th a t a p re fe ren ce w o u ld b e g iv e n to th o fe w h o h ad d ifp ofed o f th e ir
w h e a t to g o v e rnm en t.
O n th e 2 3d the E x p e r im e n t failed fo r In d ia . M r . M 'C le lla n had
be en w i th his v e fle l to th e H aw k e fb u r y , w h e r e h e h ad taken in f ix t y
la rg e lo g s o f th e tree w h ic h w e h ad named th e cedar. H e h ad alfo
p urcha fed fome o f th e m ah o g an y o f this c o u n t ry . W h e th e r cedar and
m a h o g a n y w e r e o r w e r e n o t to be re a d ily p rocu red at B en g a l, o u gh t
to h a v e b e en w e l l k n o w n to, this gen tleman be fo re h e put- h im fe lf to
th e trou b le , d e la y , and e x p en c e o f p ro cu r in g fuch a q uan tity * ; bu t
it w a s he re g en e ra lly lo o k e d u p on as a fp ecula tion th a t w o u ld not
p rod u c e h im m u ch profit.
O n th e d a y o f his fa ilin g , fu fp e f t in g (as w a s repor ted) fom e defign
to fe ize h is v e lfe l, h e fen t on fhore three p eop le w h om h e had fhipped
h e re . T h e y ren d e zvou fed at a h u t in th e tow n o ccupied b y one J o h n
C h apm an M o r r i s ; an d , on fe a rch in g it, in the b ed o f one o f th em
w e r e fo u n d a d o zen o f n ew In d ian ihirts m ark ed D . W . ; tw e n ty - tw o
n ew p u lic a te han d k e r ch ie fs ; and thre e pieces o f ftr iped g in g h am . O n
th e pofleffor b e in g qu e ftion ed , h e faid , th a t th e y w e r e fold to h im
w h ile h e w a s at N o r fo lk Ifland b y the ftew ard o f C ap tain M a n n in g ’ s
fh ip , th e P itt. A s this w a s a v e r y improbable f to r y , th e h o u fe th e y
w e r e in w a s ordered b y th e com m an d in g officer to be p u lled d ow n . T h e
p ro p e r ty , h a v in g been difc laimed b y M r . M ‘Clennan,' was lo d g ed w i th
th e p ro v o ft -m a r fh a l; and the parties g iv e n to u n d e rftan d , that a re -
fe ren c e w o u ld b e made to N o r fo lk Ifland b y th e firft o p p o r tu n ity .
O n th e 2 6 th , fom e o f ou r p eop le w itn e fled an e x tra o rd in a ry t ran fle
c tio n w h ic h to o k p lace am o n g th e nativ es at th e brick-fields. A
y o u n g man o f the name o f B in g -y i-w a n -n e , w e ll k n ow n in th e fe ttle -
m en t, b e in g detected in th e cr ifis o f an am o u r w i th M aw -b e r - r y , the
com p an ion o f an o th e r n a tiv e , Y e - ra -n i-b e G o - r u - e y , th e latter fe ll
u p on h im w i th a c lu b , and b e in g a p ow e r fu l m an , and o f fu p e rio r
s tren g th , a b fo lu te ly beat h im to death. B in g -y i-w a n -n e had fom e
frien d s , w h o on th e fo llow in g d a y called Y e - ra -n i-b e to an ac count fo r
th e m u rd e r ; w h e n , th e affair b e in g c o n d u c e d w i th more regard to
h o n o u r than ju f t ic e , h e came o f f w i th o n ly a fp ea r -w ou n d in h is th ig h .
* He was to allow one hundred pounds for as many trees i but we underftood'that it
was to be in the way of barter with articles, fugar, fpirits, &c.
The
T h e farmers b eg an g a th e r in g th e ir Ind ian co rn ab out th e latter end
o f this m onth. T h e w e a th e r d u r in g th e fo rm e r and latter part o f it
w a s -w e t. A b o u t th e time o f the e q u in o x , the tides in the co v e w e re
obfe rv ed to be v e r y h igh .
O n th e 28 th T h om a s W e b b , a fe ttle r, w h o had rem o v ed from his
farm at L ib e r ty -P la in s to another on th e banks o f th e H aw k e fb u r y ,
w a s d an g e rou fly w o u n d ed th e re , w h ile w o r k in g on his g ro u n d s b y
fome o f th e ■ w o o d natives,: w h o had p r e v io u fly p lu n d e red h is -h u t .
A b o u t th e fame tim e a p a r ty o f thefe p eo p le th r ew a fp ear at fom e
foldiers. w h o w e r e g o in g u p th e r iv e r in a fm all boat. A l l the fe un-
pleafant circumftances .were to b e attributed to th e ill treatm en t the
natives, h ad re c e ived from th e fettlers. . -
A t. P ro fp e c t H i l l a w om a n w a s b itten b y a fn ak e ; but b y th e tim e ly
ap p lication o f fome v o la tile falts b y M r , I r v in g , h e r life was faved.
AWE STERN VIEW OF TO ON GARBE
1‘nbäs/icd J fa f eä ?%jg8. by isDarics, Strand.
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