fo r ty ton s o f fait p ro v ifio n s to fpare, w h ic h h e offered to this co lon y .
T h e w h a r f and crane at C a fcade w e r e rather im prov ed than lim p ly
rep aired, and an o v e r fh o t w a te r -m ill h ad been eredted at th e tr iflin g
e x p en c e o f three ew e fheep to th e co n ftru c to r , w h ic h g ro u n d and
d refled e igh te en bu lhe ls o f flou r in a d ay .
W il liam H o g g , a p r ifone r w e ll k n ow n and ap p ro v ed at this p lace
fo r h is abilities as a filv e r fm ith , and an adtor in th e w a lk o f lo w co m
e d y , p u t an end to his e x iften c e in a v e r y deliberate m an n e r a few
d a y s b e fo re th e F a n c y failed. S p irits b e in g in c ircu lation after he r
a r r iv a l, h e w en t to th e “ G r o g - fh o p ” as lo n g as he had m o n e y ; bu t,
fin d in g that h e had n o c red it, h e could no lo n g e r endure th e lofs o f
charadter w h ic h h e th o u g h t attached to i t ; and th o u g h h e did no t
“ m ak e h is quietus w i th a bare b o d k in ,” y e t h e fo u n d a co n v en ien t
ro p e th a t p u t h im ou t o f th e w o r ld .
T h e 7 th o f S ep tem b e r w a s mark ed b y th e ar riv al o f the g o v e rn o r
in c h ie f o f the fe fettlements. T h e fign a l was made fo r tw o fail b e tw e en
e ig h t and n in e o ’ c lo c k in th e m o rn in g . T h e w in d b e in g from the
n o r thw a rd , th e y d id no t rea ch th e an chorage un til la te ; his M a je f ty ’ s
fh ip th e S u p p ly , com m an d ed b y L ie u ten an t W il liam K e n t , g e t tin g in
ab ou t fu n - fe t ; and th e R e lian c e , w i th th e g o v e rn o r on bo ard, ab out
e ig h t at n ig h t. T h e i r paflfage from R io d e 'J an e iro w a s lo n g (fourte en
w e e k s ) and v e r y ro u g h , u n til th e fhips cam e o f f V a n D iem an ’ s L a n d .
O f ou r late had w e a th e r th e y h ad fe lt n o th in g .
Situ a ted as th e c o lo n y w a s in p o in t o f p ro v ifio n s , w e learned w i th
in fin ite co n c e rn , th a t a fto re fh ip w h ic h had o n ce be en u n d e r G o v e rn o r
H u n te r ’ s orders, h ad , from b e in g o ve rload ed , been u n a v o id a b ly le ft
b eh in d , and had y e t to ru n the chance o f 'b e in g tak en b y th e enemies’
c r u iz e r s ; and th a t b y th e tw o fhips n o w ar riv ed w e had o n ly ga in ed
a few barrels o f p ro v ifio n s falted at R io de J a n e i r o ; a tow n c lo c k ;
th e p r in cip al parts o f a la rg e w in d -m i l l ; tw o officers o f th e N ew So u th
W a le s c o rp s ; M r . S. L e e d s an affiftant-furgeon, and M r . D . P a yn e
a mafter boat-builder.
H is e x c e llen c y d id not tak e u p on h im th e e x e r c ife o f his au th o r ity
u n til the I i t h , on w h ic h d a y h is M a je f ty ’ s com m iffion w a s p u b lic ly
read b y th e ju d g e -ad v o c a te , all d e fcr iptions o f perfons b e in g p refent.
H is e x c e lle n c y , in a v e r y p e r tin en t fp e e ch , declared th e exp e c ta tion s
h e
h e had from e v e r y one’ s c o n d u it , to u ch in g : w i th m u ch d e lic a c y on
th a t o f the p e r fo n s : la te ly fent here fo r a ce r ta in offen ce , (fome o f
w h om w e r e p re fen t, but w h o un fo r tu n a te ly k e p t at to o g rea t a d is tance
to h ea r h im ,) and ftr o n g ly u rg in g th e n e c e ffity o f a g enera l
u n an im ity in fu p p o r t o f his M a je f ty ’ s g o v e rnm en t. H e w a s afterwa
rd s fw o rn in b y the ju d g e -ad v o ca te at his o ffic e * .. A n addrefs,
fign ed b y th e c iv il and m ilita ry officers on o c c a fio n o f h is r e tu rn
am o n g them as g o v e rn o r , w a s p re fen ted to h is e x c e lle n c y a few d ay s
after his p u b lic appearance in th a t im p o r tan t cap a c ity .
T h a t h e m ig h t as fp e e d ily as p offib le be acq u a in ted w i th th e ftate. o f
th e c o lo n y , h e ordered a g enera l m u fte r to be ta k en b y th e com m if-
fa r y , ap p o in tin g different d a y s at S y d n e y ,. Parramatta, and th e H aw k e f -
b u r y , in order th a t corredt a c coun ts m ig h t be obta ined o f th e n um b e r
and d iftribution o f e v e r y p e r fon (the, m ilita ry e x cep ted ) in th o fe d if-
triCts; and h e p u rp o fed in p e r fon to in fp e c t th e ftate o f th e d iffe ren t
farms. H e re com m en d ed it to all p e rfons w h o had lands in cu ltiv a tion
to p lan t w ith In d ian co rn as m u ch o f th em as m ig h t n o t at th a t
time be u n d e r a n y o th e r g r a in ; u rg in g th em , as it w a s th e p ro p e r
fea fon , no t to let it pafs b y , it b e in g an elTential ar ticle in th e n o u r ifh -
ment o f liv e flo c k , th e increafe o f w h ic h w a s o f fu ch im po r tan ce to
the fe ttlem en t, that h e could no t but ad v ife th e u tm o ft care and oeco-
n om y in th e ufe o f w h a t m ig h t th en and in fu tu re be in the pofTeffion.
o f fettlers and o th e r p e r fon s .
M r . B am p ton h a v in g g iv e n his fh ip fu ch repairs as Ee w a s able in
this p o r t, th e E n d e a vo u r and F a n c y failed fo r In d ia on th e 18 th. H e
p urpo fed to u c h in g at N ew Z e a la n d an d a t N o r fo lk Ifland . W e fou n d ,
after th e ir d eparture, th a t, n o tw ith fta n d in g fo m a n y as f i f t y p e rfons
w h o fe tranfp ortation h ad e x p ire d had' be en p e rmitted to le a v e th e
c o lo n y in the E n d e a v o u r , n e a r ly as m a n y m o r e h ad fo u n d ' means to
fecrete them fe lv e s on board he r . A s fh e w a s to to u c h at N o r fo lk
Ifland, hopes w e r e enter tained o f g e t tin g th e ru n aw a y s b a ck a g a in , as
* Before Captain Paterfon gave up his command, all the prifoners in confinement
>yere pardoned and liberated. Rayrier, under fentence of death, was pardoned by-the
governor fome time after. In confequence of this a& of grace, feveral runaways gave
themfelves up.
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