th e flio p , b u t fo r tu n a te ly d ifcov e red be fo re th e r e c o l le d io n o f th e
p e r fon s w h o offered it was( effa ced , th o u g h n o t in tim e to re c o v e r
th e p ro p e r ty . T h e w h o le p a r ty w a s ap p rehend ed , and com m itted
fo r trial. . . .
D ifc h a rg in g th e ftorefhip s fo rm ed the p r in c ip a l labour o f this m on th ;
w h ic h b e in g com p le ted , the afliftants requ ired from th e farms to u n -
lo ad th em w e r e returned.
T h e b r ick la y e r s ’ g a n g w e r e em p lo y ed in e r e f l in g a fmall h u t fo r
th e ac com m od a tio n o f an officer w i th in the p a lin g o f th e gu a rd -
h o u fe at S y d n e y , th e m ain gu a rd b e in g n ow con jm an d ed b y a fu b -
a ltern officer.
M r . H e n r y B r ew e r , th e p ro y o ft-m a r lh a l o f the te r r ito r y , w o rn out
w i th ag e and in firm itie s , b e in g incapable o f th e duties o f his office,
w h ic h n o w requ ired a v e r y a c tiv e and a m u ch y o u n g e r man to e x e cu
te , and at th is tim e v e r y m u ch in d ifp ofed , th e g o v e rn o r appointed
to th a t fituation M r . T h om a s Sm y th , th en a c tin g as a ftorek eeper at
this p la c e , u n til M r . B r ew e r fh o u ld be able to re turn to the duties
o f it.
D u r in g o n e o r tw o h o t day s in th is m on th th e Ihrubs and b ru fhw o o d
ab ou t the w e f t p o in t o f the co v e cau gh t fire, and bu rn t w ith in a few
y a rd s o f th e m aga z in e . O n its b e in g e x tin g u ifh e d , th e p ow d e r w a s
rem o v ed fo r a few d a y s on board th e S u p p ly , u n til fom e fe c u r ity
a g a in ft an y fu tu re ac cid ent o f th a t k in d could be th row n up rou n d
th e bu ild in g .
M a r c h .] L a te in th e e v en in g o f th e 5 th o f M a r ch h is M a je f ty ’ s
fh ip th e R e lian c e re tu rn ed from N o r fo lk Illand. In h e r came
M r . D ’A r c y W e n tw o r th . T h is pe rfon ar riv ed at N ew S o u th W a le s
in th e N ep tu n e tranfp ort, and w e n t im m ed ia te ly to N o r fo lk I llan d ,
w h e r e h e w a s em p lo y ed , firft as a fup e rintend ant o f co n v ic ts , and
afterw ard s as an affiftant to th e fu rg e o n at the h o fp ita l th e re , h a v in g
been bred to that profeffion.
B y letters deceived from M r . B am p ton , w h o failed from this place
in th e E n d e a vo u r in th e m on th o f S ep tem b e r la ft, w e n ow heard ,
th a t on his re a ch in g B u l k y B a y in N ew Z e a lan d h is lh ip u n fo r tu n
a te ly p ro v e d fo le a k y , that w i th th e ad v ic e and con fen t o f his officers
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and p eop le fhe w a s ru n on ffiore and fcuttled. B y g o od fo r tu n e th e
veftel w h ic h had been built b y the carpenter o f the B r itan n ia (w h e n
le ft th e re w i th M r . Joh n L e ith the mate, and others, in that d rip ’ s
fir ft v o y a g e h en c e to the C ap e o f G o o d H o p e ) b e in g fo u n d in the
fame ftate as fhe had been left b y th em , th e y com p le ted and laun ch ed
h e r , a c co rd in g to a p re vious a g reement b e tw e en th e tw o commanders.
I t m a y be remembered, that in ad d ition to th e la rg e n um b e r o f pe rfon s
w h ic h M r . B am p ton had p e rmiffion to lh ip at this p o r t , n e a r ly as
m a n y more fo u n d means to fecrete th em fe lv e s on board his lh ip and
th e F an c y . F o r th e fe , as w e ll as h is officers and Ihip ’ s c om p a n y , h e
had n ow to p rov id e a pafla ge from th e t r u ly d efolate fhores o f N ew
Z ea lan d . H e a c co rd in g ly , after fittin g as a fch o o n e r th e veftel w h ic h
h e had lau n ch ed , and n am in g h e r th e P ro v id en ce , failed w i th h e r and
th e F a n c y fo r N o r fo lk I llan d , h a v in g on b oard as m a n y o f th e officers
and p e o p le w h o reached D u f k y B a y w i th h im as th e y cou ld con ta in ,
le a v in g th e rem ain d e r to proceed in a veftel w h ic h o n e H a th e r le ig h
( fo rm e r ly a ca rp ente r’ s mate o f the Sir iu s , w h o hap pened to b e w i th
h im ) u n d e r to o k to conftrud l out o f th e E n d e a v o u r ’ s lo n g -b o a t. T h e
F a n c y and P ro v id en ce ar riv ed fafe at N o r fo lk I llan d , w h e n c e th e y
failed fo r C h in a on th e 3 i f t d a y o f J a n u a ry laft.
T h is u n lu c k y te rm in a tion o f the v o y a g e o f the E n d e a v o u r b ro u g h t
to ou r re colle c tion th e difficulties and dangers w h ic h M r . B am p to n
met w i th in th e Shah H o rm u z e a r , w h e n , on h is re tu rn to In d ia from
th is c o u n t ry , he attempted to afcertain a p afla ge fo r fu tu r e n av iga to rs
b e tw e en N ew H o lla n d and N ew G u in e a .
In th e cou r fe o f this n ar rative , th e d iffe ren t rep or ts re c e iv e d refpeCt-
in g th e fate o f th e boat w h ic h landed on T a te I llan d h a v e been ftated.
In a. Ca lcu tta n ew fp ap e r , b ro u g h t here b y M r . M 'C le lla n in the E x p
e rim ent, w e n ow fo u n d a p rinted a c co u n t o f th e w h o le o f th a t
tranfadtion, w h ic h filled up th a t cha fm in th e f to r y w h ic h th e parties
themfelves a lone could fu p p ly .
B y re fe r r in g to the a c cou n t g iv e n in th e m on th o f J u ly 1 7 9 4 , as
communica ted b y M r . D e ll, it w i ll ap p ear, th a t the lh ip , h a v in g been
driven to le ew ard o f th e illand after th e b o a t le ft h e r , w a s three days
be fo re Ihe cou ld w o rk up to it. W h e n M r . D e ll w en t on Ihore to
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