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p offe ffing fto c k fo u n d it. his in te re ft to p referv e it in th e h ig h e ft order,
th a t it m ig h t be deemed equ a l to the g enera l h ig h v a lu e w h ic h flo c k
b o re .
B y an ac co u n t w h ic h was ta k en at th e end o f this month o f the
liv e fto ck in the c o lo n y , th e fo llow in g numbers appeared to be in the
poffeffion o f g o v e rnm en t and o f in d iv id u a ls ; v iz .
Government ftock - -
Private ditto - - - -
Total
Horfes. Affes. Oxen. - ' Sheep. G o a t s .
In th is a c cou n t th e h o g s [from th e ir b e in g fo d iip ofed as n o t e a lily
to be afcertained) w e r e riot in c lu d e d ; but th e y w e r e fu p p o fed to
am o u n t to fe v e ral hundreds.
A s a re fe rv e in tim e o f g rea t diftrefs, w h e n a lone it could b e made
u fe o f, this fto c k w a s , w h e n compa red w i th ou r n um be rs , no v e r y
g re a t d epen d an ce ; but it w a s e v e r y th in g as a fto c k to breed from ,
and w e l l d e fe rv in g o f attention to ch e r ifh it and promote, its inc reafe.
O n th e laft d a y o f th e m on th the Franc is fch o o n e r failed fo r N o r fo
lk I lla n d , w h ith e r fhe w a s fent m e re ly to ap p r ife .M r . K ir ig th a t the
Daedalus w o u ld be difpatched to h im im m ed ia te ly after th e return o f
th e fch o o n e r , w i th fu ch ftores and p ro v ifio n s as h e Ihould require.
D u r in g this mon th the hou fe o f the R e v . M r . J o h n fon w a s bro k en
in to at n ig h t, and robbed o f fu g a r , co ffe e , ar rack, R u flia fh e e tin g , and
o th e r articles to a la rg e amount. T h e r e w a s little d oubt but th a t fome
o f his ow n p e o p le had eithe r com m itted th e b u rg la ry , o r had g iv en
in fo rm a tion to others h o w and w h e n it m ig h t be com m itted , as th e
p a r t o f the h o u fe b ro k en in to w a s that w h ic h M r . Jo h n fon had applied
to a fto re -ro om. Se v e ra l p eop le w e r e tak en u p , and fome o f th e
ar ticles fo u n d concealed in th e w o o d s ; but th o fe w h o Hole them had
ad d re fs en o u g h to a v o id d ifc o v e r y .
3
Mares.
n
£ i£
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s
o w
Rams and
Wethers.
Female, j
£
Total. ■
6 6 — — 14 iS 5 9 . 49 10 3
5 3 2 i i .7 257 161 3 4 2 167 946
11 9 2 i *5 '*S 316 210 3 5 2 170 1111
V e r y
V e r y fh o r tly a fte r this a m o il d ar ing b u rg la r y w a s com m itted in a
h o u fe in th e old marine quarters o ccupied b y M r . K e n t , w h o ar r iv ed
he re in th e B o d d in g ton s from Ireland in A u g u f t la ft, as ag ent o f co n v
ic t s o n th e p art o f G o v e rnm en t. H e h ad fe cu red th e d o o r w i th a
p ad lo ck , and after fun-fet had g o n e up to one o f th e officers’ barracks,
w h e re h e w a s /p en d in g the e v en in g , w h e n , b e fo re n in e o ’ c lo c k , w o rd
w a s b ro u g h t h im th a t his hou fe had be en b ro k en in to . O n g o in g
d ow n , he fo u n d that th e ftaple, w h ic h w a s a v e r y ftro n g o n e , had
be en fo rced out, and a la rg e ch e ft th a t w o u ld requ ire fo u r m en to co n v
e y it ou t o f th e d o o r had be en tak en off. I t contained a g rea t qu an t
i ty o f w e a r in g apparel, m o n e y , b ills , and le t te r s ; b u t , th o u g h th e
th e ft could n o t h a v e b e en lo n g com m itted , all the fearch th a t tw e n ty
o r th ir ty p eo p le made fo r fom e h o u rs th a t n ig h t w a s in e ffe c tu a l, n o
trace b e in g fe en o f it , and n o th in g fo u n d b u t a la rg e ca u lk in g - iro n ,
w i th w h ic h it w a s fup po fed th e ftaple w a s w r en ch ed off. T h e ch e ft
w a s fo u n d th e n e x t m o rn in g b eh in d a b a r rack , (w h ic h h ad la te ly b e en
fitted up as a p lace o f d iv in e w o r lh ip fo r th e ac com m od a tion o f th e
chaplain o f th e N ew S o u th W a le s corp s ,) and fom e o f th e w e a r in g
apparel w a s b ro u g h t in from th e w o o d s ; b u t M r . K e n t ’ s lofs w a s v e r y
little d im in ilh ed b y th is r e c o v e ry .
In ad d ition to the fe burg laries a h ig h w a y ro b b e ry w a s com m itted o n
th e fu p e rca rgo o f th e Am e r ic an , w h o w a s atta ck ed in th e d u fk o f th e
e v en in g , clo fe b y on e o f the b a r r a c k s ,. b y tw o m en , w h o , in th e m o m
en t o f l in k in g h im , fe ized h o ld o f h is w a tc h , and w i th a v io len t je r k
w r en ch ed o f f th e • feals, th e w a tc h fa llin g on th e g ro u n d . T h e p lace
w a s , h ow e v e r , to o p u b lic to r i fk Hay in g to lo o k ' fo r i t ; and th e ow n e r
w a s fo r tu n a te en o u g h to fin d it h im fe l f ; b u t th e feals, w h ic h w e r e o f
g o ld , w e r e carried o ff.
A l l thefe offences ag ain ft peace and g o o d o rd e r w e r e to be attributed
to th e ho r r id v ic e o f g am in g , w h ic h w a s ftill p ur fu ed in this p la c e ,
and w h ic h , from the m ana gement and addrefs. o f tho fe w h o p ra& ife d
it , could n o t be pre vented . T h e p e r fon s o f th e peace-officers- w e re
w e l l k n ow n to. them ; and , that th e y m ig h t never- b e d e te c ted in the
fafit, one o f the p a r ty , com m o n ly the greateftl lo fe r , was. a lw a y s fta-
tioned on th e lo o k -o u t to alarm in time.
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