in th e fto re s j e x p ir in g th is m o n th , his pardon w a s d elivered' to h im
a c co rd in g ly . N o o n e am o n g th e p rifone rs could be fo u n d m ore de-
fe r v in g o f th i s . c lem e n c y ; his c o n d u f t had be en u n ifo rm ly that o f a
g o o d man , and h e h ad Ih ew n th a t h e w a s t r u ll-w o r th y b y n e v e r h a v in g
fo r fe ited th e g o o d o p in io n o f th e com m ilfa ry u n d e r w h om h e w a s
p la c ed in th e p ro v ifio n - fto re .
F rom th e H aw k e fb u r y w e r e re c e iv ed a c coun ts w h ic h corroborated
th e o p in io n th a t th e fettlers there merited the attacks w h ic h w e re from
tim e to tim e made u p o n th em b y the natives. I t w a s n o w Laid, that
fom e o f th em h ad fe ized a n ativ e b o y , an d , after ty in g h im hand and
fo o t , had d ra gged h im fe v e ra l times th ro u g h a fire, o r o v e r a p la c e
co v e red w i th h o t allie s , u n til his b a ck w a s d re a d fu lly fcorch ed , and in
th a t ftate th r ew h im in to th e r iv e r , w h e re th e y flio t at and k illed h im .
S u c h a rep or t could no t be heard w ith o u t b e in g fo llow e d b y the clo fe ft
e x am in a t io n , w h e n it appeared th a t a b o y had a f tu a l ly been flio t w h en
in th e w a te r , from a co n v ic t io n o f his h a v in g been d etached as a fp y
upon, th e fettlers from a la rg e b o d y o f na tiv e s, and th a t h e w a s re turn in
g to th em w i th an a c cou n t o f th e ir w e a kn e fs , the re b e in g o n ly o n e
m u fq u e t to b e fo u n d am o n g fe v e ral farms. N o pe rfon ap p ear in g to
c o n t r a d id th is ac co u n t, it w a s adm itted as a t r u th ; b u t m a n y ftill co n -
fid ered it as a tale in v en ted to co v e r the true c ircum ftan ce , that a b o y
h ad be en c ru e lly and w a n to n ly murdered b y them .
T h e p re fen ce o f fom e pe rfon w i th a u th o r ity was, be com e ^ b fo lu te ly
n e ce ffa ry am o n g th o fe fettlers, w h o , fin d in g them fe lv e s fre ed from
b o n d a g e , in ftan tly co n c e iv ed th a t th e y w e r e ab ov e all r e ft r id io n s •.
an d , b e in g w i th o u t a n y inte rnal regu lation s , irregular itie s o f th e word;
kind; m ig h t be e x p e d e d to happen.
O n th e m o rn in g o f the 2 5 th a c iv il cou r t wa s.a ffembled , fo r th e p u r pose
o f in v e liig a tin g . an a a io n b ro u g h t b y one Joy ce; (a c o n v i a lately-
emanc ipa ted ) ag ain !! T h om a s D a v e n y , a fre e man and fup erintend ant
o f c o n v id s at T o o n g a b b e , fo r an a ffa u lt ; w h e n th e defendant, a v a ilin
g h im fe lf o f a m iftak e in his ch riftian name, pleaded th e m ifn om e r .
H i s p lea b e in g admitted , th e bufinefs w a s fo r th a t time g o t o v e r , and;
b e fo re another co u r t cou ld be alfembled h e had entered into a com p ro-
m ife w ith , the p la intiff, and n o th in g m o r e w a s heard' o f it*
In th e e v en in g o f th e fame d a y the S u rp r ife tranfp ort ar r iv ed from
E n g lan d , w h en c e !he failed on the 2d o f laft M a y , h a v in g on b o ard
f ix ty fem ale and tw en ty - th r e e male c o n v id s , fom e ftores and p ro v i-
fion s , and three fettlers fo r this co lon y .
A m o n g the prifoners w e r e , M e lfrs . M u ir , P a lm e r , S k ir v in g , and
M a rg a r o t , fo u r gen tlemen la te ly c o n v id e d in Sco tlan d o f th e c r im e
o f fed ition , confid ered as a p u b lic o ffen ce , and tranfported fo r th e fame
to this co u n try .
W e fo u n d alfo on board th e Su rp r ife a M r . James T h om p fo n , la te
fu rg eon o f th e A tla n tic tran fp or t, b u t w h o n o w came in q u a lity o f
affiftant- fu rg eo n to th e fe tt lem en t; and W il liam B a k e r , fo rm e r ly he re
a ferjeant in th e m arin e d e ta chm en t, b u t n o w appointed a fup e rin tend
ant o f c o n v id s . !
A gu a rd o f an en fign and tw e n ty -o n e p r iva te s o f th e N e w S o u th
W a le s corps w e r e on board the tranfp ort. S ix o f thefe p eop le w e r e
deferters from o th e r regim en ts b ro u g h t from th e S a v o y ; one o f th ep i,
J o fep h D ra p e r , w e und erfto od had been tr ied fo r m u t in y ( o f an a g g
ra v a ted k in d ) at Q u eb e c .
T h is mod e o f re c ru itin g th e re g im en t m u ll h a v e p ro v e d as d ifg u ft in g
to the officers as it w a s d etr imental to th e interefts o f th e fe ttlem en t.
I f the corps w a s raifed fo r th e p u rp o fe o f p roted tin g th e c iv il e fta b lilh -
m en t, and o f b r in g in g a cou n te rp o ife -to th e v ic e s and cr imes w hich,
m ig h t n a tu ra lly be exped ted to e x if t am o n g th e con v id ts , it o u g h t to
h a v e been c a re fu lly fo rm ed from th e b e fl charadters ; in lle ad o f w h ic h
w e n ow fo u n d a m u tin e e r , (a w r e tc h w h o cou ld d eliberate w i th o th e rs ,
and con fen t h im fe lf to b e th e ch o fen in ftrum en t o f th e deftrudtion o f
h is fo v e re ign ’ s fo n ,) fent am o n g u s , to rem a in fo r life , p erhap s, as a
ch e c k up on fed ition , n o w added to th e ca ta lo gu e o f ou r o th e r im p
orted v ice s .
T h is flrip tou ched o n ly at R io de J a n e iro , b e tw e en w h ic h p o r t and
th e fo u th -w e ft cape o f th is c o u n t r y th e w in d s w h ic h th e y m e t w i th
v e r y m u ch fa v o u red , in th e id ea o f M r . C am p b e ll the m a ile r , th e
o p in io n o f a paffage b e in g re a d ily made to th e C a p e o f G o o d H o p e ,
o r to Ind ia, round b y V a n D iem an ’ s L a n d .
A m o n g o th e r ar tic le s -o f in fo rm ation n o w re c e iv e d , w e learned th a t
G o v e rn o r H u n te r , w i th the R e lian c e and S u p p ly , tw o Ihips in ten d ed
3 E 2 , tO