo r th is b u ild in g w a s at fome d iftance from the p r in c ip a l
ftreet o f th e to w n , and con v en ien t to th e w a t e r ; and, to p re v en t a n y
im p ro p e r com m u n ica tion w i th the o th e r c o n v id s , a fp a c e w a s to be
in c lo fed and paled in .round th e h o fp i t a l,'in w h ic h th e f ic k w o u ld h a v e
e v e r y n e ce lfary benefit from air and e x e r c ife -
A t th e o th e r fettlement th e y h ad b e g u n to reap th e w h e a t w h ic h w a s
fow n in A p r i l laft ; and fo r w a n t o f a g ra n a ry a t th a t p la c e it w a s p u t
in to fla ck s. F rom n o t b e in g im m e d ia te ly thra fhed o u t, th e re w a s n o
k n o w in g w i th c e r ta in ty w h a t the p rod u c e o f it w a s ; b u t it had e v e ry
appearance o f tu rn in g o u t w e ll.. T h e ear w a s lo n g a n d - fu ll, and th e -
ftr aw rem a rk a b ly g o od .
D e c em b e r .] On: th e 3d o f th is m on th , th e -g o v e rn o r , as on e o f h is
1'aft a d s . in th e fettlem ent, ordered one p ou n d o f flo u r to be added, to
th e w e e k ly ra tion , w h ic h , b y means o f th is ad d ition ,, flo o d on his
departure at.
3 p oun d s o f f lo u r ;
5 pound s o f rice
4 p ou n d s o f p o rk , o r 7 pound s o f b e e f ; .
3 p ou n d s o f d h o l l; and
6 ounces o f oil.
O n th e 7 th th e P h ilad e lp h ia failed fo r N o r fo lk Iflan d , h a v in g on
hoard fo r th a t fe ttlem en t M r . G r im e s , th e d e p u ty fu r v e y o r ; M r . Ja-
m ie fo n , w h o w a s to fup e rin ten d th e c o n v id s em p lo y ed there in c u l -
t iy a t io n ; M r . , Peat, th e m atter-carp enter (th e re 1 b e in g a p e r fo n * in
th a t1 fituation he re o f m u ch a b i l i t y ) ; a c o n v id w h o came ou t in th e
R o y a l: A dm ira l; to be em p lo y e d ’ as a m a fte r - ta y lo r ; tw o c o n v id s
faw y e r s , and o n e c o n v id ca rp en te r, t h e . fame, w h o came out w i th his-
fam ily in. th e K i t t y ; , to g e th e r w i th fom e p ro v ifio n s and flo re s .. H i s .
e x c e llen c y had a lw a y s attended, to th is l i t t l e ■ c o lo n y w i th a parental:
c a r e ; often d eclaring , that f r om .th e p e cu lia r ity o f its f itu a t io n .h e
w o u ld ra th e r that w a n t fh o u ld .b e fe lt in h is ow n g o v e rnm en t than in .
*> Mr. Thomas Livingflone, at .a lalarjftof 1501. perannumth
a t :