dred and th ir ty - th re e acres, and had cu t d ow n the tim b e r from tw o
h u n d red and n in e te en m ore. A l l th e fettlers o f a different d e fc r ip tio n
h ad added fom e th in g to th e ir gro u n d s ; and there w e re m a n y w h o
m ig h t be p ron ou n ced to b e a d v an c in g faft tow a rd the com fo rtable
fitu a tion o f in d ep end en t farmers.
T h e q u a n tity o f lan d g ranted fin ce th e g o v e rn o r ’ s departure
am ou n ted to one th o u fan d fiv e hun d red and fe v en ty - fiv e acres, e igh t
h u n d red and th ir ty o f w h ic h la y b e tw e en th e tow n s o f S y d n e y and o f
Parrama tta , th e lie u ten an t-g o v e rn o r w i fh in g and p u rp o fin g to fo rm a
ch a in o f farms b etwp en the fe fettlements. T h e ad vantages to be der
iv e d from th is com m u n ica tio n w e r e , th e o p en in g o f an e x ten t o f
c o u n t r y in the n e ig h b o u rh o od o f b o th tow n fh ip s , and th e benefit that
w o u ld u ltim a te ly ac crue to th e c o lo n y at la rg e from th e cu ltiv a tio n o f
a tr a c k o f as g o o d lan d as a n y th a t had been h ith e r to o p e n e d ; b y
fom e in d e ed it w a s deemed fu p e r io r to th e land im m ed ia te ly ab out
Pa rrama tta o r T o o n g a b b e . In th is ch a in , on the Parramatta fid e,
w e r e p lac ed th o fe fettlers w h o came ou t in th e B e l lo n a ; and a lth ou gh
th e y h ad o n ly taken pofle flion o f th e ir farms ab out the mid d le o f F e b
ru a r y , th e y h ad g o t fom e g ro u n d re a d y fo r w h e a t, and b y th e ir in -
d u ftr y had ap p rov ed th em fe lv e s d e fe rv in g o f e v e r y en coura gement.
J u n e .] T h e K i t t y tranfp ort, w h ic h , fince h e r a r r iv al from N o r fo lk
I flan d on th e 2 1 ft o f A p r il la ft, had be en fittin g fo r h e r re tu rn to E n g la
n d , at len g th h auled o u t o f th e c o v e o n th e i f t o f this m on th , it
b e in g in ten d ed th a t ih e ih o u ld fail o n the fo llo w in g m o rn in g . H e r
d ep a r tu re , h ow e v e r , w a s d e la y ed b y th e appearance o f a m u t in y
am o n g th e Tailors at th e v e r y m om en t o f b e in g ordered to g e t the
a n c h o r up and p roce ed to fea. T h e matter, G e o r g e R am fa y , h ad fre q
u e n t ly com plain ed o f fom e o f th e failors b e lo n g in g to th e fh ip fo r
v a r io u s offences, and fe v e ral o f th em h ad be en p u n ifh ed on fh o r e ;
o n e in p ar ticu lar , B en jam in W illiam s , fo r r e f il lin g M r . R am fa y ’ s auth
o r i t y as mafte r o f this fh ip , h ad been p u nifh ed w i th one h und red
la ibe s . T h i s man , and fo u r o r fiv e o f th e o th e r failo r s , h a v in g procu
red h a l f a g a llo n o f liq u o r from a man w h o (h is term o f tranfport-
a t io n h a v in g exp ired ) w a s p e rm itted to return to E n g lan d , w e r e fo u n d
b y th e mafte r d r in k in g , and w i th a lig h t b u rn in g in th e fo re ca ftle , at
th e late an d im p ro p e r h o u r o f tw e lv e o ’c lo c k o n the n ig h t p re ced in g
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th e ir intended fa ilin g . O n b e in g ordered to p u t out th e lig h t , th e y
-refufed, W illiam s d e clar ing w i th an oath, th a t i f th e mafter e x t in -
gu ifh ed it , h e w o u ld lig h t it ag ain. T h is , h ow e v e r , th e mafter e ffe c te d ;
bu t on h is afterwards g o in g fo rw a rd fo r th e p u rp o fe o f d ifc o v e r in g i f
th e y had p rocured another lig h t , he w a s fe ized b y W illiam s and th e
o th e r failors, and th row n clear o f the fh ip in to th e w a te r . F ortun
a te ly he could fw im , a, circum ftan ce u n k n ow n to th e fe mifcreants,
and he reached th e fh ip ’s fid e, w h e n c e , th e mate c om in g to his aflift-
an ce , he w a s , th o u g h w i th fom e d ifficu lty , b e in g a v e r y h e a v y m an ,
g o t into th e fhip . T h e m after, n o tw ith ftan d in g th e ou tra ge w h ic h h e
had thus exp e r ien c ed at th e ir han d s , w o u ld h a v e contented h im fe lf
w i th m a k in g a d epo fition o f th e circum ftan ce , and h a v e p u t to fea th e
n e x t m o rn in g ; b u t w h en h e ord ered th e topfails to b e h o ifted , and
th e fh ip g o t und er w a y , W illiam s flo o d fo rw a rd , an d , fo r h im fe lf and
th e reft, declared w i th m u ch in fo len c e , th a t th e an ch o r fh o u ld no t be
m o v ed u ntil the p rop e r n um b e r o f hands b e lo n g in g to the fh ip w e r e
o n board * . T h e an ch or , h ow e v e r , w a s g o t up b y th e affiftance o f th e
paflengers and fome p eop le w h o had boats from th e fettlement a lo n g -
fid e , and w i th th e w in d at w e f t fhe dropped g ra d u a lly d ow n the harbour.
T h e lie u ten an t-g o v e rn o r , o n b e in g in fo rm ed b y fom e officers
w h o w e r e p re fen t o f th e dangerous and ala rm in g temp er w h ic h the
feamen manifefted on b o a rd , re fo lv ed , b y ta k in g a firm an d v e r y
a c tiv e part, to crufh th e d iford er at once. H e a c co rd in g ly w e n t
o n board in p e r fon , w i th fom e fold iers , an d , o rd e r in g th e fh ip to b e
b ro u g h t to an an ch o r , returned w i th W illiam s , and tw o others w h o
w e r e p ointed out b y th e m afte r as his confederates, n o t o n ly in r e fu t in
g th e d u ty o f th e fh ip , b u t in th row in g , h im overb oa rd d u r in g th e
p re ced in g n igh t. T h is re fo lute ftep w a s in fla n tly fo llow e d up b y th e ir
b e in g tak en to the p u b lic p arad e, and the re p u n ilh ed , W illiam s .with
one hundred and f if t y , and h is com pan ion s w i th o n e h und red lafhes
e ach , b y th e drumme rs o f th e N ew S o u th W a le s corps. A t th e
place and in th e m om en t o f p u nifhm en t W illiam s ’ s cou ra g e fo r fo o k
h im , and the fp ir it w h ic h h e had d ifp la y ed on board th e K i t t y w a s a l l
* She was deficient three men anditwo boys. The latter had run away the night
before.
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