inftead o f p a ym en t o f the fe bills) w o u ld be fatisfied w i th this order,
w a s v e r y q u e ftion ab le . It has be en feen a lread y , that th e y w e r e d if-
fatisfied at th e p rod u c e o f th e ir fe con d crops no t b e in g p urcha fed s
w h a t then m u ft be th e ir ideas on fin d in g e v en th e f a l l re c e iv ed in deed;
b u t n o t ac coun ted f o r ; p u rch a fed , b u t no t p aid fo r ? It was fair
to con c lu d e , that on thus fin d in g th em fe lv e s w i th o u t a mark et fo r
th e ir overp lus g ra in , th e y w o u ld ce r ta in ly g iv e up th e cu ltiv a tio n o f
th e ir farms and q u it th e ifland. S h o u ld this hap pen , L ie u ten a n t -g o v
e rn o r K in g w o u ld h a v e to lament th e n e ce ffity o f a meafure h a v in g
b e en ad op ted w h ic h in effe<ft p romifed to d epopulate his g o v e rnm en t.
O n the lo t h and n t h o f this m on th w e had tw o v e r y w e lcom e
ar riv als from E n g lan d , th e R e fo lu tio n and Salamand er ftorefhips.
T h e y w e r e b o th fre igh ted w i th ftores and p ro v ifio n s fo r the c o lo n y ;
b u t im m ed ia te ly on th e ir an ch o r in g w e w e r e g iv en to u n d e rh an d , th a t
from m e e tin g w ith u n com m on bad w e a th e r b e tw e en the C ap e o f G o o d
H o p e and V a n D iem a n ’ s L a n d , the mailers apprehended that th e ir
ca rgo e s had fufta ined m u ch damage.
T h e R e fo lu t io n failed in c om p a n y w i th the Salamander (from w h om
fh e parted in a h e a v y ga le o f w in d ab ou t the lo n g itu d e o f th e illand s
Am fte rd am and St. P au l’ s) on the 20 th o f M a r ch la lt ; anchored o n
th e 16 th o f A p r i l a t th e I lle o f M a y , w h en c e Ihe failed on th e 20th ;
crofted th e equ a to r on^the 3d o f M a y ; anchored ó n th e 2 5 th o f th e
fam e m on th in th e harb ou r o f R io de J a n e iro ; le ft it on th e 10th o f
J u n e , an d , after a v e r y bo ifte rou s p alfa ge , made th e fo u th e rn e x t
r em ity o f N e w H o lla n d on th e 30th o f A u g u f t , h a v in g been n in e ty -
th re e d a y s in h e r palfa ge from th e B raz ils , d u r in g w h ic h tim e lh e end
ured .feveral hard gales o f w in d , th re e o f w h ic h th e m a ile r , M r .
M a t th ew L o c k , reported to h a v e been as fe v e re as a n y man o n b o ard
h is Ihip h ad e v e r w itn e lfed . H e Hated, in th e p ro te ll w h ic h he entered
b efore th e ju d g e -ad v o c a te , that his Ihip w a s v e r y m u ch ftrained ,
th e main p iece o f th e rud d e r fp ru n g , and m o l l o f th e 'fa ils and r ig g in g
w o rn out. T h e Salamand er appeared to h a v e m e t w i th w e a th e r
e q u a lly b a d ; b u t lh e w a s at on e tim e in grea te r h a z a rd , h a v in g
bro a ch ed -to in a tremend ous g a le o f w in d ; d u r in g w h ic h tim e , acco
rd in g to th e tale o f th e fu p e rftitious feamen , and w h ic h th e y to o k
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care to infert in th e ir p ro te ll, blue lights w e r e feen d an c in g o n e a ch
m a ll-h ead and y a rd in the Ihip.
B y thefe Ihips w e learned that th e S urprife tran lp o r t, w i th male an d
fem ale c o n v i i ls fo r this co u n t ry , was le ft b y them ly in g at Sp ith ead
r e a d y fo r fea, and that th e y m ig h t be Ih o r tly exped ted . T h e K i t t y ,
w h ic h failed from this place in Ju n e 1 7 9 3 , had ar r iv ed fa fe ly at C o r k
o n th e 5 th o f F eb ru a ry la d , not lo lin g a n y o f h e r p alfengers o r p e o p le
in fo lo n g a v o y a g e and in fuch a feafon.
H is M a je l ly ’ s ap p oin tmen t o f J o h n H u n te r E fq . to b e o u r g o v
e rn o r , in th e ro om o f C ap tain P h illip w h o had re fign ed h is o ffic e ,
w e fo u n d had be en o ffic ia lly n o tified in .the L o n d o n G a z e tte o f th e
5 th o f F e b ru a ry la lt. M r . P h illip ’ s fe rv ice s , w e u n d e r lto o d , w e r e
remunerated b y a p en fion o f fiv e h und red p oun d s p e r annum.
T h e I r ilh p rifone rs w e r e n o w -again b e g in n in g to b e tr o u b le fom e ;
and fom e o f th em b e in g m iffin g from la bou r , it w a s d ire£ lly
rum o u red th a t a p lan w a s in a g ita tion to fe ize th e b oat named th e
C um b e r lan d , w h ic h had re c en tly failed w ith p rov ifion s fo r th e fettlers
a t the H aw k e lb u r y . B y fe v e ral it w a s fa id , that lh e had ad lu a lly been
attacked w ith o u t th e H e a d s , and carried. N o tic e w a s the re fo re im m e d
ia te ly fen t o ve r-lan d to th e r iv e r ; to p u t th e p eop le in th e boat on
th e ir gu a rd , and to return Ihould lh e rea ch that fettlement f a f e l y : an
armed lo n g -b o a t w a s allb fen t to p ro te c t he r palfa ge rou n d . A f te r a
few d a y s fufp en ce w£ fo u n d , th a t w h ile p ro v id in g ag ain ft a n y ac cident
h ap p en in g to th e C um b e r lan d , fom e o f the I r ilh p rifone rs at
Parramatta had llo len from th e w h a r f at that place a fix -o a r ’d boat
b e lo n g in g to L ie u ten an t M ‘A r th u r , w i th w h ic h th e y g o t w i th o u t the-
h a rb ou r u n d ifc o v e red . S h e w a s fo u n d h ow e v e r , fom e d a y s after, at
B o t a n y B a y . T h e p e o p le w h o w e r e in h e r made fom e threats o f
re fin a n ce , but at len g th to o k to th e w o o d s , le a v in g th e boat w i t li
n e a r ly e v e r y th in g th a t th e y had p ro v id e d fo r th e ir v o y a g e . F rom
th e w o o d s th e y v ifited th e farms ab out S y d n e y fo r p lu n d e r , o r rather
fo r fuftenance ; b u t one o f th em b e in g fired at and w o u n d e d , th e reft
th o u g h t it th e ir w i fe ll w a y to g iv e th em fe lv e s up . T h e y made no
h e fita tion in a v o w in g th a t th e y n e v e r mean t to r e t u r n ; but at the
fame tim e ow n e d th a t th e y fu p p o fed th e y had rea ched B ro k en B a y
inftead o f B o ta n y B a y , ign o ran t w h e th e r it la y to th e n o r thw a rd or
3. fo u thw a rd :