A t th e H aw k e fb u r y , w h e r e th e fettlers w e re con firm in g th e ir fu b -
ftarlce in d ru n k en n e fs , a v e r y e x c e llen t b a rrack was. e re c tin g fo r the-
ufe o f the command ant, on a fp o t w h ic h h ad been feledted fu ffic ien tly
h ig h to p re c lu d e a n y d an g e r o f th e b u ild in g b e in g a f ie d e d b y a
flood.
In this and th e p re ced in g m on th m a n y p e o p le , ad u lts as w e ll as
ch ild ren , w e re -aga in a ff lid e d w i th inflamma tions in th e e y e s . H a v in g
be en v ilite d b y this d ifo rd e r in th e m on th o f A p r il 1 794’ ab out w h ic h
tim e w e h ad the fame v ar ia b le w e a th e r as w a s n ow e xp e r ien c ed , w e
attributed its appearance am o n g us at th is tim e to th e fame caufe.
T h e m ed ica l g en tlem en cou ld no t ac co u n t fo r it on a n y o th e r p rin ciple.
O n e m an , Se rje an t-m ajo r J o n e s o f th e N e w So u th W a le s
co rp s , died.
M a y .] S ix t y o f th e w om en re c e iv ed b y th e Ind ifpenfable w e r e
fen t u p to Parramatta, there to be em p lo y ed in fu ch labour as w a s
fu ited to th e ir l e x and ftren gth . T h e remaind er w e r e landed at th is
p lace.
O n th e 4 th th e 'g o v e rn o r no tified in p u b lic orders his ap p oin tmen t
o f M r . D ’A r c y W e n tw o r th to th e fituation o f afliftant-furgeon to th e
fe ttlem en t, in th e ro om o f M r . Samu e l L e e d s , (the g en tleman w h o
came o u t w i th G o v e rn o r H u n te r ,) h e b e in g p ermitted to re tu rn to
E n g lan d fo r th e r e c o v e r y o f his health.
D a i ly e xp e r ien c e p ro v ed , th a t th o fe p eo p le w h o fe fentences o f
tran fp ortation had e x p ire d w e r e grea te r e v ils th an the c o n v id s th em -
felves. I t w a s at th is tim e im p o flib le to fp are th e labou r o f a Ang le
m an from th e p u b lic w o rk . O f cou r fe , no man w a s allow ed to rem
o v e h im fe lf from that fituation w i th o u t p e rmiffion . B u t , n o tw ith -
fta n d in g th is h ad been declared in p u b lic orders, m a n y w e r e k n ow n
to w i th d r aw them fe lv e s from labou r and th e p rov ifio n - fto re o n th e
d a y o f th e ir fe rv itu d e eeafing. O n th e ir b e in g ap p rehend ed , p u n ilh ed
fo r a b rea ch o f th e o rd e r , and ord ered ag a in to la bou r , th e y fe ized
th e firft o p p o r tu n ity o f ru n n in g aw a y , ta k in g either to th e w o o d s to
fu b fift b y depredations, o r to th e Ihelter w h ic h th e H aw k e fb u r y fettlers
afforded to e v e r y v a g a b o nd th a t a lk ed it.
B y thefe p eop le w e w e r e w e ll con v in ced e v e r y th e ft was com m itted .
T h e i r in fo rm ation w a s g o o d ; th e y n e v e r attempted a houfe that w a s
n o t an o b je d o f p lu n d e r ; and w h e re v e r th e re w a s a n y p ro p e r ty th e y
w e r e fure to p a y a v ifit. T h e late robberies at th e c le rg ym an ’ s and at
C ap ta in T o w n fo n ’ s w e r e am o n g the m o ft ftr ik in g inftances.
It w a s on the fe occafions g en e ra lly co n je c tu re d , th a t th e d omeftics
o f the hou fe muft aid and aflift in th e t h e f t ; fo r the p erp e trator o f it
a lw a y s feemed to k n ow w h e re to la y his hand on the a r tic le fo r w h ic h
h e thus r ifk e d h is n e c k ; and w e n e ve r fo u n d th em m ak e an attemp t
on th e h o u fe o f a p o o r in d iv id u a l.
O n W e d n e fd a y th e 1 i t h , to th e grea t fa t is fa d io n o f th e fe ttlem en t
at la rg e , th e B r itan nia fto re fhip ar riv ed fafe from C a lcu tta and M ad ras ,
e n te r in g this p or t fo r the fifth tim e w i th a valuable ca rgo on board.
S h e w a s n ow fre ig h ted w i th fak ed p ro v ifio n s , and a fmall q u a n tity
o f r ic e on ac co u n t o f g o v e rnm en t, p rocu red b y ord er o f th e p re fi-
d en cie s o f C a lcu tta and M ad ras . O n p r iv a te a c co u n t, th e d ifferent
officers o f th e c iv il and m ilita ry departments re c e ived th e v a r io u s com -
miffions w h ic h - th e y h ad been a llow ed to p u t in to th e fh ip ; and on e
y o u n g mare, fiv e cow s , and one c ow - c a lf, o f th e B en g a l bre ed , w e r e
b ro u g h t fo r fale.
O n board o f th is fh ip ar r iv ed tw o officers o f th e B en g a l a rm y ,
L ie u ten an t C am p b e ll and M r . P h illip s , a fu rg e o n o f th e m ilita r y efta-
b lifhmen t, fo r th e p u rp o fe o f ra ifin g tw o h u n d red rec ruits from am o n g
th o fe p eop le w h o had fe rv ed th e ir r e fp e d iv e te rm s o f tranfp ortation.
T h e y w e re to be r e g u la r ly enlifted and attefted, and w e r e to re c e iv e
b o u n ty -m o n e y ; and a' p ro v ifio n a l en g a g em en t w a s m ad e w i th M r .
R a v e n , to c o n v e y th em to In d ia , i f no o th e r fe rv ic e fh o u ld o ffe r fo r
his fhip.
O n th e firft v iew o f th is fchem e it appeared v e r y p lau fib le , and w e
im agined that the e x e cu tion o f it w o u ld b e attended w i th m u ch g o o d
to th e fettlement, b y r id d in g it o f m a n y o f th o fe w r e tch e s w h om w e
had too m u ch rea fon to deem ou r g rea te ft n u ifa n c e s : b u t w h e n w e
fo u n d that th e re c ru itin g o ffice r w a s in f t ru d e d to b e n ic e as to the
ch a rad e r s o f th o fe h e fh o u ld en lift, and to enter tain n one th a t w e r e
o f k n ow n bad m orals , w e p e rce iv ed th a t th e fe ttlem en t w o u ld d e r iv e
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