[ 1794-
to b e em p lo y e d in p ro c u r in g cattle fo r th é c o lo n y , m ig h t be e x p e d e d
to a r r iv e in about th re e months. T h e g o v e rn o r w a s to b r in g o u t w i th
h im a p atent fo r e fta b liih in g a cou r t o f c r im in al ju d ic a tu re at N o r fo lk
111 and.
T h e tw o n ativ e s in E n g lan d w e r e faid to be in h ea lth , and an x io u s
fo r th e g o v e rn o r ’ s d eparture, as th e y w e r e to a c com p a n y h im . T h e y
had made but little im p ro v em en t in o u r lan gu a g e .
- T h e S urprife an ch o r in g in th e co v e after d ark , fhe faluted at fun-
rife th e fo llo w in g m o rn in g w i th fifteen guns.
A th e ft w a s com m itted in th e cou r fe o f th e m on th in on e o f the
ou t-h ou fe s b e lo n g in g to G o v e rnm e n t-H o u fe , üfed as a regim en ta l ftore-
ro om ; th e articles fio len w e r e fifte en Ihirts and fe v en te en p a ir o f flioes.
In fe a rch in g am o n g th e ro ck s and b u llie s fo r th is p ro p e r ty , thre e w h ite
and tw o ch e c k Ihirts, on e p air o f trow fe rs , and one p a ir o f d o ck in g s ,
w e r e fo u n d ; but fo damaged b y th e w e a th e r as to be e n tir e ly ufelefs.
T h e fe m u ll h a v e been planted (to ufe the th ie f ’ s p hrafe ) a confiderable
t im e ; fo r e v e r y m a rk o r trace w h ic h cou ld lead to a d ifc o v e r y o f the
ow n e r w a s e n tir e ly effaced.
T h e flo re fh ip s b e in g cleared o f th e ir ca rgoes , a fu r v e y w a s made
u p o n fu ch part o f th em as was dama ged , w h ic h w a s fo u n d to be v e r y
confiderable. A fe tv in g o f flops w a s im m ed ia te ly ilfu ed to th e male
and fem ale c o n v id s ; th e men re c e iv in g each one ja c k e t , o n e w a illco a t ,
o n e fh ir t, one hat, and one p a ir o f breeches ; th e w om en o n e p etticoat,
one fh ift, one p air o f d o c k in g s , o n e cap , one n e ck -h an d k e rch ie f, one
h a t, and one ja c k e t made o f ra v en d u ck . A d id in d io n w a s m ad e in
th e ar ticles o f the Hops fe rv ed to w a tchm en and overfeers, each re c e iv ing
one coat in d e ad o f a ja c k e t , one p a ir o f d u ck trow fe rs in d ead o f
a p a ir o f breeches, and one p air o f fhoes.
O n th e 2 i d died an in d u d r io u s g o od y o u n g m an , J o fep h W e b b , a
fettler at th e d id r id named L ib e r ty Plains. H e had be en w o rk in g in
h is g rou n d , and fu d d en ly fe ll d ow n in an a p o p le d ic fit. W e hav e
feen that another fe ttle r w a s m urd ered , and tw o male c o n v id s we re
e x e cu ted . B u rn had been an u n fo r tu n a te m a n ; h e had lo d one o f his
e y e s , w h e n , as a c o n v id , h e was em p lo y ed in fp littin g p a lin g fo r g o v
e rnm en t ; his fa rm had n e v e r fu c c e e d e d ; h im fe lf and his w i fe w e re
lo o fo n d o f fp iritous liq u or s to be v e r y in d u d r io u s ; and h e w a s at la d
3 ‘forced
fo rced o u t o f th e w o r ld in a d ate and in a m an n e r fh o c k in g to h um an
nature.
N o v em b e r .] Since ou r ed ab lilhm en t in this h a rb ou r but few ac cidents
had happened to boats. O n the i d o f th is m o n th , h ow e v e r ,
th e lo n g -b o a t o f th e S urprife , th o u g h d e e red b y one o f th e p eop le
b e lo n g in g to th e fettlem ent, was o ve r fe t on h e r p affage from th e co v e
to Parramatta, in a fquall o f w in d fhe met w i th o f f G o a t Ifland , w i th
a number o f c o n v id s an d d o re s on board. F o r tu n a te ly , n o o th e r lofs
fo llow ed than that occafion ed b y the d row n in g o f one v e r y fine female
g o a t, the p ro p e r ty o f B a k e r th e fup e rin ten d ant.
O n th e fo llow in g d a y d ied M r . T h om a s F re em an , th e d e p u ty - com -
m ifla ry o f d o re s and p ro v ifio n s employed- at Parramatta-. H e w a s in
h is fifty - th ird y e a r , and in this c o u n t r y en d ed a life the grea te r part o f
w h ic h had been a d i v e l y and u fe fu lly em p lo y ed in th e k in g ’ s fe rv ice .
H is remains w e r e inter red in the bu r ia l-g rou n d at Parramatta, and
w e r e attended b y th e gen tlem en o f th e c iv il d epa rtment re fid in g in
th a t tow n lh ip .
O n th e m o rn in g o f th e 9th the lh ip s Refol'ution and S a laman d e r
le ft the co v e , p u rp o fin g to fail o n th e ir f ilh in g v o y a g e ; fo o n a fte r
w h ic h , it b e in g difcoVered th a t thre e c o n v id s , M a r y M o rg a n and
J o h n R an d a ll and h is w i fe , w e r e m iffin g , a bo a t w a s fent d ow n th e
harb ou r to fearch th e R e& lu t io n , on board o f w h ic h Ihip it w a s faid
th e y w e re con cealed . N o p e rfon b e in g fo u n d , th e b o a t re tu rn ed fo r
fu r th e r orders, le a v in g a ferjean-t an d fo u r m en on b o a r d ; b u t b efore
Ihe could re tu rn , M r . L o c k e the m a ile r , after fo r c in g the p a r ty ou t o f
his Ihip, g o t un d e r w a y and Hood ou t to fea. M r . Ir iffi, th e m a ile r
o f th e Salamander, did n o t a c com p a n y h im ; bu t came u p to th e tow n ,
to te ft ify to th e lieu ten an t-g o v e rn o r h is uneafinefs at its b e in g fu p -
pofed that h e could be capable o f ta k in g a n y p e r fon im p r o p e r ly from
th e co lon y .
O n the d a y fo llow in g it appeared' th a t fè v e ra l pe rfon s w e r e m iffin g,
and tw o c o n v id s in th e n ig h t fw am o f f to th e Salamand er, o n e o f
w h om w a s fup pofed to h a v e been drowned^ b u t w a s afterw ard s foun d
concealed in h e r h o ld and len t on Ihore. T h e R e fo lu t io n d u r in g this
tim e w a s feen h o v e r in g about th e co a ll, e ith e r w a it in g fo r h e r com pan
ion ,,