u p en c e ; and th o fe c o n y I d s w h o fe fe rv ice s m ig h t be afligned them to
“ b e fu p p lied w i th tw o y e a r s ’ ra tions and one y e a r ’ s c lo th in g .” T h e
co n v id t w h o fettled w i th th em (W a lte r R o u fe , an ind uftr ious quiet man)
c am e ou t in the firft fleet, and b e in g a b r ic k la y e r b y trade th e y th o u g h t
h e m ig h t be o f fom e fe rv ic e to th em in co n ftru d tin g th e ir huts. H e
h ad an allo tm en t o f th ir ty acres mark ed o u t fo r h im .
M a n y m ore officers av a iled th em fe lv e s o f th e aflent g iv e n b y g o v
e rnm en t to th e ir o c c u p y in g land , and fix e d , fome at Parramatta and
o the rs in different parts o f th e h a rb ou r , w h e re th e y th o u g h t th e g ro u n d
m o f t lik e ly to turn ou t to th e ir co n v en ien c e and ad v antage . T h e y
b e g a n th e ir fettlements in h ig h fp i r i t s ; th e n e ce fla ry tools and im ple men
ts o f h u fb a n d r y w e r e fu rn ifh e d to th em from th e f to r e s ; and th e y
w e r e a llow ed each th e ufe o f ten conv id ts. F rom th e ir e x e r tio n s th e
lie u ten an t -g o v e rn o r w a s fan g u in e in h is ho pe s o f b e in g enabled to in -
creafe co n fid e ra b ly th e cu ltiv a t io n o f th e c o u n t r y ; th e y appeared in d
e ed to en te r v ig o r o u f ly in to th e fe v iew s , and n o t b e in g reftrained
from p a y in g fo r la b o u r w i th fp ir its , th e y g o t a grea t deal o f w o r k
d o ne at th e ir fe v e ra l fa rm s (o n th o fe days'“ w h e n the conv id ts did n o t
w o r k fo r th e p u b lic ) b y h ir in g th e d ifferent g a n g s ; th e grea t labou r o f
b u rn in g th e tim b e r a fte r it w a s cu t d ow n re q u ir in g fom e fu ch e x tra aid.
O n th e y th o f th e m o n th th e B e llo n a w a s d ifcha rged from g o v e rn m
en t em p lo y . T w e n ty - o n e d a y s w e r e a llow ed fo r the d e liv e r y o f h e r
c a r g o ; b u t , b y ta k in g o f f th e p e o p le from th e b r ick ca rts, and from
fom e o th e r w o r k s , Ihe w a s cleared w i th in th e tim e . T h is fh ip w a s o f
fo u r h u n d red and fif ty - fo u r ton s b u r th en , and w a s p aid b y g o v e rn -
jm e n t at th e rate o f fo u r p ou n d s fo u r lh illin g s p e r ton p e r m onth. A
c lau fe w a s inferted in th e ch a r te r -p a r ty , fo rb id d in g the matter to
re c e iv e a n y p e r fon from th e c o lo n y , w ith o u t th e exp re fs co n fen t and
o rd e r o f th e g o v e rn o r . T h e g o v e rn o r w a s alfo em p ow e r ed to ta k e
h e r u p fo r th e p urpofes o f th e c o lo n y ffiould h e w a n t h e r ; b u t as th e
Daedalus w a s expedited,. and th e K i t t y w a s alread y h e re , bo th in th e
fe r v ic e o f g o v e rnm en t, it w a s n o t n e ce fla ry to detain h e r , an d lh e
failed on th e 1 9 th fo r Canton.
T h e matter h a v in g be en p e rmitted to re c e iv e on b o ard tw o conv id ts
(the n um b e r h e requefted ) w h o fe terms o f tran fp ortation had e x p ire d ,
con fen ted to h is fh ip b e in g ftn o k ed , w h e n fo u r p eop le w e r e fo u n d
fec reted
fec reted on b oard, tw o o f w h om had not y e t fe rv ed th e fu ll p eriods o f
th e ir fentences.
T o p re v en t th is fh ip ’ s c om in g on demurrag e w h i le h e r ca rgo w a s
d e liv e r in g , th e convidts w o rk e d in their ow n h ou rs , as w e ll as th o fe
allotted to th e p u b lic , Under a p rom ife o f h a v in g th e ’ e x tra time allow
e d th em at a future d ay . W h ile this lab ou r w a s in h an d , the
b u ild in g o f th e barracks flo o d ftill fo r w a n t o f materials ; it th e re fo re
became n e ce flary , w h e n th e b r ick carts co u ld ag ain be m an n ed , to lo fe
n o time in b r in g in g in a fuffic ien t n um b e r o f b r ick s to em p lo y th e
brick lay e rs . T h is h a v in g p e r fo rm ed , th e y claimed th e ir e x t ra ti,me,
w h ic h n o w am ounted to fix te en d ay s . A s it w o u ld h a v e p rov ed v e r y
in c o n v en ien t to h a v e allow ed th em to rém a in u n em p lo y ed fo r th a t
n um b e r o f d a y s , th e lie u ten an t-g o v e rn o r diredted th e com m iffa ry to
iflu e to each pe rfon fo em p lo y ed h a l f a p in t o f fp ir its p er diem fo r f ix te
en d ays. L iq u o r g iv e n to th em in th is w a y operated as a b en e fit
and a com fo r t to th em : it w a s th e intemp erate mfe o f fp ir its , p ro cu red
at th e e x p en c e o f th e ir c lo th in g o r th e ir p ro v ifio n s , w h ic h was. to be
gua rd ed ag a in ft, and w h ic h operated as a ferious evil.
F o r w a n t o f fuffic ient flo re ro om , it w a s fo u n d n e ce fla ry to f lo w a
g rea t p art o f th e w e t p ro v ifio n s and f lo u r ar rived b y th e B e llo n a in
tiers be fo re th e p rov ifio n -fto re . C a re Was ta k en to f lic k e r th em f r om
th e fun and from th e w e a th e r ; and w h e n the p ile w a s com p le ted , it
w a s , u n til th e e y e w a s ac cuftomed to th e f ig h t , a n objedt o f n o v e lty
and w o n d e r ; it n e v e r h a v in g oc cu r red to us fin c e w e firft b u ilt a fto re ,
to h a v e m ore p rov ifio n s than ou r ftores cou ld con tain .
G r a y , w h o had re cov e red from h is latt p u n i fhm e n t , b e in g n o w
ag a in urged to d ife o v e r w h a t h e had d one w i th th e d rum me r ’ s m o n e y ,
tr ifled u ntil h e w a s a g a in 'p u n ifh e d , and then d e c la red ;he h a d buried it
in th e man’ s g a rd en ; but b e in g ta k en to th e fp o t h e cou ld n o t fin d it ,
and in fa£t did n o t feem to k n o w w e r e * 0 lo o k f o r it. I t w a s fu p -
p o fed , th a t, b e in g in liq u o r w h en he com m itted th e ro b b e r y , h e w a s
ign o ran t h ow h e had d ifp ofed o f th e p ro p e r ty , o r that it had fallen
in to th e h an d s o f fome p e r fon to o d ifh on e ft to g iv e i t to th e r ig h t
ow n e r . H e w a s afterw ard s fen t to th e h o fp ita l, w h e n c e h e made h i s
efcape in to th e wo od s .
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