A C C O U N T O F THE-38« EN G L ISH C O L O N Y H i » *
o f f from th e means q f p u r ch a fin g a n y o f th o fe com fo r ts w h ic h his
fam ily m u ft in e v ita b ly requ ire , and w o u ld ce rta in ly q u it a c o u n t ry
that m e re ly h e ld ou t tq h im a d a ily fubflften ce ; as he w o u ld lo o k , i f
h e w a s o rd in a r ily w i fe , fo r fom e th in g b e y o n d that.. It m igh t b e faid,
th a t th e fettler w o u ld raife f lo c k fo r the p u b lic ; but go v e rnm en t
w o u ld d o th e fame., and fo p re v en t h im from e v e r y chan ce o f p r o v
id in g fo r a fam ily b e y o n d th e p refent d ay . *
A s it w a s defirable th a t th o fe fettlers w h o had be com e fu çh from
co n v id ts fh o u ld rem ain in th is c o u n t r y , th e o n ly in d u cem en t th e y
co u ld h a v e w o u ld b e th a t o f ra ifin g to them fe lv e s a com fo rtable indep
en d en c e fo r the w in te r o f th e ir o w n liv e s and th e fum m e r o f th e ir
p ro g en y . G o v e rnm e n t m u ft th e re fo re , to en cou ra ge th e fettlert, Jet
h im be th e fa rm e r , and b e it fe lf th e p urcha fe r. T h e G o v e rnm e n t can
a lw a y s f ix its o w n p r ice ; and the fettler w i ll be farisfied i f h e can
p ro cu re h im fe lf th e com fo r ts h e finds req u ifite , and la y b y a p or tion
o f h is emoluments fo r that d a y w h e n h e can n o lo n g e r till th e field
w i th th e labou r o f his ow n hands. W i th th is en cou ra g em ent and
p r o fp e ft , N ew S o u th W a le s w o u ld h o ld ou t a m oft p rom ifin g fipld
fo r th e in d u ftr iou s ; and m ig h t even, d o more : it m ig h t p ro v e a v a lu able
re fou rc e an d acceptable a fy lum fo r m a n y b ro k en and' red u c ed
fam ilie s , w h o , fo r w a n t o f it , b e com e th ro u g h mis for tun e s ch a rgeable
to th e ir re fp ed tiv e parifhes.
N o tw ith fla n d in g th e w e a th e r w a s u n fa v o u rab le d u r in g th e w h o le o f
th is m on th , th e w h e a t e v e r y w h e re lo o k ed w e l l, p a r ticu la r ly at th e
fe u lem en t near th e H a w k e lb u r y ; th e d iftanee to w h ic h p lace h ad
la te ly b e en afcertained b y an officer w h o w a lk e d th ith e r from S y d n e y
in tw o minutes lefs th an e igh t hours . H e com puted th e d iftanee to
b e tw o -a n d - th ir ty miles.
T h e w e a th e r d u r in g th e w h o le o f th is m on th w a s v e r y unpleafant
and turbulen t. M u c h ra in , and th e w in d ftr o n g at fo u th , mark ed b y
fa r th e grea teft p a r t o f it. O n th e 2 5 th , th e h o t la n d -w in d v ifited
u s fo r th e firft tim e th is fe a fon , b low in g u n til e v en in g w ith m u ch
v io len c e , w h e n it w a s fuceeeded (as u fu a lly h ap pen ed a fte r fo h o t a
day) b y the w in d at fouth .
S ep tem b e r .] O n th e i f t o f S ep tember th e B r ita n n ia failed fo r th e
£ a p e o f G o o d H o p e , o n a fé con d v o y a g e o f fp e cu la tio n fo r fom e o f
th e
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th e c iv il and m ilita ry officers o f the feu lem en t. In h e r w e n t , w i th
difp atche s , M r . D a v id W a k e B e ll, and M r . R ic h a rd K e n t (gen tlemen
w h o ar r iv ed he re in th e B od d in gton s and S u g a r C ane tranfp orts,
ch a rg ed w i th th e fuperintendance and m ed ica l care o f th e co n v ic ts
from Ireland). T h e S p e e d y alfo failed on h e r fifh in g v o y a g e , the
m afte r in ten d in g n o t to confirme a n y lo n g e r tim e in an u n fu c c e fs fu l
tr ial o f this coaft. Se v e ra l perfons w e r e p e rmitted to ta k e th e ir p af-
fag e in thefe fhips ; am o n g others, R ich a rd B lo u n t , fo r w h om a fre e
pard on h ad fome tim e fin c e be en re c e iv ed from th e fe c re ta ry o f Hate’ s
office.
- S o o n after th e departure o f the fe fh ip s , th e lie u ten an t-g o v e rn o r ,
h a v in g p r e v io u lly tranfmitted w i th h is o th e r d ifpatches an a c cou n t o f
th e tranfaCtion to th e fe c re ta ry o f ftate, th o u g h t it n e ce ffa ry to ilfue a
p u b lic o rd e r , calculated to imprefs on th e minds o f tho fe fettlers an d
others at N o r fo lk Ifland w h o m ig h t th in k th em fe lv e s a g g r ie v ed b y his
late d etermina tion o f n o t o rd e r in g p a ym en t to b e made fo r th e co rn
p urcha fed o f th em b y L ie u ten an t -g o v e rn o r K in g , a co n v ic t io n th a t
a lth o u g h h e fh o u ld on all occafions be re a d y to ad op t a n y p lan w h ic h
th e lieu ten an t-g o v e rn o r m ig h t d e v ife fo r th e a c com m od a tion o r ad v an ta
ge o f th e inhab itants at N o r fo lk Ifland , y e t in this bufinefs h e made
o b je ction s, becaufe h é did n o t con fid e r h im fe lf author ifed to r a t ify
th e agreement.
H e propofed to thofe who held the bills to take back their corn ;
Of, if they preferred leaving it in the public ftöreè Until fuch time as
an anfwer could be received from the fecretary of ftate, he allured
them that they might dépend óii the earliefi communication of whatever
might be his deCifion ; and that if fuch decifion fhould be to
refufe the payment of the bills, he promifed that grain Ihould be returned
equal in quantity and quality to what had been received from
thém *.
H öW fa r th e fettlers (w h o iû re tu rn fo r th e p rod u c e o f th e ir grou n d s
lo o k ed fo r fom e th in g m oré im m ed ia te ly b en e fic ia l to th em and th e ir
fam ilie s , than th e waiting eigh te en mon th s o r tw o y e a r s fo r a rèfufal,
. * Governor Ifuntdi on His arrival ordered the bills tó be paid, which was afterwards
confirmed by tfh'0 fecretary of date.