C H A P . X X I .
THE SPANISH SHIPS SAIL.----THE CHESTERFIELD RETURNS PROM NORFOLK ISLAND.
■— A CONTRACT ENTERED INTO FOR BRIN GING CATTLE FROM INDIA TO
THIS COUNTRY.----PROVISIONS EMBARKED ON BOARD THE BENGAL SHIP FOR
NORFOLK ISLAND.----THE D HID ALUS ARRIVES.---- CATTLE LOST.----DISCOVERIES
BY CAPTAIN VANCOUVER.----TWO NATIVES OF NEW ZEALAND BROUGHT IN .----
BENGAL SHIP SAILS.--- PHENOMENON IN THE SKY.—.THE HOURS OF LABOUR
AND RATION ALTERED.----LEAD STOLEN.----DETACHMENT AT PARRAMATTA
RELIEVED.— ACCIDENT AT THAT SETTLEMENT.----LANDS CLEARED BY OFFICERS.
MUTINY ON BOARD THE KITTY .----THE KITTY SAILS FOR ENGLAND.—
HIS MAJESTY^ BIRTH-DAY.----STATE OF THE PROVISION STORE.----THE BRITANNIA
ARRIVES.—-LOSS OF CATTLE.----GENERAL ACCOUNT OF CATTLE PURCHASED,
LOST IN THE PASSAGE, AND LANDED IN NEW SOUTH WALES.----
NATIVES.
A p r i l .] T H E S p an ifh officers h a v in g n e a r ly completed th e aftrono-
m ica l o bfervations w h ic h th e com m od o re th o u g h t it n e ce fla ry to make
in th is p o r t , th a t o fficer fign ified his in ten tion o f Ih o r t ly p u ttin g to
fe a o n th e fu r th e r p ro fe cu tion o f th e in ftru ction s and orders w h ic h he
h ad re c e iv ed from h is court. P re v ious to th e ir departure, h ow e v e r ,
th e lie u ten an t-g o v e rn o r , w i th th e officers o f th e fettlement and o f th e
co rp s , w e r e enter tained fir ft on board the D e fcu v ie r ta , and the n e x t
d a y on b oard th e A t r e v id a , the lieu ten an t-g o v e rn o r b e in g each d a y
re c e iv ed w i th a falu te o f n in e gu n s , w i th th e Sp an ifh fla g h oifted on
th e fo re to pm a ft-h e ad , b e in g th e com p lim en t th a t is paid in the Sp anifh
fe rv ic e to a lieutenant-general. T h e d in n e r w a s prepared and ferv ed
u p after th e ir ow n cu ftom , and bore e v e r y appearance o f h a v in g been
fu rn ifh ed from a p lentiful m a r k e t * . T h e healths o f ou r refpedtive
fo v e re ign s , b e in g united in one w i fh , w e r e d rank w i th e v e r y to k en o f
ap p ro b a tion , und er a d ifcha rge o f c a n n o n ; and “ P ro fp e r ity to th e
* A fmail cow from Monterrey was facrificed on the occafion.
“ Br itifh
|| B r itifh colonies in N ew So u th W a le s ” con c lu d ed th e ce remonials
o f each d a y .
T h e com m od o re prefented th e lieu ten an t-g o v e rn o r w ith tw o d raw in
g s o f this fettlem ent, and o n e -o f Parramatta, done in Indian in k , b y
F . Bram b ila ; to ge th e r w ith a c o p y o f the a ftron om ical o bfervations
w h ic h had been made at the o b fe rv a to ry , .and at Parramatta. , F rom
the fe it appeared that the lon g itu d e o f th e o b fe rv a to ry w h ic h th e y had
eredted at the. P o in t, deduced from fo r ty - tw o fets o f diftances o f th e
fu n and m o o n , tak en o n th e m o rn in g o f the 2d o f this m on th ,
w a s - - - - 1 5 1 ° i 8 ( 8 ' E . from G r e e n w ic h ;
A n d th e la t i tu d e ,. - - 33° 5 1 ' 2 8 ” S.
T h e latitude o f the g o v e rn o r ’ s h ou fe
a t Parramatta w a s - - 33° 4 8 ' o " S.
A n d th e d iftance w e ft from th e o b fe rv a to ry about n ineteen miles.
T h e com m od o re le ft a p a ck e t w i th difpatches fo r the Sp an ifh am-
baflador at th e c o u r t o f L o n d o n , to be fo rw a rd ed b y th e firft fla p
w h ic h fh o u ld depart h en ce diredt fo r E n g lan d ; and on th e 12 th b o th
fhips failed. T h e i r fu tu re rou te w a s n e v e r e x ad tly fp ok en o f b y them ;
b u t, from w h a t the officers o c c a fio n a lly th r ew o u t, it appeared th a t
th e y exp.edted to be in E u ro p e in ab out fou r te en months from th e ir
departure. T h e y fpo'ke o f v ifitin g the S o c ie ty and F r ien d ly I fland s ,
.and o f p ro c e ed in g ag ain to 'th e co a ft o f S o u th Am e r ic a .
A s it h ad been th e g en e ra l w i fh to render th e re fid ence o f thefe
ftrangers: am o n g us as pleafant as o u r fitu a tion w o u ld a llow , w e re c
e iv e d w i th grea t fatisfadfion the exp re ffion s o f r e g re t w h ic h th e y
te ftified at th e ir d epa rture, a re g re t that , w as at le a d eq u a lly fe lt on
o u r part. O u r fo c ie ty w a s v e r y fm a i l ; w e could n o t th e re fo re b u t
fe n fib ly fe e l the departure o f thefe g en tlem en, w h o u nited to m uch
fc ientific k n ow le d g e th o fe qualities o f the heart w h ic h rend er m en
am iable in fo c i e t y ; and the names o f M a la fp in a , B u ftam ante , T o v a ,
E fp in o fa , C o n ch a , C e v a llo s , M u r p h y * , R o b red o , Q u in tan o , V ia n a ,
..Novales, Pineda f , B a u za , H e en c k e £, N e e f , R a v en e t §, and B ram bila
§, w e r e not lik e ly to be fo on fo rg o tten b y th e officers o f this fe t-
* This gentleman was of Irifh extraction. 4 Brother to D. A. Pineda.
X The botanifts. § The .limner, and landfcape-painter.
tlem en t .