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p an io n , o r to p ic k u p a bo a t w i th th e ru n aw a y s. O n th e 1 3 th , th e
S a laman d e r g o t un d e r w a y , w i th a fo u th e r ly w in d ; b u t it fa llin g ca lm
w h e n th e fliip w a s b e tw e en the H e a d s , fhe drifted , and w a s fe t w i th
th e ebb tide fo near th e n o r th head o f the h a rb ou r as to be o b lig ed to
an ch o r fu d d en ly in e igh te en fa th om s .water. W h e n anchored th e y g o t
a k ed g e -an ch o r o u t, and b e g a n to h e a v e ; but th e fu r f on the head
an d th e fw e ll from th e fe a w e r e fo g re a t, occafioned b y th e late fouthe
r ly w in d s , th a t in h e a v in g th e cable parted. F o r tu n a te ly the ftream-
h aw fe r h u n g h e r ; and a b re e ze from the n o r thw a rd fp r in g in g u p , fhe
w a s b ro u g h t in to th e harb ou r w i th the lofs o f a n anchor . T h is lofs
b e in g rep aired b y h e r g e t tin g an o th e r from th e S u rp r ife , fhe w a s enab
led to fail fin a lly on th e 1 5 th .
T h e im p ro p r ie ty o f the condudt o f th e R e fo lu t io n ’ s m a ile r w a s fo
g la r in g , th a t th e lie u ten an t -g o v e rn o r caufed fom e depofitions to be
ta k en re fp ed tin g it, w h ic h h e p urpo fed tran fm ittin g to th e n a v y -b o a rd .
T h is man had been p e rmitted to fh ip as m an y perfons from th e fettlem
en t as h e flated to be n e c e fla ry to com ple te h is fh ip ’s c om p a n y ;
n o tw ith fla n d in g w h ic h , th e re w a s n o t a n y d ou b t o f h is h a v in g rec
e iv ed on bo ard, w ith o u t a n y p e rmiffion , to th e n um b e r o f tw e lv e
o r th ir te en co n v id ts w h o fe te rms o'f tran fp ortation h ad n o t been
fe rv ed . N o d ifficulty h ad e v e r been fo u n d b y a n y m afte r o f a fh ip ,
w h o w o u ld mak e th e p ro p e r ap p lic a tion , in o b ta in in g a n y n um be r o f
h an d s th a t h e m ig h t be in w a n t o f ; b u t to tak e clan d e flin e ly from
th e fe ttlem en t th e u fe fu l fe rv an ts o f the p u b lic w a s u n g ra te fu l and u n pard
on ab le . I t w a s to be h o p ed that g o v e rnm en t, i f th e f a d s could
b e fubftantiated ag a in ft h im , w o u ld m ake this p e r fon a fe v e re ex am p le
to o th e r matters o f fhips com in g to this port.
O n th e 2 3d , after an ab fence o f - e ig h t w e e k s and tw o d ay s , the
Dasdalus returned from N o r fo lk Ifland . T e n day s o f this time w e re
patted in g o in g th ith e r , and fix te en in r e tu rn in g ; th e intermediate time
w a s con fum ed in la n d in g one, and r e c e iv in g on board th e o th e r deta
chm en t, w ith th e ir ba g g ag e .
Se v e ra l p erfons, w h o fe fentences o f tranfp ortation had e xp ired , and
w h o preferred re fid in g in N ew S o u th W a le s , to g e th e r w i th ten* o f the
m a r in e fettlers, w h o h ad g iv e n u p th e ir g ro u n d s in con fequ en ce o f the
late
late d ifapp ointm ent w h ic h th e y exp e r ien c ed in refpedt o f th e ir c om
bills, and had entered in to tfie N ew So u th W a le s corps, ar r iv ed in
this fhip .
W e u n d e r fto o d that P h illip Ifland h ad be en fo u n d to an fw e r e x tr
em e ly w e ll fo r th e p u rp o fe o f b re ed in g Hock. S om e h o g s w h ic h
w e r e a llow ed to be placed there in A u g u f t 1793’ t^le ProPerl:y o f an
in d iv id u a l, had increafed fo p ro d ig io u fly , as to ren d e r th e ra ilin g
h o g s there on a c cou n t o f g o v e rnm en t an objedt w i th th e lieu ten an t-
go v e rn o r .
T h e Daedalus im m ed ia te ly b e g a n p repa rations fo r h e r departure fo r
E n g la n d ; and L ie u ten an t -g o v e rn o r G r o fe fign ified h is in ten tio n o f
q u it tin g th e fe ttlem en t b y th a t o p p o r tu n ity .
T h e lie u ten an t-g o v e rn o r h a v in g fe t apar t fo r each o f th e g en tlem en
w h o came from S co tlan d in th e S u rp r ife a b r ick h u t , in a r o w on th e
eaft fide o f th e c o v e , th e y to o k p ofle ffion o f th e ir n ew hab ita tions,,
and fo on declared th a t th e y fo u n d fufficient* rea fon fo r th in k in g th e ir
fituations “ on th e b leak and defolate fhores o f N e w H o l la n d ” n o t
qu ite fo ter rible a s in E n g lan d th e y had be en ta u g h t to exped f.
T h e S urprife w a s d ifeh a rg ed this m on th from g o v e rnm en t em p lo y ,
and M r . C am p b e ll began- to prepare fo r m a k in g h is p affage to B en g a l
(w h ith e r h e w a s bou n d ) b y th e Y ou th cape o f this c o u n t ry . O f the'
fem ale prisoners w h o came ou t in th is fh ip one w a s b u r ied on th e 2 1 f t ;
fhe had la in in o f a dead ch ild , and d ie d fh o r t ly after o f a m ilk
fe v e r . H e r h u fb an d , a- fre e m an , came o u t With h e r to fettle in th e
co u n try .
R e a p in g o u r wheat-harvefl? commenced ' th is month.
D e cem be r . ] T h e p eop le o f th e M e r c u r y b e in g p e r fed tly re cov e red '
from th e d ifo rd e r w h ic h afftidted th em w h e n th e y a r r iv e d , that' veflel'
fa iled on th e 7 th - o f D e c em b e r fo r th e n o r th -w e ft coaft o f A m e r ic a .
T h e m a fte r had p ermiffion to fh ip f iv e p e r fon s b e lo n g in g ' to th e c o lo n y ,
and on the d a y o f his' fa ilin g ffeveral o th e rs w e r e m iffin g from th e lab
o u r in g gang s, and w e r e fup pofed tb h a v e made th e ir efcape in h e r ;
b u t on th e fo llow in g morning* th e y w e r e all at th e ir re fp ed liv e labours,
n o t h a v in g be en able to g e t o n board..
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