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tia l w a s affembled fo r th e ir tr ial on th e 12 th . T h e lie u ten an t-g o v e rn o r ,
w i th m u ch h um an ity , fo reb o re to ch a rg e th em w i th a cap ita l offence ;
b r in g in g th em to tr ial fo r ab fen tin g th em fe lv e s from • head-quarters-
w i th o u t le a v e , inftead o f th e more ferious c r im e o f defertion.
B y th e m u t in y a f t , a g enera l co urt-ma rtial m a y , in A f r ic a , co n fift
o f lefs th an th ir te en com m iflion ed officers, but n o t lefs th an f i v e ; th e
lik e p ro v ifio n w a s alfo e x ten d ed to N ew So u th W a le s ; and n in e office
rs fo rm ed th e co u r t n o w affembled fo r th e fir ft tim e in th is c o lo n y .
C ap ta in C o llin s officiated as d e p u ty ju d g e -ad v o c a te . T h e prifoners-
d id n o t d en y th e c r ime th e y w e r e ch a rged w i th ; and th e co u r t , after
r e d u c in g th e co rp o ra l to th e ran k s , fentenced h im to re c e iv e fiv e h u n d
red laffies, and the p r iv a te fo ld ie r e ig h t hu n d red . T h e fen ten ce , being,
ap p ro v ed b y th e lie u ten an t-g o v e rn o r , w a s in p art carried in to e x e cu t
io n on S a tu rd a y the 1 7 th , th e co rp o ra l r e c e iv in g tw o hun d red an d
fe v e n ty - fiv e , and th e fo ld ie r thre e hun d red laffies.
T h e B r ita n n ia b e in g n o w n e a r ly re a d y fo r fea, h a v in g h ad fom e
v e r y n e ce ffa ry articles o f rep a ir d one to h e r , and w h ic h th e m atte r
d eclared h ad b e en as w e l l e x e cu ted b y th e artificers o f th e c o lo n y as
i f th e ffiip had b e en in E n g lan d , ffie w a s tendered to be em p lo y e d fo r
th e ' fe rv ice o f th e fettlement w h e r e v e r th e lie u ten an t-g o v e rn o r m ig h t
th in k i t n e ce ffa ry to fend h e r . In th e ch a r te r -p a r ty o f th e B b d d in g -
ton s , a c lau fe w a s in fe r ted , em p ow e r in g th e g o v e rn o r to fend h e r to
N o r fo lk I flan d , dr e lfew h e re , ffiou ld h e h a v e o c c a fio n , the c r ow n p a y in
g th e fame h ire as w a s p a id fo r the A tla n tic tran fp or t (fifteen f f i i l -
lin g s and f ix p en c e p e r to n p e r mon th ) d u r in g th e tim e ffie ffiould be fo-
em p lo y ed . T h e B r itan nia w a s tendered at one flu ffin g p e r ton- lefs,,
a n d 'h a d m o r e o v e r th e ad v an tage o f b e in g -a cop pered ffiip.
I t has b e en feen th a t th e fu p p ly b ro u g h t b y th e B o d d in g ton s was-
v e r y inconfid erable. N o g rea ter q u a n tity w a s e x p e fte d w ith a n y
d egre e o f c e r ta in ty b y th e S u g a r C an e . T h e fait p ro v ifio n s rem ain i
n g in fto re (b y a calcula tion made u p to th e 28th) w e r e fuffic ient f o r
o n ly fou r te en w e e k s a t th e fu ll ra t io n , in c lu d in g w h a t had be en rec
e iv ed b y th e B o d d in g to n s , an d fom e furp lus p ro v ifio n s w h ic h had;
b e en p urcha fed o f th e ag en t to th e co n t r a fto r , and one hund red ca lk s
o f p o rk , w h ic h h ad b e en omitted b y an o v e r fig h t in th e laft ac count
ta k en in M a y a few d a y s b e fo re th e K i t t y fa iled . W h e n it w a s c o n -
8 fidered