D e c e m b e r , ] IN N E W S O U T H W A L E S . 40'!
T h e Su rp r ife failed on the '17 th . M r . C am p b e ll, b e in g in w a n t o f
hands, w a s a llow ed yto re c e iv e on board fix te en men. H e bad fh ip p ed
a grea te r n um b e r ; but fome , regardlefs o f th e ir ow n fituation , and o f
th e e f f e S fu ch an a f t m igh t h a v e on others, h ad been detected in th e
a f t o f ro b b in g th e fh ip , and were, .turned -on fhore.
M r . C amp be ll at his departure e xp re fled his d etermina tion o f t r y in g
his paflage to B en g a l b y th e fo u th cape o f this co u n t ry . .. T h e rou te
o f the Daedalus w a s round th e fou th e rn e x t r em ity o f N ew Z e a lan d .
T h e lieu ten an t-g ov e rn o r to o k w i th h im all th e d ocuments w h ic h
w e r e n e ce fla ry to la y be fo re g o v e rnm en t to e x p la in th e ftate o f th e
different, fettlements und er his c om m a n d ; fu c h as th e com m ifla ry ’ s
a c cou n ts , re turn s o f f lo c k , remains o f p ro v ifio n s , & c . & c . ; v ou ch e rs ,
in f a d t , : o f th a t true fpirit. o f . lib e ra lity w h ic h h ad m a rk e d th e w h o le
o f. his adm in iftration o f the p u b lic affairs o f this fettlement.
O u r fo c ie ty w a s m u ch w ea k en ed b y th is departure o f o u r f r ie n d s ;
th e y carried w ith th em , h ow e v e r , letters to o u r c o n n e x io n s , and ou r
.earneft.wifhes fo r .their fp e ed y , pleafan t, and Tafe p affa ge to E n g lan d .
T h e n um b e r o f fmall boats at this tim e in the fe ttlem en t w a s co n -
fid erable, alth o u gh w r e tc h e d ly p u t to g e th e r . T w o o f th em w e r e
flo le n d u r in g th e month b y fe v e ral Irifh prifone r s , ac companied b y
fom e w h o came out im th e Surprife. In it th e y w e n t d ow n to th e
S o u th -h e a d , w h en c e th e y to o k , w h a t arms th e y could fin d , and m ade
o f f to.Tea. In a v e r y few d a y s th e y were: a l l 'b r o u g h t in f rom y , e
ad ja cent b a y s , and p unifhed fo r th e ir rafhnefs and fo lly . N o e x am p le
feem ed to d eter the fe p eop le from th in k in g it p ra d ic a b le to e fc ap e
from th e c o lo n y ; th e ill fuccefs an d .p u n ifhm en t w h ic h had befa llen
others affedted n o t .th em , till w o e fu l e x p e r ien c e m ad e - it th e ir -o w n ;
and rth en th e y -o n ly regretted th e ir ill fo r tu n e , n e v e r a ttr ib u tin g th e
failure to th e ir ow n ign o ran c e and tem e r ity .
In th em o rn in g o f Wednfefday th e 2 4 th th e fign a l w a s made at th e
S outh-head fo r .a veffel (w h ic h th e y had feen th e d a y b e fo re ) . S h e
cam e in about three o ’ c lo ck , and p rov ed to be th e E x p e r im en t , a Tnow
from B en g a l, laden w ith fp irits, fu g a r , p ie c e -g o o d s , and. a few ca fk s
o f p ro v ifio n s ; th e fp e cu la tion being- fu g g e fted b y M r . B e y e r , th e
ag en t f o r th e S u g a r C a n e and B o d d in g ton s . T h d fe fh ip s 'had ar -
n y e d fa fe ly at- B e n g a l, and had failed th en ce 1 fo r E n g la n d . ..
H - . ' .T h e .