f-1794.
th em fc lv c s . T h e le tte r , w a s a c com pan ied b y a p o c k e t -b o o k : be lon g in
g to M r . K e n t , an d fome . o f his p ap e r s ; b u t none o f th e b ills 'w h ic h
w e r e in it w h e n it w a s fto len w e r e returned.
T h e in fo len ce o f this p ro c e ed in g , and th e frequ en cy , o f thofe noctu
rn a l v ifits , furp rifed and p u t all perfons on th e ir guard ; but th a t the
e n em y w a s w i th in o u r ow n doors there w a s no d oubt. A n h one ft
fe rv an t w a s in this c o u n t r y an in v aluable t r e a fu r e ; w e w e re com pelled
t o tak e th em as chance fh o u ld diredt from am o n g the com m on h e r d ;
a n d i f a n y one w a s fo u n d w h o h ad fom e remains o f p r in c ip le in h im ,
h e w a s fure to be fo on corrupted b y th e v ic e w h ic h e v e r y w h e r e fur-
rou n d ed h im .
I t became n e ce flary at len g th fo r th e cr iminal ju ft ic e o f the fettlement
to in te r fe re , and th re e c o n v i& s w e re tried fo r burglaries. Joh n Be v an
th o u g h tr ied on tw o cha rges, w a s acquitted from a w a n t o f e v id e n c e ;
th e others, J o h n F lem m in g and A r ch ib a ld M cD on a ld , w e r e c o n v ic te d .'
T h e la tte r o f the fe tw o h ad bro k en in to a fold ier’s h u t the n ig h t before
th e cou r t fat, and a t a tim e w h en it was p u b lic ly k n ow n in the fettle-
iment th a t it w a s to fit fo r the. trial o f fuch offenders as m ig h t be
b r o u g h t b efore .i t . T h e ftate o f the c o lo n y called lo u d ly fo r th e ir
p u n ifhm en t , and th e y w e r e bo th e x e cu te d th e th ird d a y after' their
c o n v id io n . It w a s a fte rw ard s faid, that M ‘H on a id w a s one o f the
p a r t y w h o h ro k e in to th e c le rg ym a n ’ s houfie.
S o o n after thefe e x e cu t io n s , Caffiar * , ftill incor r ig ib le , to o k up
a g a in his fo rm e r pradtice o f fu b fiftin g in th e w o o d s b y p lu n d e r in g the
farms and h uts at th e o u tfk ir ts o f the tow ns . H e w a s 'fo o n ta k e n ; but
o n h is b e in g p u n ifh ed , and that w i th fome fe v e r ity , h e declared w i th
e x u lta t io n and con temp t, that “ all that w o u ld n o t make h im better.”
T h e H o p e failed this m on th fo r C an to n , the mafter b e in g fuffered
t o take w ith h im one man , J o h n Pardo W a tts , ‘Who had ferv ed his
time o f tranlportation.
T h e B r itannia w a s alfo h ired in this month b y fome o f the officers
o f th e c iv il and m ilita ry departments, to p rocu re them cattle and other
Articles at th e C ap e o f G o o d H o p e .
* See page 70, e t f t y .
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D u r in g th is m on th a b u ild in g , con fiftin g o f fo u r cells fo r p r ifo n e r s ,
w a s added to th e gu a rd -hou fe on th e eaft fide o f th e co v e . T h is h ad
lo n g been g re a tly j w a n t e d ; an d , the w h o le b e in g n ow inc lofed w i th
a ftro n g h ig h p a lin g , fom e advantage w a s e xped ted to b e d e riv ed
from confinem ent adopted o n ly as a p u nifhm en t.
C H A P . X X V I I . .
THE' SPEEDY S A I L S AND RETURNS.----EXCURSION TO THE WESTERN M0 UNTAINS.—
THE FRANCIS RETURNS FROM NORFOLK ISLAND.— CORN BILLS NOT
PAID.--- THE BRITANNIA SAILS FOR THE CAPE, AND THE SPEEDY ON HER.
FISHING VOYAGE.--- NOTIFICATION RESPECTING THE CORN BILLS.----THE
RESOLUTION AND SALAMANDER ARRIVE FROM ENGLAND.— IRISH PRISONERS
TROUBLESOME.— GALES OF WIND.--- NATIVES.— DA3DALU3 SAILS FOR
’ NORFOLK ISLAND.— EMANCIPATIONS.-—THE FANCY SAILS.--- A DEATH.—
BEVAN EXECUTED.— A SETTLER MURDERED A T PARRAMATTA.— THE
MERCURY ARRIVES. — SPANISH SHIPS.--- EMANCIPATION. — SETTLERS AND
NATIVES.--- CIVIL COURT.----THE SURPRIZE ARRIVES.----DEATHS.----RESOLUTION
AND SALAMANDER SAIL.— TRANSACTIONS.--- THE DAEDALUS RETURNS
FROM NORFOLK ISLAND.--- THE MERCURY SAILS FOR AMERICA.----THE LIEUTENANT
GOVERNOR LEAVES THE SETTLEMENT.--- THE DAEDALUS SAILS FOR
ENGLAND, AND THE SURPRIZE FOR BENGAL.--- THE EXPERIMENT ARRIVES.
— CAPTAIN PATERSON ASSUMES THE GOVERNMENT PRO TEMPORE.— RATION.—
DEATHS IN 1 79 4 .
A u g u f t .] M r . M e lv ille failed on h is in ten d ed fifh in g v o y a g e on
th e fecund o f th is month. H e ta lk ed o f re tu rn in g in ab out fou r te en
d a y s , d u r in g w h ic h time h e mean t to v ifit J e rv is and Bateman B a y s
to th e fo u thw a rd , as w e l l as to t r y o n c e m ore w h a t fo r tu n e m ig h t
attend h im as a w h a le r u p on th e co a ft. H e re tu rn ed , h ow e v e r , o n
th e 8th, w ith o u t h a v in g fe en a fifh , o r v ifite d e ith e r o f the b a y s , h a v in g
exp e r ien c ed a conftant an d h e a v y g a le o f w in d at E . S . E . fin ce he le ft
th e p or t, w h ic h fo r c ed h im to fail u n d e r a re e fed fo re fa il d u r in g the
w h o le o f its continuance.
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