to be feen at th e tw o p r in c ip a l fettlements. A t th e time w h en w e
w e r e v ifited b y th e S p an ilh fhips M r . J o h n fon p reached w h e re v e r h e
co u ld find a fh ad y fpot. T h e p r ie ft b e lo n g in g to the com m od o re ’ s
Ih ip , o b fe r v in g that w e had n o t a n y ch u r ch b u ilt, lifted u p his e y e s
w i th a fto n ilhm en t, and declared, th a t had the p lace been fettled b y his
nation , a h ou fe fo r G o d w o u ld h a v e be en ere c ted before a n y hou fe
fo r man.
T h e fh ip s b e in g n o w on th e p o in t o f fa ilin g , the B r ita n n ia fo r
E n g la n d , and th e R e lian c e and S u p p ly fo r th e C ap e o f G o o d H o p e ,
th e fo llow in g ap p ointments w e r e n o tified in th e p u b lic o rd e r s : v iz .
C a p ta in G e o rg e J o h n fto n , o f th e N ew S o u th W a le s co rp s , w a s app
oin ted aid-de-camp to the g o v e rn o r . T h e R e v . M r . Jo h n fon and
W illiam B a lm ain E fq . w e r e n omina ted th e ad ting magiftrates in the
d iftrid t o f the tow n o f S y d n e y . M r . James W illiam fo n (a gen tleman
w h o came from E n g lan d w ith th e g o v e rn o r ) w a s to do th e d u ty o f
c om m ilfa ry in th e abfence o f M r . P a lm e r , w h o w a s re tu rn in g to E n g land
on leave. M r . T h om a s Sm y th was ap p ointed p ro v o ft-m a r fh a l,
in the r o om o f M r . H e n r y B r ew e r , b y w a r ran t b e a r in g date the d a y
a fte r his: deceafe. M r . T h om a s M o o r e , ca rp enter o f th e Ihip B r ita
n n ia , w a s ap p oin ted mafter b o at-bu ild e r in th e ro om o f M r . D an ie l
P a y n e . W il liam Step h en fo n was placed u n d e r the com m ilfa ry as a
fto re -k e ep e r , in th e ro om o f M r . T h om a s Sm y th ; and G e o r g e B a rr
in g to n , w h o fe cond ud t, ftill u n ifo rm and u p r ig h t, re com m en d ed h im
to th e n otice o f th e g o v e rn o r , w a s , a fte r r e c e iv in g an ab folute p ard on
u n d e r the feal o f th e te r r ito ry , appointed a .fu p e r in ten d an t o f convidts,
w i th a fa la ry o f f i f t y pound s p e r an n um , in the ro om o f M r . T h om a s
C la rk , re tu rn in g to E n g lan d * .
O n the 20th, his M a je f ty ’s Ihip S u p p ly failed fo r N o r fo lk Ifland
and the C ap e o f G o o d H o p e , h a v in g o n board p art o f the m ilita ry
r e l ie f intend ed fo r that fe ttlem en t, and p art o f a thoufand bulhels o f
w h e a t wh ich , had been w r itten fo r from th en c e ,. _
O n the fo llow in g d a y th e fhips In d ifpen fable and G ra n d T u r k failed
fo r -Canton. T h e Am e r ic a n h ad n o t fuc ceed ed in -his fp e cu la tion fo
* Mr. Richard Atkins had fome time before heen nominated by the fecretary of ftate
to do thé duty of judge-advocate, whenever Captain Collins ihould return to England..
w e ll
w e l l as he had exped ted ; 4h e market was o v e r - fto c k ed w i th g o od s , and
b y the g o v e rn o r ’ s regulations h e was com p e lled to take aw a y , w i th
m a n y o th e r ar tic le s , his g ro u n d -tie r fu ll o f fp ir its , w h ic h h e ho p ed to
h a v e fold here.
T h e inv alid s and paflengers w h o w e r e re tu rn in g to E n g lan d in the
B r ita n n ia b e in g embarked, that Ihip, th e R e lian c e , and th e Franc is
fcho o n e r , hauled out o f th e co v e p rep a ra to ry to th e ir departure.
A s a p ro o f that fto ck w a s no t fa llin g in its v a lu e , M r . P a lm e r , the
com m ilfa ry , fold tw o C ap e cow s and one fteer fo r 1 8 9 1,,. fte r ling.
T h e fto ck in. th e c o lo n y a t th is , tim e w a s o f confid erable e x ten t and
v a lu e , as w i ll ap p e a r -b y th e fo llo w in g ac co u n t o f it , w h ic h w a s taken
fo r th e p u rp o fe o f b e in g tran fm itted to g o v e r nm e n t :
A c c o u n t o f liv e f to c k in th e p olfeffion o f g o v e rnm en t and th e c iv il
and m ilita r y officers o f th e fettlement,. on the. i l l o f Sep tember
J796-
To whom belonging.
Mares
Horfe?.
Cows and
Cow-
Calves.
Bulls and
Bull-
Calvesi.
Oxen. Sheep. Goats. Hogs.. j
; ,gf
T 0 government, r 4 6 7 37 46 '■ 791 IT I 5 9 -
Officers civil and military, 4 3 ■ 3 4 37 6 1310 II7 6 889
Total of government and officers, - 57' IOI , 7 4 52 I50I 1287 94S
To fettlers, - - - - - 3£ I40 921
General total, 5 7 1 Toi 7 4 52 ■ 1531 1427
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T h e w ild cattle to th e w e ftw a rd o f th e r iv e r N ep e an w e r e no t in cluded
in th is ac count.
A l l k in d s o f p o u ltr y w e r e n um e rou s .