fia n ce , h ow e v e r , one g o od reful'ted ; precautions, ag a in ft a fim ila r ac c id
en t w e r e im m e d ia t e ly ' ta k en , b y clearing' th e tim b e r fo r a ce r ta in
d iftance rou n d th e cu ltiv ated land.
T h e f lo c k b e lo n g in g to th e p ublic w a s k e p t a t Parramatta. It
con fifted o f three b u l l s * , tw o b u ll calves,- fifteen c ow s , th re e ca lv e s ,
fiv e ftallions, f ix mares, o n e h und red and fiv e Iheep, and fo r ty - th r e e
O f the Iheep," th e g o v e rn o r g a v e to each o f th e married fettlers from
th e c o n v ia s , \and to: each fettler from th e marines, and from th e Sir iu s ,
on e ew e ' fo r th e p u rp o fe o f b r e e d in g ; and to others h e g a v e fu ch
female goats as cd u ld be fpared. T h i s f lo c k h ad be en p rocured at m u ch
-e x p e n c e ; -and h is ' e x c e lle n c y h o p ed that th e p eo p le am o n g w h om h e
le ft it w o u ld fee the ad v an tage it m ig h t p ro v e to th em , and ch e r ilh it
a c co rd in g ly . . . . . . . ,
H is e x c e lle n c y , at em b a rk in g o n board th e A t la n t ic , w a s re c e iv ed
near th e w h a r f on th e c a ll- fid c , (w h e re h is bo a t w a s ly in g ,) b y M a jo r
G r o fe , at th e head o f th e N ew S o u th W a le s co rp s , w h o p a id h im , as
-h e paffed, th e h on o rs d ue to h is ran k and fituation in th e c o lo n y . H e
w a s attended by. th e officers o f the c iv il d epartment, and th e thre e
m arin e officers w h o w e r e to a c com p a n y h im to E n g lan d .
A t d a y lig h t o n th e m o rn in g o f th e 1 i t h , th e A tla n tic w a s g o t u n d e r
w a v and b y e ig h t o’ c lo ck w a s clear o f th e H e a d s , ftan d in g to th e
E . s ' E . w i th a fre ffi b re e z e at fo u th . B y tw e lv e o c lo c k Ihe h ad
g a in ed a confid erable o ffin g . 1 r n
W i th th e g o v e rn o r th e re em bark ed , v o lu n ta r ily and ch e e r fu lly , tw o
n ativ e s o f th is c o u n t r y , B e n n illo n g and Y em -m e r - ra -w a n -n ie , tw o m en
w h o w e r e m u ch attached to h is p e r fo n ; and w h o w ith fto o d at th e
m om en t o f th e ir departure th e u n ited d iftrefs o f th e ir w iv e s , and th e
difmal lamentations o f th e ir fr ien d s , to a c com p a n y h im to E n g la n d , a
place that they well knew was at a grea t d iftan ce from them .
O n e o r tw o c o n v ia s alfo w h o h ad c o n d u a e d th em fe lv e s to his fatis-
f a a io n , and w h o fe p eriods o f tran fp or ta tio n w e r e e x p ire d , w e r e perm
i t t e d 'b y the g o v e rn o r to re turn to E n g la n d in th e fame ffiip w ith
him fe lf.
■ * Two from Calcutta, and one which was calved on board the Gorgon.
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