A c c o u n t o f B la c k C a ttle p u rch a fed _for, lo ft in th e paffage to , and
landed in N ew S o u th W a le s .
Purchafed« Loft in the Paflage. Landed.
Bulls. Cows. Calves« Bulls. I Cows Calves. Bulls. Cows: Calves.
Embarked in 1787 on board the Sirius 1
and one of the tranfports - j I 7 I — 2 — I 5 I
Embarked in 1789 on board the")
Guardian j 2 16 — 2 16 — — — —
Embarked in 1791 on board th e !
Gorgon, Admiral Barrington, and > 3 24 I 3 7 17
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•calved on the paflage, - - 3
Embarked on board the Atlantic in i
1792, at Calcutta, - - j
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2 2 I 1 I 2
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Embarked on board the Pitt _ 2 _ _ x _ _
Embarked on board the Itoyal Admiral _ I _ _ _ _ _
Embarked on board the Shah Hor-1
muzear in 1792, in India, - 3 I 24 2 t 23 — — I 2
Embarked on board the Daedalus - 6 12 _ ; 6 12 _ _ _
Embarked on board the Britannia - — 31 I 29 — H 2 | -I
f P urchafed - 1 5 b u lls , 1 1 9 cow s , 6 c a lv e s ;
T o ta l L o f t in th e palfa ge 12 b u lls , 9 1 cow s , 1 c a l f ;
L L a n d e d - 3 b u lls , 28 cow s , 5 calves.
O f ' t h e thre e bulls w h ic h w e r e landed tw o o n ly w e r e liv in g a t this
p e r io d , b e fid e th e b u ll c a l f p rod u c ed on board th e G o r g o n . O f the
tw e n ty - e ig h t cow s o n ly tw e n ty , and o f th e fiv e ca lves o n ly tw o we re
l i v in g ; b u t th e cow s w h ic h ar r iv ed in th e G o r g o n had p rod uced three
c o w and tw o b u ll c a lv e s ; and one fmall c o w muft be added to th e
n um b e r in th e c o lo n y , w h ic h had been prefented b y the Sp anifh com m
od o re to the lieuten an t-gov e rn o r.
S h e e p , horfes, and h o g s w e re fo u n d , better than a n y o th e r fto ck , to
ftand th e ro u g h we a th e r w h ic h w a s in g enera l m e t w i th b e tw e en the
C ap e o f G o o d H o p e and this co u n try .
T h e m o r ta lity w h ic h h ad happened am o n g th e fto ck o n board the
B r ita n n ia fe t a h ig h p rice o n tho fe w h ic h fu rv iv ed . F o r th e cow s
M r . R a v e n b o u g h t at th e C ap e h e g a v e tw e n ty d ollars e a ch , and fo r
e ach h o r fe h e g a v e th ir ty dollars. F o r th e c ow w i th h e r ca lf, w h ich
h e p urcha fed at Santa C a th ar ina , h e g a v e no m ore than fix te en Spanifh
.dollars.
6 O n
O n S a tu rd a y th e 2 9 th , th e lie u ten an t-g ov e rn o r d e te rm in in g to t r y
the p refent ra tion y e t an o th e r w e e k , the u fu a l a llow an ce w a s iflu ed ,
and on th e n e x t d a y th e fo llow in g general ord e r a p p e a r e d : “ I t b e in g
“ unfafe to con tin u e at the p refent ration, th e c om m iffa ry has re c e ived
“ in ft ru& io n s to reduce th e w e e k ly a llow a n c e , e ith e r one p ou n d o f
“ p o rk , o r tw o pound s o f be e f, m a k in g a p rop o r tion a te d e d u ftio n
“ from th e w om en and child ren. T h is altera tion to ta k e p la c e o n
“ S a tu rd a y th e 6th o f J u ly .”
T h e n ativ e s h ad la te ly b e com e trou b le fom e , p a r ticu la r ly in lu r k in g
b e tw e en th e different fettlements,: and fo r c ib ly ta k in g p ro v ifio n s and
c lo th in g from th e co n v ic t s w h o w e r e p a flin g from on e to another.
O n e o r tw o co n v ic t s h a v in g been w o u n d ed b y th em , fom e fmall
armed parties w e r e fen t o u t to d r iv e them aw a y , and to th row a few
{hot am o n g th em , b u t w i th p o fit iv e o rd e r s - to be c a r e fu l n o t to take
a life .
S e v e ra l o f the fe p eop le , h ow e v e r , con tin u ed to refid e in the to w n , and
to m ix w i th th e inhab itants in th e m o ft u n re fe rv ed manner. I t was no
u n com m on c ircum ftan ce to fee th em c om in g in to tow n w i th bund le s o f
fire -w o o d w h ic h th e y h ad be en h ired to p ro cu re , o r b r in g in g w a te r
from th e ta n k s ; fo r w h ic h fe rv ice s th e y th o u g h t th em fe lv e s w e l l rew
a rd ed w i th a n y w o rn -o u t ja c k e t o r trow fe r s , o r b lan k e ts, o r a p ie ce
o f bread. O f 'th i s latter ar ticle th e y w e r e a ll e x c e e d in g ly fo n d , and th e ir
co n ftan t p ra y e r w a s fo r b read, im p o r tu n in g w i th as m u ch earneftnefs
and p e rfeverance as i f b e g g in g fo r bread had be en th e ir p rofe ffion from
th e ir in f a n c y ; and th e ir atta chm en t to us m u ft b e con fid e red as an
in d ic a tion o f th e ir n o t re c e iv in g a n y ill treatment from us.
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