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co u ld n o w h e re b e fo w e ll regu lated as w h en liv in g in qua rters, w h e r e ,
b y freq u en t in fp e& io n s and v ifitk ig s , th e ir characters w o u ld be k n ow n ,
and th e ir co n d u c t attended to. In a m u ltip lic ity o f fcattered huts, the
e y e o f v ig ila n c e w o u ld w i th d ifficu lty find its objeCt, and th e fo ld ie r
in p ofleffion o f a h ab ita tion o f his ow n m ig h t, in a cou r fe o f tim e ,
th in k o f h im fe lf more as an ind ep end en t c itizen , th an as a fubordinate
fold ier.
O n th e 2 3d the firft part o f th e ca rgo o f th e S u g a r C a n e w a s d eliv ered ,
and in a v e r y few d a y s all that Ih'e h ad on board o n ac count o f g o v e rn m
en t w a s re c e iv ed in to th e (tore, to g e th e r w i th fom e furplus p rov ifio n s
o f th e c o n t r a a o r ’ s. T h e co n v ic t s w h ic h ffie b ro u g h t o u t w e r e , v e r y
fo o n after he r ar r iv a l, fen t to th e fettlements up th e harb ou r . A t thefe
places the la b o u r in g p eop le w e r e em p lo y ed , fom e in g e t tin g th e In d ian
c o rn fo r th e en fu in g feafon into fuch g rou n d as w a s re a d y , and others in
p rep a r in g th e remainder. A t the c lo fe o f th e m on th , th ro u g h the fa vou
ra b le rains w h ic h had fallen , th e w h e a t in g en e ra l w o r e the m o lt
fla tte r in g appearance, g iv in g e v e r y p rom ife o f a plenteous harveft. A t
T o o n g a b b e th e w h e a t appeared to b id defiance to a n y a c cid ent bu t fire,
ag a in ft w h ic h fom e precautions had h ow e v e r been ju d ic io u f ly and tim e ly
taken. F rom this p la c e , and from th e fettlers, a q u a n tity o f corn fu f-
fic ien t to fu p p ly all our num b e r s fo r a tw e lv em o n th w a s e x p e fte d to be
re c e ived in to th e p u b lic granarie s , i f th o fe w h o lo o k ed fo fa r fo rw a rd , and
to o k in to th e ir ca lcu la tion m u ch co rn no t y e t in ear , w e re no t to o fan-
g u in e in th e ir expe c ta tions .
C H A P . X X I I I .
THE BODDINGTONS AND SUGAR CANE SAIL.--- A MILL ERECTED. THEFTS
’ COMMITTED. — CONVICTS EMANCIPATED.--- TWO PERSONS KILLED BY
LIGHTNING.— THE FAIRY ARRIVES.— FARMS SOLD.--- PUBLIC WORKS. THE
FRANCIS RETURNS FROM NEW ZEALAND.--- THE FAIRY SAILS. RATION
A L T E R E D .— TRANSACTIONS.— HARVEST BEGUN.— CRIMINAL COURT HELD-
__A CONVICT EXECUTED,----PROVISIONS. — M ILL A T P A R R AM A T TA .----
CHRISTMAS D A Y .— NATIVES,— CONVICTS.— BOATS.— GRANTS OF L A N D -
SETTLERS._«PUBLIC WORKS,— EXPENCES HOW TO BE CALCULATED. 1
DEATHS IN 1 7 9 3 .— PRICES OF GRAIN, STOCK, AND LABOUR.
O & o b e r .] T H E B o d d in g ton s and S u g a r C ane b e in g b o th bo u n d fo r
th e fame p o r t in In d ia , (B en g a l,) th e matters agreed to p roce ed to g e th e r ;
and on th e 1 3 th , th e .S u g a r C a n e h a v in g fet up h e r r ig g in g , and h u r r ied
th ro u g h fu ch re fittin g as w a s in d ifp en fab ly n e c e fla ry , b o th fh ip s le ft
th e h a rb ou r w i th a fa ir w in d , p u rp o fin g to fo llo w in th e A t la n t ic ’ s
track . T h e matter o f th e B o d d in g ton s w a s fu rn ifh e d b y us w i th a
c o p y o f a chart made on board th e P itt In d iam an , and b ro u g h t h ith e r
b y th e B r ita n n ia , o f a p afla ge o r ch an n e l fo u n d b y th a t fh ip in th e lan d
named b y L ie u ten a n t S h o r tlan d N e w ‘G e o r g ia ; w h ic h ch an n e l w a s
placed in th e latitude o f 8° 30' S. and in th e lo n g itu d e o f 158 ° 30 ' E .
and named “ M a n n in g ’ s Straits,” from th e com m an d e r o f th e Pitt.
T h e matter o f th e S u g a r C a n e , had h e be en le ft to fail alon e , determ
in ed to h a v e tr ied th e pafla ge to In d ia b y th e w a y o f th e S o u th C ap e
o f this c o u n t r y , inftead o f p ro c e ed in g to th e n o r thw a rd , and feemed
n o t to h a v e a n y d oubt o f m e e tin g w i th fa v o u rab le w in d s a fte r ro u n d in g
th e cape. B y th e ir p ro c e ed in g to g e th e r , h ow e v e r , it remained y e t to be
determined , w h e th e r a pafla ge to In d ia ro u n d the So u th C a p e o f this
c o u n t ry was p ra ft ic a b le , and w h e th e r it w o u ld b e a fafer and a Ihorter
route th an o n e .th ro u g h E n d e a vo u r or T o r r e s ’ s Stra its , th e p r a a ic a b ili ty
o f w h ic h w a s likfewife u n d e te rm in ed as to a n y k n ow le d g e w h ic h was
had o f it in th is c o lo n y .
S e v en perforts w h o fe terms o f tranfp ortation h ad e x p ire d , w e re p e r mitted
to qu it th e c o lo n y in the fe fhip s, an d th e matter o f th e S u g a r
s ,s 2 ■ C a n e