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T h e y h ad v ifited all th e S p an ilh poffeffions in S o u th Am e r ic a and
o th e r parts o f th e w o r ld , a fc e r ta in in g w i th p re cifion th e ir boundaries
and fituations ; g a in in g m u ch in fo rm a tion r e fp e d in g th e ir cu ltom s an d
manners, th e ir im p o r tan c e w i th reg a rd to th e m oth e r co u n t ry , th e ir
v a r io u s p r o d u d io n s com m e rc ia l, a g r icu ltu ra l, botanica l, and m in e ral.
F o r all w h ic h p urpofes th e officers on board appeared to h a v e been fe -
le d e d w i th th e h ap p ie ft fu c ce fs . T h e y m o ft fo r c ib ly remind ed us o f
th e u n fo r tu n a te C o u n t de la P e y ro u fe and his fo llow e r s , o f w h om
the fe gen tlemen had o n ly heard th a t th e y w e r e no more ; and fo r w h o fe
d e ftin y th e y expreffed a fe e lin g a r ifin g from th e ir h a v in g traverfed th e
ocean in the fame p u r fu it, and fo llow e d in th e fame p ath . E q u a lly
frncere and p o lite as C o u n t de la P e y ro u fe , th e Sp an ilh com m od o re
p aid a tribute to th e abilities and m em o ry o f o u r c ircum n a v ig a to r C o o k ,
in w h o fe fteps the C h e v a lie r M a la fp in a , w h o w a s an Ita lian marqu is
and a k n ig h t o f M a lta , declared it w a s a pleafure to fo llow , as it le ft
h im n o th in g to attend to, b u t to rem a rk th e a c cu ra c y o f his obfervar-
tions. T h e y lo l l at th e . illan d o f L u c o n ia D o n A n to n io Pineda, a
co lon e l o f th e S p an ilh gua rd s, w h o w a s cha rged w i th th a t department
o f the e x p ed ition w h ic h r e fp e d e d the natural h ifto r y o f th e places th e y
v ifited . T h e y fp o k e o f h im in h ig h terms as a man o f fc ience and a
g en tlem a n , and fa v o u red us w i th an en g ra v in g o f th e m on um en t w h ic h
th e y had caufed to be e ro d e d o v e r his g ra v e at th e p lace w h e re he d ie d j
a n d from w h ic h th e fo llow in g in fc r ip tion w a s c o p ie d :
A n t o n io . P in e d a .
Tribuno . Militum .
Virtute . In . Patriam . Bello . Armifque . Inligni .
Natural . Deraum . IndefelTo . Scrutatori.
Trienni . Arduo . Itinere . Orbis . Extrema . A d i i t .
Telluris . Vifcera . Pelagi . Abyffos . Andiumque . Cacumina . Luftrans.
Vitae . Simul . E t . Laborum . Gravium .
Diem . Supremum . O b i i t . In . Luconia . Phillipicarum .
VI Calendas . J u li i. M .D .C .C .X .C .II .
Prematuram . Optimi . Mortem.
L u g e t . Patria . Luget . Fauna . L u g e n t . Amici .
Q u i . H o c c e . Pofuere. Monumentum .
T h e
T h e m on um en t w a s d e ligned b y D o n F ernand o B ram bila , th e lan d -
fcap e-p ainter o n board th e A t r e v id a ; and th e in fc r ip tion did credit to
th e claffical k n ow le d g e o f S en o r D o n Fadeo H e e n c k e , the botanift
o n board the D e fcu v ie r ta.
H a v in g requefted permiffion to e re c t an o b fe rv a to ry , th e y chofe the
p o in t o f the co v e on w h ic h a fmall b r ick h u t had been b u ilt fo r B en -
n illo n g b y G o v e rn o r P h illip , m a k in g life o f th e h u t to fecure th e ir
inftruments. T h e y d id n o t p rofefs to be in w a n t o f m u ch a 111 fiance ;
bu t fuch. as th e y did requ ire w a s d ire c ted to be fu rn ifh ed th em w ith o u t
a n y e x p en c e ; it w a s ind eed to o inconfid erable to become a n .o b je d
o f charge.
T h e a r r iv al o f th e fe ftrangers, to g e th e r w i th th a t o f th e fh ip from
B e n g a l, g a v e a pleafant d iv e r fity to th e d ull rou tin e th a t com m o n ly
p re v a iled in th e tow n o f S y d n e y ; e v e r y one ft r iv in g to m ake th e ir
ab od e am o n g us as che e r ful as p offib le , and to co n v in c e th em , th a t
th o u g h fe v e red from the m o th e r c o u n t r y , and re fid in g in w o o d s
and ' am o n g fav a ges, w e h ad n o t fo rg o tten th e ho lp ita jitie s due to a
ftranger.
T h e com m iffion o f offences w a s n ow fo freq u en t, th a t it h ad b e com
e n e ce ffa ry to affemble th e cr im in a l cou r t d u r in g this m o n th ;
an d W illiam A lh fo r d , a lad w h o h ad be en d rummed o u t o f th e N ew
S o u th W a le s corps, w a s tr ied fo r Healing fe v e ra l articles o f w e a r in g
apparel from fome. o f the c o n v id s ; o f w h ic h b e in g c o n v id e d , h e was
fen ten ced to re c e iv e th re e hu n d red lafhes.
O n th e 2 1 ft th e K i t t y re turned from N o r fo lk I llan d , h a v in g on
board Captain Pa terfon and his c om p a n y o f th e n ew co rp s , to g e th e r
w i th a n um b e r o f fre e p eop le and c o n v ic t s ; am o u n tin g in all to one
hun d red and fe v e n ty - tw e p e r fo n s ; G o v e rn o r K in g h a v in g been de-
fired to g e t rid o f a n y fu ch characters as m ig h t be d angerous o r tro u -
ble fom e to h im .
M r . K in g w r o te v e r y fa v o u ra b ly o f th e ftate o f th e fettlements u n d e r
h is command. T h e crops o f w h e a t and m a iz e had p rod u c ed fo abund
an t ly , as to in fu re h im a fufficienCy o f th a t ar tic le fo r th e n e x t
tw e lv em o n th s . T h e inhab itants w e r e h e a l th y ; and fu ch had been
th e e ffe d s o f fome w h o le fom e regu la tion s , and th e attention o f th e
magiftrates to enforce th em , th a t fo r th e laft th re e months n o t a n y
N N 2 o ffen ce