[1794;
S o u thw a rd o f this h arb our . T h e man w h o had be en w o u n d ed died at
th e hofpital the n e x t d a y ; and h is com p an ion s appeared but v e r y ill able
<0 p ro v id e fo r th em fe lv e s , e v e n b y th o fe means w h ic h had occafioned
o u r b e in g troub led w i th th em in th is co u n try .
O n th e 1 7 th , w e w e r e v ifited b y a v io len t ga le o f w in d at fouth-
w e f t , w h ic h b lew fo ftr o n g , th a t the R e fo lu t io n w a s at one time
n e a r ly o n fhore. A t Parramatta, d u r in g the g a le , a p u b lic g ran a ry ,
in w h ic h w e r e upw a rd s o f tw o th ou fan d fo u r hun d red buftrels o f
ih e lled m a iz e o r In d ian c o rn , c a u g h t fire , th ro u g h th e careleflhefs o f
fom e fe rv an ts w h o w e r e b o ilin g fo o d fo r flo c k clöfe to the b u ild in g
(w h ic h w a s a tha tched o n e ) , and all th e c o rn , to g e th e r w i th a n um be r
o f fine h o g s the p ro p e r ty o f an in d iv id u a l, w e r e de ftroy ed .
S om e fe v e re cpntefts am o n g th e nativ es to o k place d u r in g this
m on th in and ab out th e tow n o f S y d n e y . In fadt, We ftill k n ew
v e r y little o f th e manners and cu ftoms o f thefe p eop le , n o tw ith ftan d -
in g th e ad v an ta g e w e p oflefled in th e con fian t refid ence o f m a n y o f
th em am o n g u s , and th e d efire th a t th e y fh ew ed o f cu ltiv a t in g ou r
frien d fh ip . A t th e H aw k e fb u r y th e y w e r e n o t fo fr ie n d ly ; a fettler
th e r e and h is fe rv an t w e r e n e a r ly murdered in th e ir h u t b y fome
n a t iv e s from th e w o o d s , w h o ftole u p on th em w i th filch fe c r è c y , as
to w o u n d and o v e rp ow e r th em b e fo re th e y cou ld p rocu re afliftance.
T h e fe rv an t w a s fo m u ch h u r t b y th em w i th fpears and clubs, as
t o be in d an g e r o f lo fin g his life . A few day s after this c ircum ftan ce ,
a b o d y o f nativ es h a v in g attack ed th e fettlers, and carried o f f th e ir
c lo th e s , p ro v ifio n s , and w h a te v e r elfe th e y could la y th e ir hands on
th e fufferers colled ted w h a t arms th e y co u ld , and fo llow in g , them
fe v e n o r e ig h t o f th e p lunderers w e re k illed on th e fpot.'
T h is mode o f tre atin g them h ad be com e a b fo lu te ly nee e ffary , from
th e fr e q u e n c y and e v il effects o f th e ir v ifits ; b u t w h a te v e r th é fettlers
a t th e r iv e r fufferêd w a s ' e n tir e ly b ro u g h t on th em b y th e ir o w n m if-
c o n d u f t : th e re Was n o t a d oubt b u t m a n y n ativ e s had been w a n to n ly
fire d up on ; and w h en th é ir ch ild ren , after th e flig h t o f th e p arents,
h a v e fallen in to th é fettlers hands, th e y h a v e been d e ta ined at th e ir huts,
n o tw ith fta n d in g th e earneft entreaties o ftfh é parents fo r th e ir return.
O n th e 2 6 th , th e D ied aliis failed fo r N o r fo lk Ifland1, h a v in g oh
b o ard a q u a n tity o f th e flo re s and p ro v ifio n s lately re c e ived from
E n g lan d ,
E n g lan d , and a d eta chment o f officers and m en o f the N ew So u th
W a le s corps to r e lie v e th o fe on d u ty there.
T w o female nativ e s, w i fh in g to w ith d raw from th e c ru e lty w h ic h
th e y , w i th others o f th e ir fe x , exp e r ien c ed from th e ir co u n t rym en ,
w e r e a llow ed to embark in th e Daedalus, and w e r e co n fign e d to the
Care o f th e lieu ten an t-gov e rn o r . O n e o f th em w a s After to B en n il-
l o n g ; the other w a s connedted w ith th e y o u n g man his com p an io n .
Perhaps th e y w ifh ed to w a it in peace and re tirem en t th e a r r iv al o f
th o fe w h o w e r e b ound to p rote c t them .
A t the latter end o f th e m on th fom e wa rran ts o f em an c ipa tion
p alled th e fea l o f th e te r r ito ry , and re c e iv ed th e lie u ten an t-g o v e rn o r ’ s
fign a tu re . T h e objedts o f th is in d u lg en c e w e r e , R o b e r t S id aw a y ,
w h o re ce ived an u n con d ition a l pard on in confid era tion o f his d ilig en ce ,
u n rem ittin g g o od c o n d u c t, and ftri<S in te g r ity in his em p lo ym en t fo r
fe v e ra l y ea rs as th e p u b lic b ake r o f th e fe t t lem e n t ; and W il liam
L e a e h , w h o w a s p ermitted to q u it th is c o u n t r y , bu t n o t to re tu rn to
E n g lan d d u r in g th e u n e x p ire d term o f his fentence o f tran fp or tation,
w h ic h w a s fo r fe v en yea rs. E ig h t conv id ts w e r e p ard oned o n c o n d
ition o f th e ir fe rv in g in the N ew S o u th W a le s corp s un til r e g u la r ly
d ifcha rged th e re from . James L a r ra , James R u ffle r , and R ic h a rd Partr
id g e (eonvidts fo r life ) , re c e iv ed a con d ition a l p ard on , o r (as w a s th e
term am o n g th em fe lv e s o n this o cea fio n) w e r e mad e fre e o n th e
g ro u n d , to enable th em to b e com e fe tt le r s ; as w e r e alfo W illiam J o y c e
and B en jam in C a rv e r fo r the fame p u rp o fe . J o y c e h ad been tranf-
p orted fo r fou r te en y e a r s , and C a r v e r fo r life. F re ed om o n th e
g ro u n d was alfo g iv e n to W il liam W a r in g , a conv id t fo r life.
I t w a s .p le a fin g to fee fo m a n y p eop le w i th d r aw in g from th e fo e ie ty
o f v ic e and w r e tched n e fs , and fo rm in g fu c h a charadter fo r th em fe lv e s
as to be th o u g h t d e fe rv in g o f em an c ipa tion .
O n th e 2 9 th , th e F a n c y fn o w le ft th is p o r t. M r . D e ll , th e com mand
er, purpofed ru n n in g to N o r fo lk Ifland , b u t affedted a fe c re c y •
w i th refpedt to h is fu b feq u en t d eftina tion. I t w a s g en e ra lly fu n n i f e d ,.
h ow e v e r , th a t h e w a s bo u n d to fome ifland w h e r e a t tim b e r fit fo r naval
p urpofes w a s to -be p rocured ; and at w h ic h w h a te v e r fh ip M r . Bam p-
to n fh ou ld b r in g w i th h im m ig h t to u ch and lo ad w i th a ca rgo fo r .-
India. T h e fn ow w a s armed , w a s ab ou t on e hun d red and fe v e n ty -
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