“ p ro p e r to abufe w h a t w a s d e fign ed as an accommodation to the offi-
“ ce rs o f the ga r r ifo n , w o u ld n o t be palled o v e r un n o tic ed .” ,
S om e fuch ord e r had ind eed be com e v e r y n e e e ffa r y ; fo r the A m e -
r ic an fp irit h ad b y fom e means o r o th e r fo u n d , its w a y 'am o n g th e
c o n v id t s ; an d , a d ifc reet ufe o f it b e in g w h o l ly ou t o f th e queftion w i th
th o fe p e o p le , in to x ic a tio n w a s b e com e com m on am o n g them. T h e
fre e ufe o f fp irits had b e en h ith e r to m o d r ig id ly p roh ib ited in th e colo
n y ; that is to fa y , it w a s a b fo lu te ly fo rbid d en to th e convidts. I t
m ig h t the re fo re h a v e b e e n 'e x p e d te d , th a t w h e n th a t reftraint w a s in
e v e r fo fmall a d egree rem o v ed , th e y w o u ld b rea k out in to adts o f d is o
rd e r and con temp t o f fo rm e r p roh ib itio n s . I t w a s th e re fo re in d ifp en f-
able to th e p re fe rv a tion o f p e a c e and g o o d ord er in th e fettlem ent, to
p re v en t, if.p o ffib le , th e .exiftence o f fo . g rea t an . e v il as d ru n k e n n e fs ;
w h ic h , i f fuffered , w o u ld h a v e bee;n th e p arent o f e v e r y ir re g u la r ity .
T h e fo n d ne fs expre ffed b y th e fe p eop le fo r e v en this pernicious. A m e r ican
fpirit w a s inc red ible ; th e y hefita ted n o t to g o a n y len g th s to p ro cu
re it, and pre fe rred r e c e iv in g liq u o r fo r la bou r , to e v e r y other ar ticle
o f p ro v ifio n s o r c lo th in g th a t co u ld be offered them.
T h e m a ile r o f th e K i t t y h a v in g rep refented to th e lieutenant g o v e r n
o r th a t the condudt o f h is Ihip’ s com p a n y w a s at times fo ir re g u la r
an d m u tin o u s (fome o f th em re fu fm g to do th e ir d u ty , g o in g pn fhore
an d ta k in g b o ats from th e ih ip w ith o u t p e rmiffion ) th a t h e fo u n d it
im p o ffib le to c a r ry on th e bufinefs o f the S lip , unlafs h e cou ld re c e iv e
fom e affillan ce from the c iv il au th o r ity , th e lie u ten an t-g o v e rn o r diredted
o n e , o f w h om th e m a ile r p a r t icu la r ly com p lain ed , B en jam in W illiam s ,
to re c e iv e one h u n d red la lh e s , and an o th e r , — — A d am s , to re ce ive
tw e n ty - f iv e la lhes. T h is in fom e meafure ch eek ed th e fp irit o f dif-
obed ience in th e fh ip , and th e d u ty w a s carried o n better than before.
H e r preparations fo r N o r fo lk Illand h ow e v e r w e n t on but l lo w ly , fo u r
o r fiv e o f h e r hands h a v in g le ft h e r , T h e fe , to g e th e r w i th fome o th e r
feamen w h o had been le ft behind from th e R o y a l A dm ira l, w e r e e ith e r
em p lo y e d in th e p u b lic boats b e lo n g in g to th e c o lo n y , o r had entered
in to th e N ew South W a le s corps ; in to w h ic h corp s alfo fe v e ra l co n -
vid ts o f g o o d charadter h ad be en la te ly re c e iv ed , to complete th e com p
a n y th a t h ad been fo rm ed from th e marines u n d e r th e command o f
Captain
.Captain J o h n lto n . T h is com p a n y was a valuable ad d ition, b e in g com -
p ofed o f m an y e x ce llen t foldiers from the m a r in e s ; w h o entered in to
it v o lu n ta r ily ,- and w h o fe condudt had met th e entire ap p robation o f
th e ir officers.
O n th e departure o f th e g o v e rn o r , th e h o u fe that h e had liv e d in was
tak en poffeflion o f b y the oldeft captain o f th e corps, h is apartments in
th e officers quarters b e in g confined , and tum b lin g to pieces.
D iv in e fe rv ice w a s n ow p e r formed at f ix o ’ c lo c k in th e m ornin g .
F o r w a n t o f a b u ild in g dedicated to th a t p u rp o fe , m an y in con v en ien ce s
w e re fuffered , as w e ll b y th e c le rg ym an as b y th o fe w h o attended h im .
T f ie lie u ten an t -g o v e rn o r th e re fo re did n o t requ ire th e c e rem o n y to be
p e r formed m ore than o n ce a d a y ; and th a t th e health o f th e convidts
m ig h t no t b e in jured from the heat o f the fu n , w h ic h at this fea fon o f the
y e a r w a s e x c e ffiv e , he diredted th e ch u r ch call to be beat at a qua rter
befpre f ix in th e m o rn in g . T h e overfeers w e re en jo in ed to be particula
r ly ca reful to colledt as m an y o f th e ir g a n g s jo attend M r . J o h n fon as
cou ld co n v en ien tly be b ro u g h t to g e th e r ; fo r , alth ou gh it was n o t w ilh ed '
th a t the huts fh o u ld be le ft w ith o u t p ro p e r p erfons to lo o k a fte r th em ,
it w a s neve rthelefs exped ted , th a t n o id le ex eu fe s Ihould k e ep th e 'c o n vidts
from a tten d in g d iv in e ferv ice.
O n th e 1 o th th e H o p e failed fo r Canton,', th e m a ile r h a v in g be en allow
e d to Ihip th re e con v id ts , w h o fe fentences o f tran fp ortation had
e x p i r e d ; v iz . M u r p h y , a fail-m ak e r ; S h ep p a rd , a j o in e r ; and B a te m
an , a lad w h o had be en em p lo y ed as an attendant on an officer.
A t f ix o’ c lo ck in th e e v e n in g o f T u e fd a y th e 1 j t h , th e fign a l w h ic h
a lw a y s g a v e fatisfadlion in th e c o lo n y w a s made at th e S o u th h e a d ;
fe v e ra l boats w en t d ow n , b u t w h e n n ig h t clofed it w a s o n ly k n o w n
th a t a Ihip w a s o ff, A la rg e fire fo r th e in fo rm ation o f th e llran g e r
w a s made at th e So u th h e a d ; and a t ab ou t ten o ’ c lo ck th e fo llo w in g
m o rn in g , th e B e llo n a tranfp ort, M r . M a th ew B o y d com m an d e r, an ch
o red in the co v e from E n g la n d ; from w h ic h p lace th e failed o n th e
8th d a y o f A u g u l l la ft, h a v in g o n board a c a rg o o f { lo re s ; and p ro v ifion
s fo r th e c o lo n y ; fe v enteen female c o n v id t s ; fiv e fettlers, and th e ir
fam il ie s ; ------- T h o rp e , a pe rfon engag ed as a m a ile r m ill-w r ig h t at a
fa la ry o f l o o k per a n n um ; and W a lte r B r o a d y , w h o returned to
N ew So u th W a le s to be em p loy ed in h is fo rm e r c ap a c ity o f m a ile r
b lack fm ith .