w a ited fom e w e e k s fo r a c o n v o y , (the w a r w i th F ra n c e in w h ic h E n g land
w a s en gag ed h a v in g rend ered the p rote c tion o f fome o f hi$ M a -
j e f t y ’ s fhips n e ce ffa ry ,) and made h e r p affa ge to this c o u n t r y b y th e
rou te o f R io de Jane iro. S h e ar r iv ed at th a t p o r t on the 22d d a y o f
N o v em b e r ; le ft it th e th ird o f th e fo llow in g m on th ; and made V a n
D iem an ’ s L a n d o n th e fe con d o f th is , m on th . M r . F o lg e r rep or ted ,
that his w e a th e r from th e Am e r ic a n co a ft to th is p o r t had be en in
g en e ra l go od .
W e learned th a t G o v e rn o r P h illip rea ched E n g lan d in the A tla n tic
o n the 2 1 ft o f M a y laft. T h a t fh ip (w h ich it m a y b e remembered
failed from this p lace on th e n t h o f D e c em b e r 1 7 9 2 ) parted C ap e
H o rn o n th e 1 7 th o f th e fo llow in g J a n u a r y ; an ch ored at R io de Jan
e iro on th e 7 th o f F e b ru a r y ; and failed th en ce o n th e 4 th o f M a r c h ;
a r r iv in g in th e channel w ith o u t a n y in te r ru p tion , fa v e w h a t w a s g iv e n
b y a F ren ch p r iv a te e r w h ic h chafed h e r w h e n w ith in e ig h t -a n d - fo r ty
h o u r s fail o f th e land. T h e natives B en illo n and Y em -m e r - ra -w a n -n ie
w e r e w e l l, but n o t fu ffic ien tly d iverted o f the g en u in e , natural lo v e
fo r lib e r ty and th e ir n ativ e c o u n t r y , to p re fe r L o n d o n w i th its p lea -
fures and its ab und ance to th e w o o d s o f N ew S o u th W a le s . T h e y
reque fted th a t th e ir w iv e s m ig h t b e ' ta u g h t to expert; th e ir re tu rn in
th e co u r fe o f th is y e a r . H a d it been p offible to eradicate in a n y
brea ft th a t lo v e fo r th e p lace o f o u r b ir th , o r w h e r e w e h a v e liv e d
an d g r ow n from in fa n c y to m an h o od , w h ic h is im plan ted in us b y
th e k in d h an d o f N a tu re , it fu r e ly w o u ld h a v e been e fferted on tw o
n ativ e s o f N ew H o lla n d , w h o fe c o u n t ry d id n o t poffefs a A ng le ch a rm
in th e e y e e v en o f a fa v a g e inhab itant o f N ew Z e a lan d * . B u t w e
n o w fo u n d that in e v e r y brea ft th a t fen timen t is th e fame ; and th a t a
lo v e fo r o u r n a t iv e co u n t ry is n o t th e re fult o f h e r b e in g th e feat o f
arts and a rm s ; the refidence o f w o r th , b e a u ty , tru th , j u f t i c e ; o f all
th e v ir tu e s that adorn and d ig n ify h um an n a tu r e ; and o f all th e ple a-
fures and en jo ym en ts th a t ren d e r life v a lu a b le ; b u t th a t it can be
* The New Zealanders who were brought hither in the Daedalus in April laft ex-
prefled both here and at Norfolk Illand the utmoft abhorrence of this country and its
inhabitants.
excited
ex c ited e v en in a lan d w h e r e wretchednefs , w a n t , and ign o ran c e h a v e
la id th e ir iro n hand s on th e inhabitants, and m ark ed w i th m ife r y all
th e ir d a y s and nights.
In the W il liam ar r iv ed an afliftant-chaplain, th e R e v . M r . M a r fd en ,
to d iv id e th e re ligiou s duties o f the c o lo n y w i th M r . J o h n fon .
H a d it been k n ow n on the e v en in g o f the 8 th, w h e n th e rep o r t w a s
re c e ived th a t th e Ihip had been b low n o u t to fea, that Ihe co n ta in ed fo
valuable a c a rg o as fo u r m on th s b e e f and p o r k (e le v en h u n d red and
fe v en ty - th re e barrels o f th e fo rm e r , and n in e h u n d red and fe v en o f
th e ' latter) at the fu ll ra tion , h o w w o u ld o u r a n x ie ty h a v e be en in -
creafed u p on h e r a c co u n t, p a r ticu la r ly as it ftill liv e d in o u r rem em b
ran ce , th a t th e Ju ftin ian w i th a fim ila r c a rg o , after m a k in g the N o r th -
h ead o f this h a rb ou r , w a s b low n o f f to th e N o r thw a rd , w a s thre e
w e e k s b e fo re Ihe re g a in ed the p o r t , and w a s o n c e w ith in th a t tim e
n e a r ly lo ft in a h e a v y g a le o f w in d ! H a d th e W il liam be en b low n
o f f the coaft fo r three w e e k s , h o w d e e p ly w o u ld diftrefs h a v e be en fe lt
in the fe fe tt lem en ts !
T h e b r ig from B en g a l had on board a fmall q u a n tity o f b e e f and
p o r k ; fom e fu g a r , B en g a l rum , and coa rfe ca llico e s .
T o th e grea t fu rp r ife and r e g re t o f e v e r y o n e , it w a s h eard from
M r . Ba rb e r th e m after, th a t at th e time o f his departure f r om C a lcu
tta , n o ac counts h ad be en re c e iv e d o f th e a r r iv a l o f M r . B am p ton
in a n y p o r t in Ind ia.
A s w e l l at h is departure from N o r fo lk Illan d , as w h e n h e qu itted
th is p la c e , h e h ad expre ffed h is re fo lu tio n o f attem p tin g a paffage
b e tw e en this c o u n t r y and N ew G u in e a , in the h o p e o f b e in g , i f fu c -
ce fsfu l, th e firft to e ftab lilh a fa r t th a t w o u ld be attended w i th lin g u la r
ad vantages to his M a je f ty ’ s fettlements in th is p a r t o f the w o r ld .
C ap tain B l ig h , o f th e h a p p y c o n c lu lio n o f w h o fe fe con d v o y a g e fo r
th e bread fru it w e n ow h eard b y th e W il liam , w a s p a r ticu la r ly in -
ftrurted to fu r v e y th e ftraits w h ic h feparate N ew H o lla n d from N ew
G u in e a . B y . th e a c coun ts o f h is v o y a g e w h ic h rea ch ed u s , w e fo u n d
that th e tw o Chips .P rov id en ce and A ffifta n c e w e r e tw e n ty day s from
th e ir entrance in to th e ftrait to th e ir .fin d in g th em fe lv e s ag a in in an
o p en fea. T h e n a v ig a tio n th ro u g h th is p affa ge w a s defcribed as th e
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