O n the 7 th th e fu rg e o n ’ s mate o f the S u p p ly died o f 'a d y fen te r ic
com p la in t. H e had attended M r . B a r row to his g ra v e , w h o died in
D e c em b e r laft. O n the e v e n in g o f th e 2 3d a fold ier o f th e name o f
E ad e s , h a v in g g o n e o v e r to th e n o r th Ihore to c o l le d thatch to co v e r
a h u t w h ic h h e had b u ilt fo r th e com fo r t o f h is fam ily , fe ll from a
r o c k and w a s d row n ed . H e le ft a w id ow and fiv e fmall child ren,
m o ft ly fem ale s, to lament his lofs. H e w a s a qu ie t man and a g o od
fo ld ie r.
F e b ru a r y .] T h e p la y e r s , w i th a p o litic g en e ro fity , on th e 4 th o f
this mon th p e r form ed th e p la y o f T h e F air P en iten t w ith a farce, fo r
th e b enefit o f th e w id ow Eades and h e r fam ily . T h e hou fe w a s fu ll,
and it w a s faid th a t fhe g o t u pwa rd s o f tw e lv e pound s b y th e n ig h t.
A circum ftan ce o f a difa greeab le nature occurred in th e b e g in n in g
o f this m on th . J o h n B a u g h a n * , th e mafter carpenter at this place,
b e in g at w o r k in th e Ihed allotted fo r th e carpenters in o n e o f the
m ill-h o u fe s , o ve rh e a rd h im fe lf g ro fs ly abufed b y the centin e l w h o
w a s p lanted th e re , and w h o fo r that p u rp o fe h ad quitted his p o ft, and
placed h im fe lf w ith in h e a r in g o f B a u gh an . T h is centinel had fo r m
e r ly be en a co n v id t, an d , w h ile w o r k in g as fuch u n d e r B a u g h an in
th e lin e o f h is bufinefs , th o u g h t h im fe lf in fom e circum ftan ce o r
o th e r ill-trea ted b y h im , fo r w h ic h h e “ ow ed h im a g ru d g e ;” and
to o k th is w a y to fa tis fy his refentment. B a u g h an , a man o f a fnllen
and v in d ic t iv e d ifp o fitio n , p e r c e iv in g th a t th e centin e l w a s w ith o u t
h is a rm s , to o k th em , u n o b fe rv ed b y h im , from the p oft w h e r e h j had
le ft th em , and d e liv e red th em to the ferjeant o f the gua rd .
T h e centinel b e in g con fin ed , th e c om p a n y to w h ic h h e be lon g ed ,
in d ign a n t at th e in ju r y done to th e ir com rade , and to o m u ch irritated
eithe r to a£t w ith p ru d en ce , o r to ' co n fid e r the co n d u c t th e y determ
in ed to p u r fu e , repaired th e fo llow in g m o rn in g to B a u g h an ’ s h ou fe ,
(a neat little cotta ge w h ic h h e had b u ilt b e low the h o fp ital,) w h e re in
a few m in u t e s 'th e y a lm oft to ta lly d em olifh ed his h ou fe , out-h oufe s,
an d fu rn itu re , and B a u g h an h im fe lf fuffered m u ch p erfona l outrage.
* Tohn Baughan, alias Buffin, alias Bingham. He had ferved the term of his tranf-
portation, and had for a confiderable time been employed in the,direction of the carpenters
and lawyers at this place.
5 T h e y
T h e y w e r e fo fud d en in th e ex e cu tion o f this bufinefs , th a t the m if-
c h ie f w a s done be fo re a n y fteps could be ta k en eithe r b y th e c iv il o r
m ilita ry p ow e r to p re ven t it.
B a u g h an , after fome day s had elapfed, fw e a r in g . p o fit iv e ly to the
p erfons o f ; fo u r o f the princip als in this tra n fa& io n , a w a r ran t was
made out to apprehend them ; but b e fo re it cou ld be e x e cu te d , the
foldiers e xp re ffin g themfelv.es co n v in ced o f th e g rea t im p r o p r ie ty o f
th e ir con du f t , and o ffe r in g to - in d em n ify th e fufferer fo r the dama ge
th e y had done- him; (w h o alfo p e r fo n a lly p e tition ed th e g o v e rn o r in
th e ir b eh a lf,] th e w a r ran t was w ith d raw n .
It w a s o bferved , that th e m oft ,a£tive o f th é fold iers in th is affair
had fo rm e r ly b e en ■ c o n y id s ; w h o , no t hav ing: ch an ged th e ir p rincip les
w i th th e ir co n d ition , th us became the means o f d ifg ra c in g th e ir fe llow -
foldiers. T h e corps c e r ta in ly w a s n o t m u ch im p ro v ed b y the in tro d
u c tio n o f p eop le o f this defcr iption am o n g th em . I t m ig h t w e ll hav e
been fu p p o fed , th a t b e in g tak en as g o od ch a ra d e r s from th e clafs o f
p rifoners, th e y w o u ld h a v e fe lt th em fe lv e s ab oy é m ix in g w ith a n y o f
th em afte rw a rd s ; but it happened o th e rw ife ; th e y h ad n o th in g in
them o f that pride w h ic h is termed Vefprit tlu corps ; b u t at times
m ix e d w i th th e c o n v ia s fam ilia r ly as fo rm e r companions, ; y e t w h e n
th e y chofe to quarrel w i th , o r com plain o f th em , th e y m e an ly afferted
th e ir fu p e r io r ity as foldiers.
T h is in te r courfe h ad be en ftr o n g ly p roh ib ited b y th e ir officers ; but
liv in g (as once b efore m entioned ) in h uts b y th em fe lv e s , it w a s carried
on w ith o u t th e ir k n ow le d g e . M o f t o f th em w e r e n o w , h ow e v e r ,
ord ered in to th e barracks.; b u t to g iv e this regu la tion th e fu ll e f f e a ,
a h ig h b r ick w a ll, o r an in c lo fu re o f ftro n g p a lin g , rou n d th e barracks,
w a s requifite ; th e latter o f the fe fecurities w o u ld h a v e be en p u t up
fome time b e fo re , had th e re n o t been a w a n t o f (he la b o u r in g hands
neceffa ry to p repa re and coiled: th e materialsi
O n th e n t h o f this month th e Ihip M a rq u is C o rnw a llis an ch ored in
th e co v e from Ire lan d , w i th tw o h u n d red and th ir ty - th re e male and
female, c o n v id s o f that c o u n t r y . W e un d e rfto od from he r command er,
M r . M ich a e l H o g a n , that a co n fp ira c y h ad be en fo rm ed to take the
Ihip from him ; but, the circumftances o f it b e in g h a p p ily difclofed in
tim e , he was enabled to p re v en t it, and h a v in g fufficient e v id en ce o f
th e