o n e Sha rple fs , a con v id t, w h o , after m a r ry in g a w om an th a t w a s a
p erfed t antidote to • defire^ pretend ed to be je a lo u s , and g a v e he r
fu ch a d re adful b e a tin g , that h e r life -w a s fo r fom e time in danger.
S to c k o f 'a l l d en omin a tion s w a s at th is time faft in c reafin g' in the
different diftridts. A n officer o f - the N ew So u th W a le s corps, h a v in g
obtained th e g o v e fn o r ’ s fa n C io n Tor-his q u it tin g the co ldn y . in one o f
the ffiips n ow p rep a r in g fo r the C ap e o f G o o d H o p e , fold to g o v e rn -
m en t a flo ck o f goats, c o n fid in g o f ab ou t one hun d red animals, fo r
4 9 0 1. 10 s.. T h is w a s a v aluable acq u ifitio n , and p rom ife s o f flo c k
to fe v e ral d e fe rv in g fettlers w e re n ow p erformed .
T h e B r itan nia, b e in g n o w cleared o f th e ca rgo ffie brought-, from
B en g a l on g o v e rnm en t a c cou n t, w a s fit tin g ag a in fo r Tea, ’ w h e n M r .
R a v e n , th e matter, p roffered h e r to th e g o ve rno r , fo r the p urpo fe o f
g o in g diredt to E n g lan d , i f his e x c e lle n c y ffiould h a v e a n y occafion .to
em p lo y h e r in fuch a v o y a g e . T h e r e w e r e at .this tim e feveral foldiers
in the N ew So u th W a le s corps w h o lly unfit fo r fe rv ice ; the g o v e rn o r
h ad fo r Tome tim e ' intend ed to fend h om e M r . C la rk , a Tuperinteiidant
o f con v id ts , w h o fe en g a g em en t w ith the c row n had e xp ired ; and
J am e s T h o r p , a p e r fon w h o had been fent ou t with* a fa la ry o f 1 0 5 1:
p e r annum as a matter m illw r ig h t , but w h o w a s at th is -tim e unemp
lo y e d in th e fettlement. T o eafe g o v e rnm en t at once o f .th e f e e x -
p enc e s , th e g o v e rn o r th o u g h t i t advifeable to cha rter th e B r ita n n ia ,
fo r th e p urpo fe o f ta k in g h om e fu ch invalid s and paffengers as m ig h t
be ordered, at th e rate o f fifteen fh illin g s p e r ton p e r m o n th ; the
ch a rte r to be in fo r c e o n th e firft d a y o f th e en fu in g month.
T h e p u b lic ftores w e r e o pened d u r in g this mon th at Parramatta and
th e r iv e r fo r re c e iv in g Ind ian corn ; w h ic h w a s taken in at; fiv e fhillin gs
p e r buffiel. fo r this fe a fo n ; but it w a s g en e ra lly fup po fed , that th e re
w o u ld n o t be o cea fion to g iv e that p rice fo r it again.
F re fh p o rk w a s at this time purcha fed b y th e com m iffa ry at One
lh illin g per p ou n d , and iffued as a ra tion , in th e p ro p o r tio n o f tw o
p oun d s o f fre fh fo r on e o f fait meat. ,
I t h a v in g been rcprefented to .the g o v e rn o r ,, th^t fe v e ra l p eop le in
th e tow n o f S y d n e y em p lo y ed th em fe lv e s in j bu ild in g boats -for fale;
and w ith o u t o b ta in in g a n y p e rm iffion , a lib e r ty w h ic h had crept into
th e fettlement in o pp ofition to all fo rm e r orders and regulations o n
th a t
July.] IN N E W S O U T H W A L E S .
th a t h e a d ; and as it w a s w e ll k n ow n th a t, n o tw ith fta n d in g th e grea t
co n v en ien ce w h ic h m utt attend th e h a y in g boats fo r v arious ufes in
th is e x ten fiv e harb ou r , m a n y abufes w e r e ca rried o n th ro u g h th e ir
m e a n s ; it w a s ordered, that n o boat w h a te v e r , o f a n y fize o r d e fcr ip -
tio n , ffiould be b uilt u ntil ap p lication had been mad e to th e g o v e rn o r ,
and p ermiffion in w r itin g obtained, eithe r fign ed b y th e g o v e rn o r , fo r
th e time b e in g , o r b y fom e p e rfon p ro p e r ly au th or ifed b y h im . It
w a s alfo ordered, th a t a ll boats at th a t tim e in th e p offe ffion o f in d iv
id uals ffiould be fo r thw ith ta k en to the matter b o a t-b u ild e r , w h e r e a
n um b e r w a s to b e cu t on th e fte rn, and a re g ifte r o f fu ch n um b e r was
to be k ep t b y th e p rov o ft-m a r ffiab~ A l l boats fo u n d w i th o u t a n um b e r
w e r e to be liable to fe izu re .
T h e natives appeared lefs trou b le fom e la te ly th an th e y had been fo r
fom e tim e paft. T h e p e o p le o f a fiffiin g -b o a t, w h ic h had be en caft
o n ffiore in fom e bad w e a th e r near P o r t S tep h en s , m e t w i th fom e o f
th e fe p e o p le , w h o w ith o u t m u ch en tre aty , o r a n y h o p e o f rew a rd ,
r e a d ily p u t th em in to a p a th from th en ce to B ro k en B a y , and con d
u c e d th em th e g rea te ft p art o f th e w a y . D u r in g th e ir little jo u rn e y ,
th e fe fr ie n d ly p eop le made th em und erftand , th a t th e y had feen a
w h ite w om a n am o n g fom e nativ es to th e n o r thw a rd . O n th e ir rep
o r t in g th is at S y d n e y , th is u n fo r tu n a te fem ale w a s conjedtured to be
M a r y M o r g a n , a p r ifo n e r , w h o it w a s n o w faid h ad fa iled in h e r
attem p t to g e t o n board th e R e fo lu t io n fto re -ffiip , w h ic h failed from
h en ce in 1 7 9 4 . T h e r e w a s in d e ed a w om a n , one A n n Sm ith , w h o
ran aw a y a few day s after o u r f it tin g d ow n in th is p la c e , and w h o fe
fa te w a s no t e x a d tly afcertained ; i f flie cou ld h a v e fu r v iv e d th e h ard -
ffiip s and wre tched n e fs o f fu ch a life as m utt h a v e be en hers d u r in g
fo m a n y y e a rs refid ence am o n g th e nativ es o f N ew H o lla n d , h o w
m u ch in fo rm ation mutt it h a v e b e en in h e r p ow e r to afford ! B u t h u m
an ity ffiuddered at th e id ea o f p u r ch a fin g it at fo dear a price.
T o w a rd the latter end o f th e m on th , th e re no t rem a in in g a n y more
flo u r in th e ftore than w h a t w a s n e ce ffa r ily re fe rv ed fo r th e ufe o f his
M a je f ty ’ s ffiips R e lian c e and S u p p ly to c a r r y th em to th e C ap e o f
G o o d H o p e , n in e p oun d s o f w h e a t w e r e added to th e allowan ce o f
th a t ar ticle (three p ounds) fe rv ed to th e c iv il , m ilita ry , and free
people.
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