e v ap ora ted * . H e w o u ld h a v e faid o r done a n y th in g to h a v e averted
th e lafh.
T h e appearance o f a m u t in y is at all time s and in e v e ry f itu a t io n to
b e d r e a d e d ; but in this c o u n t r y n o th in g cou ld be more alarm in g.
T h e lie u ten an t-g o v e rn o r faw the affair in that l i g h t ; and w ith a ce ler
i t y and firmnefs adapted to the e x ig e n c y o f th e cafe reftored tran q u ill
i t y and fa fe ty to all th o fe | w h o w e r e conce rned in th e fate o f the
K i t t y . T h e d a y fo llow in g fe v e ral d epofitions w e r e tak en b y the
ju d g e -ad v o c a te , fo r th e p u rp o fe o f b e in g tranfmitted to th e n a v y -
b o a rd , and the th re e feamen w h o h ad been tak en ou t o f the K i t t y
b e in g replaced b y tw o c o n v i& s and one feaman la te ly d ifeharged from
th e Daedalus, fhe failed at d a y - lig h t on th e m o rn in g o f th e 4 th in ftan t,
an d b y tw e lv e o ’ c lo c k at n o on w a s n o t to be feen from th e S o u th -
head.
O n board th e K i t t y w e r e embarked M r . D en n is C o n fid en , o n e o f
th e affiftant-furgeons o f fh e fettlem ent, w h o had re ce ived p e rmiffion
to re turn to E n g lan d o n a c cou n t o f h is h ea lth , w h ic h had been fo r m
e r ly impa ired in th e E a ft Indies 5 L ie u ten an t Steph en D o n o v a n , w h o
h ad be en em p lo y ed in fu p e r in ten d in g th e lan d in g o f p ro v ifio n s and
ftores a t N o r fo lk Ifland , and w a s n ow re tu rn in g to E n g lan d , h a v in g
be en ap p oin ted a lie u ten an t in th e n a v y ; M r . R ich a rd C la rk e , w h o
cam e o u t in th e B e llo n a as a medical fu p e r in ten d a n t; M r . A le x a n d e r
P u rv is C ran fto n , late fu rg e o n o f h is M a je f ty ’ s floop D ifc o v e r y , w h o
w a s re tu rn in g to E n g lan d , b e in g from ill health n o lo n g e r capable o f
a t ten d in g to th e duties o f h is p r o fe f f io n ; M r . H e n r y P h illip s, late
ca rp en te r o f th e fame v e ffe l, w h o was fent h ith e r to be forw a rd ed to
E n g la n d as a p r ifo n e r ; tw o feamen and one marine, in v alid s from the
v e ffe ls u n d e r the com m an d o f C ap tain V a n c o u v e r ; fiv e men and one
w om a n f , w h o , th e ir terms o f tranfp ortation b e in g e x p ire d , w e r e perm
itted to re tu rn to th e ir fr ien d s ; th e feaman w h o w a s le ft b eh in d
from th e A t r e v id a ; alfo fiv e m en , w h o w e r e p ermitted to enter on
* He pretty well knew what a flogging was; for he was recognifed by a foldier of the
New South Wales corps, who had feen him flogged from fhip to (hip at Spithead for a
fimilar offence.
•j* Dorothy Handland, who at the time of her departure was upwards of eighty years
of age, but who neverthelefs had not a doubt of weathering Cape Horn.
board
board the K i t t y fo r th e p u rp o fe o f n a v ig a tin g h e r . F o r th e officers
and inv alid s w h o w e r e on board, p rov ifio n s fo r f ix mon th s w e r e fent
from th e c o lo n y ; b u t the others p rov id ed fo r them fe lv e s .
T h e fe rv ice s . o f th e K i t t y w e r e to be fum m ed u p in v e r y few w o rd s .
O f ten artificers w i th w h ic h the fa iled from E n g la n d , ffie lo ft e i g h t ;
and o f th e cargo o f ftores and p rov ifion s w h ic h Ihe b ro u g h t o u t, a p art
w a s damaged. In fev enteen mon th s that ffie had been in th e fe rv ice
o f g o v e rnm en t, ffie h ad made a lo n g and circu ito u s v o y a g e from E n g .
lan d , and had ta k en o n e fr e ig h t o f p ro v ifio n s , fto re s , and troop s to
N o r fo lk I fla n d from th is place. F o r thefe fe rv ice s h e r ow n e rs w e r e
to re c e iv e th e fum o f 3 5 0 0 1 . ; an d , a llow in g h e r to b e fe v en mon th s
o n h e r pafla ge to E n g la n d , th e total am o u n t o f h e r h ir e w i l l be found
to be v e r y little ffiort o f 5000 k
H is M a je f ty ’ s b ir th -d a y p afled w i th th e u fua l mark s o f d ift in ftio n .
T h e re g im en t fired th re e v o llie s on th e ir o w n parade, and th e co n v ic t s
w e r e allow ed th e d a y to themfelypsv O n this, o eeafion alfo ffie lie u -
ten an t-g o ve rnp r caufed tw e lv e o f th e la rg e ft h o g s w h ic h h ad be en re c
e iv ed b y ffie Daedalus, to be k illed and d iv id ed am o n g th e m ilita r y ,
fup erintend ants, and f ic k at the h o fp ita l; fuffic ient b e in g g iv e n to th e
latter fo r tw o d ays.
N o tw ith ftan d in g th e p urchafes o f p ro v ifio n s w h ic h h ad fo r tu n a te ly
b e en made from th e -P h ilad e lp h ia br ig an tin e b e fo re g o v e rn o r P h illip ’ s
d eparture, and fince th a t tim e from th e H o p e and from th e S h a h H o r -
m u ze a r , th e lie u ten an t-g o v e rn o r fo u n d it neceflfary o n th e 1 2th o f th e
m on th to g iv e n o tic e , “ T h a t unlefs fupplies a r r iv ed b efore th e 2 2d h e
“ ffiould be und er the difagreeable n e ce ffity o f o rd e r in g ffie ra tion to
“ be red uced on that d a y .”
A v iew o f the p ro v ifio n s rem a in in g in fto re h e re and at Parramatta
o n the 2 4 th o f .laft: m on th , (the date o f th e return fen t h om e b y th e
com m ifta ry in th e K i t t y , ) w i ll e v in c e th e n e ce ffity o f fu ch an alteration.
O n th e 24 th o f M a y th e re w e r e in ftore
O f F lo u r - - - - - 1 3 7 ,9 4 4 lbs.
W h e a t - -■ - * - 1 5 4 ,5 6 0
P a d d y - - - - 4 9 ,2 4 8
m ik in g a total o f three h und red and fo r ty -o n e th ou fan d fe v en hundred
an d fifty - tw o p ounds o f g r a in ; w h ic h , at th e eftabliffied ra tion o f
e ig h t pound s p e r man p e r w e e k , w o u ld laft f ix w e e k s and th re e d a y s .
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