[1796.
more to meet th e ch e e r in g e y e o f fr ien d lh ip o r o f lo v e , and w ith o u t
h a v in g had th e m e la n ch o ly fa tis fa& io n o f re cou n tin g his p erils , his
e fcap e, and fu ffe r in g s , to th o fe w h o w o u ld fym p a th ife w ith h im in th e
tale o f h is fo r row s .
O n th e 1 7 th th e v e fle l b u ilt b y th e Ih ipw r ig h t H a th e r le ig h a tD u lk y
B a y ar r iv ed , w i th fom e o f th e p eo p le le ft b ehind b y M r . B am pton .
T h e y w e r e fo diftreffed fo r p ro v ifio n s , th a t the p e r fon w h o had the
d ire c tion o f th e v e fle l could n o t b r in g aw a y th e w h o le ; and it w a s
A n g u la r ly fo rtuna te that he ar riv ed as h e d id , fo r w i th all th e oeco-
n om y that cou ld b e u fed , h is fmall fto c k o f p ro v ifio n s w a s con fum ed
to th e laft m o u th fu l th e d a y b e fo re he made th e land.
T h is v e fle l, w h ic h th e officer w h o command ed h e r (W a in e , on e o f
th e mates o f th e E n d e a vo u r ) no t u n ap p ro p r ia te ly named th e A f lif t -
an ce , w a s b u ilt e n tir e ly o f th e tim b e r o f D u fk y B a y , b u t appeared
to b e m ife ra b ly conftruCted. Sh e w a s o f n e ar f ix t y tons bu rd en , and
w a s n o w to be fold * fo r th e benefit o f M r . B am pton ,
T h e fitu a tion o f th e p eop le ftill rem a in in g at D u f k y B a y was n o t,
w e un d e r fto od , th e m o ft en viable ; th e ir depend ence fo r p ro v ifio n s
b e in g ch ie fly on the feals and birds w h ic h th e y m ig h t k ill. T h e y had
all b e lon g ed to th is c o lo n y , and o n e o r tw o hap pen ed to be p e rfons o f
g o o d character.
O n the 10th th e Am e r ic a n failed fo r th e n o r th -w e ft co a ft o f A m e rica.
In h e r w en t M r . James F itzp a tr ick K n a re fb ro ’ , a gen tlem an
w h o fe hard lo t it w a s to be d o om ed to ban ifhmen t fo r life from h is
n ative c o u n t r y , Ire land , and th e en jo ym en t o f a comfortable fo r tu n e
w h ic h h e th e re poflefied. H e ar riv ed here in th e S u g a r C a n e tranfl-
fp or t, in th e y e a r 1 7 9 3 , and h ad liv ed co n ftan tly at Parramatta w i th
th e m oft r ig id oeconomy and fe v e re felf-d enia l e v en o f th e com m on
com fo rts o f life.
I t was feen w ith co n c e rn th a t th e crop s o f this fe a fo n p ro v ed in
g enera l bad, the w h e a t b e in g a lm e ft e v e r y where- m ix e d w i th a w eed
named b y th e farmers D ra k e . E v e r y care w a s tak en to p re v en t this-
circumftance from h ap p en in g in th e e n fu in g fe a fon , b y cleaning with-
* Notwithftanding-all her imperfections, (he was. valued at and fold for two hundred
ajitf. §fty pounds.,
the.
the greateft n ic e ty n o t o n ly fuch w h e a t as w a s intended fo t feed , b u t
fu ch as w a s re c e iv ed in to the p ub lic ftore from fettlers. It w a s o cca-
fion ed b y the g rou n d b e in g o v e rw ro u g h t, from a ,g re ed in e fs to make
it p rod uce g o ld en hary efts e v e ry fea fon, w i th o u t a llow in g it time to
re c ru it it fe lf from crop to c rop , o r b e in g able to afford it manure.
H a d th is no t hap pened , the crop s w o u ld m o ft lik e ly h a v e been
immenfe .
A t th e H aw k e fb u r y , w h e re alone a n y p rom ife o f a g r icu ltu ra l ad vanta
ges w a s to be fo u n d , th e fettlers w e r e im m e rfed in in to x ic a tio n .
R io t and madnefs mark ed th e ir c o n d u f t ; and this w a s to be attributed
to the fpirits th a t, in defiance o f e v e ry p re cau tio n , fo u n d th e ir w a y
thither.
E a r ly in the m on th a ftore-ro@m b e lo n g in g to C ap ta in Pa terfon w a s
b ro k en in to , and articles to a' la rg e am ou n t fto len thereout. A cen-
tine l w a s Rationed in th e fro n t o f th e h o u f e ; n o tw ith fta n d in g w h ic h ,
th e th ie v e s had tim e to rem o v e , th ro u g h a fm a ll h o le that th e y mad e
in a b r ick w a ll , all th e p ro p e r ty th e y Hole.
In th e courfe o f the m on th C ap ta in T o w n fo n , an o th e r office r o f the
corps, w a s alfo robbed. H e h ad th a t m o rn in g re c e iv ed in tru ft f ix t y
p ou n d s in d o lla r s ; th e fe , to g e th e r w i th his w a tc h , w e r e fto len from h im
in th e fo llo w in g n ig h t. H is fe rv an ts w e r e fufpedted, as w e r e alfo C a p ta
in Pa te rfon ’ s ; b u t n o th in g could „be fix e d u p on th em th a t b o re the
femblance o f p roof.
R o bb e rie s w e r e more freq u en t n ow th an th e y h ad be en fo r fom e
tim e paft, fc a r c e ly a n ig h t p a llin g w i th o u t at lea ft an attempt b e in g
made. O n th e 1 7 th , th e fe ftiv a l o f St. P a tr ic k , th e n ig h t-w a tch w e r e
affaulted b y tw o fe llow s , M a t th ew Far rel and R ic h a rd S u t to n , (better
k n ow n b y the title o f th e N ew g a te B u l ly ,) w h ile the latter w a s p u r -
filed b y th em from a h o u fe w h ic h h e w a s en d e a v o u r in g to b rea k in to ,
to th e hou fe o f F ar re l, w h o tr ied to fec rete h im , and afford h im p ro te
c tion .
A w om an was flo p p ed in th e ftre e t at n ig h t , and a p ie ce o f callico
fo r c ib ly tak en from her. A con v id t b e in g ta k en u p as th e man w h o
had robbed h e r , fhe at firft w a s p o fit iv e to h is p e r fon , but w h en
b ro u g h t before a m a giftra te , on r e c o lle c tin g th a t h is life m ig h t be in
-danger, fhe w a s re a d y to fw e a r th a t, it b e in g v e r y d ark at th e tim e , i t
3 0 a w a s