Cr 795-
B e n -n il- lo n g had c e r ta in ly n o t be en an in a tten tive o b fe rv e r o f th e
m anners o f the p eop le am o n g w h om h e h ad .l iv e d ; h e co n d u c ted
h im fe lf w i th th e g re a te ft p r o p r ie ty at ta b le , p ar ticu la r ly in th e ob-
fe rv an c e o f th o fe attentions w h ic h are ch ie fly requifite in th e p re fen ce
o f w om en . H is drefs appeared to be an objeCt of. n o fmall con ce rn
w i th h im ; and e v e r y o n e w h o k n ew h im b e fo re h e le ft th e co u n t ry ,
and w h o faw h im n ow , p ron o u n ced w ith o u t he fita tion th a t B en -n il-
lo n g h ad no t a n y d efire to ren b t in te th e habits and comforts o f th e
c iv iliz e d life w h ic h h e appeared fo r e a d ily and fo fu c c e fs fu lly to
ad op t. -
H i s in q u ir ie s w e r e d ir e d e d , im m ed ia te ly o n his ar r iv a l, after h is
w i fe G o - ro o -b a r - ro o -b o o l- Io ; and h e r h e fo u n d w i th C a ru e y . O n
p ro d u c in g a v e r y faffiionable ro fe -co lo u red p e ttico at and ja c k e t mad e
o f a .c o a r fe flu ff, a c companied w i th a .g y p f y b on n e t o f the fame co lo
u r , fh e deferted h e r lo v e r , and fo llow e d h e r fo rm e r hu fband . In a
f e w d a y s h ow e v e r , to th e fu rp fife o f e v e r y o n e , We faw th e la d y w a lk in
g u n in cum b e red w i th c lo th in g o f a n y k in d , an d B e n -n il- lo n g w a s
m iffin g . C a ru e y w a s fo u g h t fo r , an d w e heard th a t h e h ad been
fe v e r e ly beaten b y B e n -h il- lo n g at R o fe B a y , w h o retained fo m u ch o f
o u r cu ftom s , th a t h e | made ufe o f h is lifts inftead o f th e w e ap on s o f
h is c o u n t r y , to th e grea t an n o y an c e o f C a ru e y , w h o w o u ld h a v e p re fe
r red m e e tin g h is r iv a l fa i r ly in th e fie ld armed w i th th e fp e ar and
th e club. C a ru e y b e in g m u ch th e y o u n g e r m an , th e Indy, e v e r y in ch
a w om a n , fo llow e d h e r in c lin a t io n , and B e n -n il- lo n g w a s com p e lled to
y ie ld h e r w i th o u t a n y fu r th e r o p p ofition . H e feem ed to h a v e been
fatisfied w i th th e b e a tin g h e h ad g iv e n C a ru e y , and h in ted , th a t re ft-
in g fo r th e p refent w ith o u t a w i fe , h e fh o u ld lo o k ab ou t h im , an d at
fom e fu tu r e p e r iod mak e a be tte r cho ice.
H is abfences from th e g o v e rn o r ’s h o u fe n o w became fre q u en t , and
little attended to. W h e n h e w en t o u t h e u fu a lly le f t h is clo th e s beh
in d , r e fum in g th em c a r e fu lly on h is re tu rn b e fo re h e made h is v if it t
to th e g o ve rno r .
D u r in g this mon th o n e m an and a w om a n , attem p tin g to crols
o n e o f the creeks at the H aw k e fb u r y b y a tree w h ic h had be en th row n
December.} IN N E W S O U T H W A L E S , 4 4 1
o v e r , fe ll in , and w e r e d r o w n e d ; and one man had died there o f the
bite o f a fnak e. T h r e e male co n v icts * died at S y d n e y .
D e c em b e r .] T h e cou r t o f c iv il ju d ic a tu re h ad h ith e r to been b u t
r a re ly aflembled. T h e few debts w h ic h had been contrac ted w e re no t
o f fufficient m om en t, and-had feld om rem ained lo n g en o u g h in doubt;»
to req u ire an adtion to re cov e r them. B u t n ow the p o ffib ility h a v in g
been difeovered o f a cq u ir in g in this c o u n t ry a p ro p e r ty w o r th p r e -
fe rv in g , it w a s p robable, w h en the talents and d ifp ofition o f th e men-
o f landed p ro p e r ty (the fettlers) in N ew S o u th W a le s w e r e con fid e red ,
th a t m a n y difputes w o u ld oc cu r am o n g th em w h ic h th e c iv il co u r t
a lone could decide.
A cou r t o f c iv il ju d ic a tu re w a s aflembled th is m onth. Soirle debts
w e r e fw o rn to , and w r its granted . A n aCtion fo r an a flault w a s alfo
tr ied . A b o u t th e latter en d o f th e m on th o f O c to b e r , a la rge fow ,
th e p ro p e r ty o f M r . J. B o fton , h a v in g trelpafled w i th tw o o r three
o th e r h o g s on a clofe b e lo n g in g to an officer o f the N ew So u th W a le s
co rp s , w a s {hot b y a fo ld ie r o f the re g im en t (the officer’ s fe rv an t).
T h e ow n e r , M r . B o fton , rep air in g im m ed ia te ly to th e fp ot, on fe e in g
th e fow , then near fa r row in g , ly in g dead o n th e g ro u n d , made ufe o f
fome intemperate e x p r e ffio n s ; w h ic h b e in g uttered in th e h e a r in g o f
tw o o f th e officers and fom e o th e r foldiers o f th e corps, th e officers
w e r e faid b y M r . B o fto n to h a v e en coura ged and u rg ed th e foldiers to
bea t h im . M r . B o fton h ad b e en - ftru ck , and, as it appeared o n th e
tr ial, w i th a m u ik e t , w h ic h at th e tim e w a s loaded. M r . B o fto n laid
h is damage at fiv e h und red pounds. T h e cou r t h ow e v e r , after fe v e ra l
d a y s v e r y a ttentive ex am in a tio n o f th e bufine fs , g a v e h im a v e rd ic t
ag ainft tw o o f th e d efendants, w i th tw e n ty {hillings damages from
each . O n e o f the fe d efendants, a fo ld ie r , w a s ad vifed to appeal from
the decifion o f the court to th e g o v e rn o r , w h o , after h ea r in g th e ap p
eal, confirmed the verdiCt o f the c iv il court.
O n the 6th th e Francis fch o o n e r failed fo r N o r fo lk Ifland. T h e g o v
e rn or , b e in g an x ip u s to learn th e fituation o f th e lie u ten an t -g o v e rn o r ,
fent h e r m e re ly w i th a letter, that i f u n h ap p ily a n y ac cid ent ftiould
* One of them, William Locker, from the extraordinary deformity of his left leg,
ljad been offered ioo 1. for'it in England.
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