D u r in g th is m on th th e m illw r ig h t B u ffin completed th e mill w h ic h
h e w a s « con ftru ftin g in th e ro om o f W ilk in fo n ’ s ; an d , on its being-
w o rk e d , it w a s fo u n d to an fw e r ftill be tte r than the firft w h ic h lie
made.- T h e b o d y o f W ilk in fo n , after b e in g d ra gged fo r feveral d a y s
in v a in , w a s fo u n d at laft flo a tin g o n th e fu r fa ce o f the p ond w h e r e
h e lo ft h is life , and b e in g b ro u g h t into-Parramatta w a s there d e cen tly
inter red.
O f . th e few w h o died in this m on th w a s o n e , a male c o n v ic t , o f
th e n am e o f P eter G il lie s , w h o came ou t to this c o u n t ry in the N ep tu
n e tranfp ort in th e y e a r 1 7 9 1 . H is death to o k place on the m o rn in g
o f the a r r iv al o f the S p e e d y from E n g lan d , b y w h ic h ftiip a le tte r w a s
re c e iv ed addrefled to h im , adm o n iftiing h im o f th e u n ce r ta in ty o f life,,
re c om m en d in g h im e a r ly to b e g in to th in k o f th e end o f it, an d
^ a cq u a in tin g h im o f th e death o f his w i fe , a ch ild , and tw o o th e r near:
re lations . H e h ad ceafed to breathe b e fo re this u nw e lcom e intelligence-
rea ched th e hofpital.
J u ly .] T h e fign a l fo r a fail was made at th e Sou th -h ead between-
fe v en and e ig h t o ’ c lo ck in th e m o rn in g o f th e 5 th o f J u l y ; and fo o n
a fte r th e H o p e , an Am e r ic a n lh ip from R h o d e Ifland , anchored in th e
c o v e , h a v in g o n board a ca rgo o f falted p ro v ifio n s and fpirits on fp e -
cu la tio n . T h i s lh ip w a s h e re b e fo re w i th Captain P a g e , the com m an d e r
o f th e H a lc y o n , and n o w came in th e fame em p lo y , th e hou fe o f
B r ow n and Francis at P ro v id en ce . B r ow n w a s th e u n c le o f P a g e ,
b e tw e en w h om the re b e in g fom e m ifu n d e r ftan d in g , P a g e b u ilt and
fre igh ted th e H a lc y o n a fte r th e departure o f th e H o p e , w h o fe mafte r
b e in g ord ered to to u ch a t th e F alkland ’s Iflands, P a g e determined to
p re ced e h im in .h is ar riv al at th is c o u n t ry , an d h a v e the firft o f th e
m a rk e t, in w h ic h h e fucceeded.
T h is p rov ed a grea t d ifapp ointment t o th e mafter o f the H o p e , who-
ind eed fold h is fpirits at th re e ih illin g s and fix p en c e p e r g a llon ( but
h is falted p ro v ifio n s n o one w o u ld purch'afe.
T h e H o p e w a s fe v en d ay s in he r paflage from th e So u th Cape to
th is p o r t ; and th e m afte r faid , th a t o f f C ap e St. G e o r g e h e met w i th
a cu r ren t w h ic h carried h im d u r in g th e fpace o f three d a y s a d egre e
to th é fou thwa rd each d a y .
O a
O n th e 8th th e In d ifpen fab le and H a lc y o n fa iled o n th e ir r e fp e ft iv e
v o y a g e s , th e fo rm e r fo r B en g a l, and the la tter fo r Canton. T h e In d
ifp en fab le w a s . a la rge flo u t fh ip , p rov id ed w i th a letter o f m arqu e ,
w e l l manned and a rm e d ; and had been captured from th e F ren ch at
th e b e g in n in g o f the p refent wa r. T h e m a fte r w a s p e rmitted to rec
e iv e on board feveral perfons from th e c o lo n y , on his rep re fen tin g
th a t he w a s fh o r t o f hands to n a v ig a te his fh ip j and tw o c o n v if t s
fo u n d means to m ake th e ir efcape from th e fettlem ent, A th ird w a s
difcovfered concealed on board fo r the fame p u rp o fe , and b e in g b ro u g h t
o n fh o re , it appeared that th e c o x fw a in o f th e lieu ten an t-g o v e rn o r ’ s
boat had aflifted h im in h is a t tem p t ; fo r w h ic h h e w a s p u nifh ed and
tu rn e d ou t o f th e bo at, fu ch a b rea ch o f tru ft d e fe rv in g and re q u ir in g
to be p a r ticu la r ly noticed.
B y -the H a lc y o n w e r e fent fome d ifpatches to be fo rw a rd ed b y th e
w a y o f C h in a to h is M a je f ty ’ s fe c re ta ry o f ftate fo r th e h om e departm
en t. T h e d a y fo llow in g th e departure o f the fe tw o fh ip s, th e F a n c y
fn ow ar riv ed from B om b a y , h a v in g on board a fmall q u a n t ity o f r ic e
an d dholl * , intend ed as p a r t o f the c o n t r a f t entered in to b y C ap tain
B am p ton , w h o , w e n ow learned, had ar r iv ed fafe at B om b a y , a fte r a
lo n g pafla ge from th is p la c e o f b e tw e en f ix and fe v en months. T h is
v e ffe l w a s command ed b y M r . T h om a s E d g a r D e ll , fo rm e r ly c h ie f
mate o f M r . B am p ton ’ s f h i p t h e S h ah H o rm u z e a r , from w h om th e
fo llo w in g in fo rm a tion w a s re ce ived . 1
T h e fhips S h ah H o rm u z e a r and C h e fte r fie ld failed, as b e fo re related,
f r om N o r fo lk Ifland on th e 2 7 th o f M a y 1 7 9 3 . O n th e 2d o f th e
fo llow in g m on th a r e e f w a s fe en in latitud e 19° 28' S . and lo n g itu d e
158 ° 32 ' 1 5 " Ea ft. O n th e i f t - o f J u ly , b e in g th e n in latitud e 9° 3 9 ' 3 0 "
S . and lo n g itu d e -142° 5-9' 1 5 " E a ft o f G r e e n w ic h , th e y fe ll in w i th an
ifland w h ic h obtained th e n am e o f T a te ’ s Ifland , and at w h ic h th e y
had the misfor tune to fta v e a boat as be fb rem en tion ed . T h e eircum -
ftances -of the m urd er o f Captain Hill., M r . C a r te r , S h aw the firft mate
o f the C h e fte r fie ld , and th e boat’ s c r ew , w e r e related b y M r . D e ll. I t
appeared from h is a c co u n t, th a t th e y h ad landed to fea rch fo r frefh
* Thirty-eight tons of rice, and thirty-eight tons of dholl. Captain Bampton alfo
.fent twenty-four bags of feed-wheat,
lip 2 water.