b la ck fm ith . -T h e q u a k e r fam ilie s w h ic h had been exped ted fo r fome
tim e paft had en g ag ed to tak e th e ir palfa ge in th e B e l lo n a ; b u t it w a s
la id , th a t th e y h ad b e en 'd iv e r ted from th e ir p urpofe b y fome m ifrep re -
fenta tions w h ic h h ad been made to them refpedting th is cou n try .
A m o n g o th e r articles n ow re c e ived w e r e fiv e p ipes o f port w in e and
a q u a n tity o f rum , w h ic h w e r e co n fign ed to th e g o v e rn o r fo r the p u r p
ofe o f b e in g fold to the officers o f th e c iv il and m ilita ry eftabliffiments
a t p r im e co ft j and th re e th o u lan d pound s o f tobacco fo r the uie o f the
fo ld ie rs o f th e g a rrifon and others.
T h e ffiame ful im p o fitions w h ic h had be en p ra ft ife d b y m a n y w h o
h ad b ro u g h t o u t ar ticles fo r fale in the c o lo n y , and the ad v antage w h ich
had been ta k en in to o m a n y inftances o f o u r neceffities, h ad be en p ro p
e r ly ftated at h om e , and th is meafure had been adopted b y G o v e rn m
en t fo r our a c commod a tion. T h e w in e w a sum m ed ia te ly d iftr ib u ted ;
c om in g to th e o fficer , after e v e r y e x p en c e o f w h a r fa g e , & c . at 1 9 I . 10 s.
p e r h o g lh e ad , and th e rum at fiv e ffiillin g s p e r ga llon . T h e toba cco
w a s l ik e ly to rem ain fo r fom e tim e u n d ifp ofed o f, as a q u a n tity had
b e en la te ly b ro u g h t in to th e fettlem ent, and w a s fe llin g at a low e r p r ice
th a n cou ld be ta k en fo r that im po rted b y th is ffiip ; and to ba cco fo rm ed
a material ar ticle o f th e different in v e ftm en ts in th e Br itannia.
W i th g re a t p leafure w e alfo fo u n d th a t G o v e rnm e n t, in confequence
o f th e rep refenta tions o f G o v e rn o r P h illip , h ad direc ted a ftro n g fu b-
ftan tia l R u ffia d u ck to b e fubftituted fo r th e flig h t u n fe rv iceable O fn a -
-burghs w i th w h ic h th e c o n v id s h ad be en h ith e r to fup plied .
W e learned b y th e B e llo n a , th a t h is M a je f ty ’ s fh ip G o r g o n ar riv ed
at S p ith e ad o n th e 19 th o f J u n e laft. In h e r palfa ge, w h ic h Ihe made
b y C a p e H o r n , on th e 18 th o f F e b ru a ry la ft, b e in g in th e la titud e o f
5 1 0 30 ' S . and lo n g itu d e 34° 0 7 ' W . v ar ia tio n 13° 3 7 ' E . ffie fe ll in
w i th tw e n ty -n in e iflands o f ic e . W h e n the ffiip reached w ith in three
o r fo u r m ile s o f th e fir ft o f the fe iflan d s , th e y obfe rv ed one c om p a d
b o d y , w i th o u t the fmalleft appearance o f a n y o p en in g , bea r in g from
N . N . E . to W . N . W . and w h ic h w i th fom e d ifficu lty , b e in g emb
a y e d * , th e y w e r e enab led to clear, b y h au lin g th e ffiip from N . to
* When near this great body of ice, the thermometer was as low as thirty-fix degrees ;
and it rofe from that point, as Ihe drew off, to forty degrees. w. s. w.
W . S. W . T h is w a s done at ten in the fo ren oon ; th e y did n o t rea ch
the e x trem e w e fte rn p o in t o f th e ice until f iv e in th e e v e n in g ; and
from the rate at w h ic h the ffiip fa iled , from h e r com in g u p w i th
th e firft ifland o f ice,, [until ffie cleared th e n o r th -w e ft p o in t o f th e
field ab ov em entioned , it w a s com p u ted th a t ffie h ad ru n fu ll tw e n ty
lea gues .
It m u fi be remarked, that the S ir iu s , in th e m on th o f D e c em b e r 1 7 8 8 ,
faw fev eral iflands o f ice in n e a r ly th e fame latitud e and lo n g itu d e .
A t the C ap e o f G o o d H o p e C ap ta in P a rk e r h ad met w i th C ap tain
E dw a rd s o f th e Pan d o ra , w h o d e liv e red to h im M a r y B rau d , the
w id ow o f B r y a n t , (w h o efcaped to T im o r in th e fiffiing cu tter ,) w i th
o n e o f th e ch ild ren , and o n ly fo u r o f th e male co n v ic ts w h o ac com p
anied B r y a n t in his flight. B r y a n t died at B a ta v ia , w i th th e o th e r
ch ild , and tw o o f h is c om p a n io n s ; one o f th em , James C o x , w a s
faid to be d row n ed in th e Straits o f Sund a. O n th e ir a r r iv al in
E n g la n d th e f to r y o f th e ir fuffe rin gs in th e bo a t e x c ited m u ch com p
a n io n ; and, be fo re th e B e llo n a failed, th e y had been b ro u g h t u p to
th e b a r o f th e O ld B a i le y , and ordered b y th e co u r t to rem a in in
N ew g a te u n til th e p eriod o f th e ir o rig in a l fentence o f tran fp ortation
ffio u ld e x p ir e , th e re to finiffi th e ir un fucce fs ful attempts to re g a in
th e ir lib e r ty .
W h i le th e ca rgo o f the B e llo n a w a s la n d in g m u ch o f it w a s fo u n d
to be damaged ; th e ffiip had been o v e r load ed , and had m e t w i th v e r y
boifterous w e a th e r on h e r p alfage. T h is p ra c tic e o f c r ow d in g to o
m u ch in to one ffiip had in m a n y inftances be en v e r y p re ju d icia l to th e
c o lo n y ; in th e p refent in ftan ce , o f th e R u ffia d u ck , w h ic h w a s e x ce
llen t in its k in d , an d w h ic h h ad co ft th e fum o f 6 6 3 6 1 . o s . 9 d . ;
f ix ty - e ig h t bales, co n ta in in g th ir te en th o u fan d one hun d red and fo r ty -
e ig h t y a rd s , w e r e d am a g e d ; f ix ty -n in e c a lk s o f flou r alfo we re fo u n d
to be m u ch in ju red . O f fe v e n ty - f ix h o g lh e ad a o f molaffes, e le v en
hun d red and fe v e n ty - tw o g a llon s w e r e fo u n d to h a v e leaked o u t ; one
c a lk o f p o rk w a s flunking and r o t te n ; fe v e n ty -n in e g a llon s o f rum ,
and one hundred and- n in e ty -e ig h t g a llon s o f w in e , w e r e deficient,
o w in g to im p rop e r f to w a g e ; three hun d red and th ir ty - fiv e h am m ock s ,
thir te en ru g s , fiv e h und red and tw en ty - fe v en y a rd s o f b row n clo th s ,
and one cafe o f fta tion a ry , w e r e rendered to ta lly u n fit fo r ufe . O f th e
ar tic les