41 s
w a s , to g e th e r w i th th e ir w a te r , re g u la r ly g iv e n to th em , and the d eck
th e y flo o d on w a s w e ll aired, b y fcuttles in th e fides, and b y w in d fails * .
O f this n um b e r o f cattle fo r ty w e r e fo r d ra u g h t, f ix ty fo r b re ed in g,
and the remaind er calves.; b u t fom e o f them fo la rg e , as to be v alued
and taken at fifte en guineas p e r head.
O n th e ir la n d in g , w e w e r e concerned to fin d th a t m an y o f the
d rau gh t cattle w e r e v e r y aged ; th e y w e r e , it was true , in health ; but
y o u n g e r animals u n d o u b ted ly o u g h t to h a v e been p r o c u r e d ; fo r o f
little rife could to o th le fs , o ld , and blind beafts be to us.
A t th e fettlement at th e H aw k e lb u r y , a w om an w h o had been
d r in k in g w as fo u n d dead m he r hu fband s arms. "Webb th e fettler,
w h o w a s w o u n d ed in M a r ch la ft, d ie d ; and one fettler (R ow e ) and
h is ch ild w e r e k illed in th is month.
Tune.] O n th e 4 th o f this m on th , b e in g th e an n iv e r fa ry o f his M a -
j e f t y ’ s b ir th , th e com m ilfa ry iffued to each o f th e n o n -com m iflion ed
officers and p riva te s o f the N ew Sou th W a le s corps, one p oun d o f frefh
p o rk and h a l f a p in t o f fp i r i t s ; and to all other p eop le v ic tu a lled from the
ftore on e g il l each. A t n o on th e r e g im e n t fired th re e vollie s ; and at
one o’ c lo ck th e B r itan n ia and F a n c y tw en ty -o n e gu n s each in h o n o u r
o f th e d ay .
P rep a r a to ry to the departure o f the B r itan n ia , fome returns w e re
p rocu red , w h ic h w e r e n e ce fia ry to be tranfmitted w i th th e d ifp atches
th en m ak in g u p . A m o n g others it ap p eared , th a t th e fo llo w in g
q u a n tity o f g ro u n d h ad be en this feafon fo w n w i th w h e a t : v iz .
Acres. '
O n a c co u n t o f g o v e rnm en t at and about Parramatta 340
In d iv id u a ls at and about d itto - 1 2 1 4
In d iv id u a ls at th e R iv e r f 548 t
In d ivid ua ls at and about S y d n e y - 6184.
T o ta l - 2 72 I i
* Thefe circumftapees are- mentioned fo‘. particularly, in the hope that they may prové
ufeful hints to any perfons intending, or who may be in future employed, to convey
cattle from India, or any other part of the world, to New South 'Wales,
■y This was- the.account, given by the fettlers ; but their conduct gave little room to
helieve they had been fo induftripus: they certainly ought to have had a greater quantity.
6 O n
O n th e 1 8th th e B r itan n ia failed fo r India. A s the ftate o f the
fettlement at th e time o f he r departure required e v e r y e x e r tio n to be
made in p ro cu r in g an immediate fu p p ly o f p ro v ifio n s , M r . R a v e n
w a s d ire c ted to rep air to B a ta via, to p rocu re th e re i f p oflib le a cargo
o f E u rop ean falted meat. : T h e n e ce lfity o f his im m ed ia te re tu rn w a s
fo u rg en t, that i f he fo u n d on his a r r iv a l th a t o n ly h a l f a ca rgo
could be g o t, he was to fill up th e rem a in d e r o f th e ftow a g e w i th rice
and fuga r, and make the beft o f h is w a y ba ck . I f falted p ro v ifio n s
w e re not to be g o t at B a ta v ia , h e was to p roce ed to C a lcutta . S h o u ld
circumftances ru n fo m u ch a g ain ft us, as to caufe his fa ilu re at b o th
the fe p orts, M r . R a v e n w a s at lib e r ty to re tu rn b y the w a y o f the
C a p e o f G o o d H o p e , as p ro v ifio n s w e r e at a n y rate to be p rocu red ,
i f poflible*
O n th e 2 1 ft, th e F a n c y failed fo r N o r fo lk Ifland , ta k in g a ca rgo o f
r ic e and d h o ll fo r th e ufe o f th a t fettlement ; th e R e v . M r . M a r fd en
alfo embarked in h e r to m a r r y arid baptife fu ch as flo o d in n e ed o f
th o fe rites.
O n the 29th the co lon ia l fch o o n e r b ro u g h t an o th e r c a rg o o f In d ian
c o rn (one thoufand one hundred and tw e lv e bulhels) from th e H aw k e f -
b u ry . F o r w a n t o f fto rehoufe ro om , grea t quan titie s w e r e le ft ly in g
b efore th e d o o r , e x p o fe d to , and fu ffe r in g m u ch b y th e w e a th e r . A s
it had no t been meafured o r re c e iv ed b y th e fto re -k e ep e r , th e lofs fe ll
u p on th e owners.
T h e cattle la te ly ar riv ed feemed to fu lle r b y th e ir ch a n g e o f c l im a t e ;
o n e c o w and fe v e ral ca lves died ; p e rhap s as m u ch from m ifm an ag e -
ment, as b y th e w e a th e r ; fo r , -with v e r y few e x cep tio n s , i t w a s im -
p oflible to feledt from am o n g th e p r ifo n e r s ,' o r th o fe w h o h ad .been
fu ch , a n y w h o w o u ld feel an h o ne ft in te re ft in e x e cu t in g th e fe rv ice
in w h ic h th e y w e r e em p lo y ed . T h e y w o u ld p ilfe r h a l f the g ra in
entrufted to th e ir ca re fo r th e cattle ; th e y w o u ld lead th em in to th e
w o o d s fo r p aftu rage , and the re le a v e th em u n til o b lig ed to con d ud l
th em in ; th e y w o u ld n e ith e r clean- th em n o r th em fe lv e s . Ind olent,
and b y lo n g hab it w o r th le fs , no d epend ance co u ld be placed on them.
In e v e ry inftance th e y endeavoured to c i r c um v e n t ; and w h en e v e r
th e ir ex e rtion s w e r e called fo r , th e y fir ft lo o k ed ab out them to d if-
c o v e r h ow th o fe ex e r tion s m ig h t be turn ed to th e ir ow n ad v an tage .
3 h 2 C o u ld