C*793*
B e e f - - - - - - - 9 3 )9 6$ lbs.
P o rk - - ......................................................1 2 3 ,1 7 8
w h ic h , at th e ra tion o f fe v en p ou n d s o f b e e f, o r fo u r pound s o f p o rk ,
p e r m an p e r w e e k , w o u ld la ft, th e b e e f fiv e w e e k s , and th e p o rk
e le v en w e e k s and a half.
T h e r e w a s alfo in fto re , th o u g h n o t at p refent iflued, the Ind ian
c o rn ren d e r in g it u n n e c e ffa r y ,'fe v e n ty -o n e thoufand tw o h und red and
e ig h t y p ou n d s o f g ra in and p e a f e ; w h ic h , at the allow an ce o f th re e
p in ts p e r man p e r w e e k , w o u ld laft e ig h t w e e k s and a h a l f ; and n in e te
en th ou fan d e ig h t h u n d red p oun d s o f fu g a r ; w h ic h , at f ix ounces
p e r man p e r w e e k , w o u ld laft e igh te en w e e k s and a half. T h is latter
ar tic le h ad be en iflu ed fince th e b e g in n in g o f th e la ft m on th , w h en it
w a s fe rv ed as an eq u iv a len t fo r oil.
I t m u ft b e rem ark ed , th a t b u t fo r th e p u rch a fe s w h ic h had m oft
fo r tu n a te ly be en made o f p ro v ifio n s , th e c o lo n y m u ft at this mom en t
h a v e be en ag a in g ro a n in g u n d e r th e o p p re flion o f a v e r y reduced
ra tion .
F rom th e P h ilad e lp h ia w e r e p urch a fed B e e f 10 9 ,8 1 7 lbs.
F rom th e H o p e . . . d itto 38,60 0
F rom th e S h ah H o rm u z e a r - d itto 10 7 ,9 8 8
T o ta l o f B e e f - 2 3 6 ,40 5
F rom th e H o p e w e r e p u rch a fed P o rk - 13 ,60 0
W h o le q u a n tity p u rch a fed - 2 7 2 ,0 0 5
o f w h ic h , d e d u c in g th e q u a n tity rem a in ing , w e fhall be fo u n d to
h a v e th en co n fum ed f if ty - tw o thoufand e ig h t h und red and fifty -e ig h t
p ou n d s , fom e th in g m ore than equal to on e -fifth part.
F rom th e H o p e w e r e purcha fed F lo u r 8,800 lbs.'
F rom th e Sh ah H o rm u z e a r - d itto 3 6 ,3 3 9
W h o le q u a n tity p urcha fed - 4 3 ,3 3 9
w h ic h d educted from th e q u a n tity rem a in in g , w e fh o u ld then o n ly
h a v e h ad in ftore - - - - - 9 2 ,6 0 5 lbs.
o f th e o th e r articles o f w h ic h th e p refent ration w a s com po fed (the
m a iz e e x c e p te d ) w e Ihould no t h a v e had a n y in th e c o lo n y ; fo r the
w h e a t and th e fu g a r w e r e b ro u g h t h ith e r in th e ih ip from B en g a l.
A s
A s n one o f the fe in c id en tal fupplies could be k n o w n in E n g lan
d , it w a s fa ir to co n c lu d e , that our fitu a tion muft h a v e be en adv
e r ted to , and that Ihips w i th p rov ifion s w e r e n o w no t v e r y diftant.
U n d e r this idea, alth ou gh on th e 2 2d n o fup plies h ad a r riv ed, the
lieu ten an t-g o v e rn o r did no t make a n y alteration in th e ra tion, determ
in in g to w a it one w e e k lo n g e r before h e d ire fte d th e n e ce fla ry red
u c tio n . I t "was a lw a y s a p ain fu l d u ty to ab r id ge the fo o d o f th e
la b ou r in g man , and had been to o o ften e x e r c ifed here. T h e p u ttin g
o ff, th e re fo re , th e e v il d a y fo r another w e e k in th e h o p e o f a n y d e -
creafe b e in g rend ered u n n e ce ffa ry b y th e a r r iv al o f fup plie s , m e t w i th
g en e ra l applaufe.
O n th e M o n d a y fo llow in g th e fign a l was made fo r a fa il, and about
n in e o ’c lo c k at n ig h t th e B r itan nia was fa fe w ith in th e H e ad s , h a v in g
to a d a y completed e igh t months fin ce fhe failed hen ce . T h e len g th
o f time Ihe had been abfent g a v e bir th to fome a n x ie t y u p on h e r acco
u n t, and h e r ar riv al w a s w e lcom ed w ith p rop o rtion ate fatisfaCtion.
M r . R a v e n to u ched at D u lk y B a y in N e w Z e a lan d , w h e re h e le f t
h is fecond mate M r . J o h n L e i th and fome o f his p eop le , fo r th e p u r -
p o fe o f p ro cu r in g feals (the p rin cip al objedt o f his v o y a g e from E n g land)
; and o f th e timbe r w h ic h he fo u n d the re h e made a v e r y favou
ra ble rep or t, p ro n o u n c in g it to be lig h t , to u g h , and in e v e r y
refpeCt fit fo r mafts o r ya rd s. F rom N ew Z e a lan d th e B r ita n n ia , after
ro u n d in g C ap e H o rn in v e r y favou rab le w e a th e r , p roce ed ed to the
ifland o f Santa C a th e r in a , o n th e B ra fil coa ft, w h e re th e Po r tu g u e fe
h a v e a fettlem ent, and from w h o fe g o v e rn o r M r . R a v e n re c e ived
m u ch c iv il ity d u r in g th e eigh te en days that h e rem a in ed there. N o t
b e in g able to p rocure at this place a n y o f th e articles h e w a s inftrudted
to p u rch a fe , (one c o w and one c o w - c a lf e x cep ted ,) h e flo o d o v e r to
th e A fr ic a n con tin ent, and ar r iv ed at th e C a p e o f G o o d H o p e o n th e
24 th o f M a r ch laft. A t this p or t h e to o k on board th ir ty c o w s ; three
mares ; tw e lv e goats ; a q u a n tity o f flo u r , fu g a r , to b a c co, and fp i r i t s ;
an d o th e r articles, ac co rd in g to th e orders o f his em p loy e r s. M r .
R a v e n afforded an o th e r inftance o f th e g rea t d ifficu lty atten d in g the
tran fp or tin g o f cattle to th is c o u n t r y ; fo r , n o tw ith fta n d in g the ex treme
care and attention w h ic h w e re paid to th em , tw e n ty -n in e o f the cow s
an d three goats u n fo r tu n a te ly died. T h is h e attributed fo le ly , and n o
doubt'