tb e in ten tion o f g o v e rnm en t to g iv e a n y gran ts o f la n d Until th e n e-
ce ffa ry ac counts o f th e c o u n t r y , and o f w h a t e x p e d i t io n s w e r e lik e ly
to be fo rm ed from it, flvould be received .
G r e a t in c on v en ien ce w a s fo u n d from th e n e c e ffity th a t fubfifted o f
Suffering th e f lo c k o f in d iv id u a ls to ru n lo o fe am o n g ll th e tents and
h u t s ; m u ch damage in p a r ticular w a s fuftained b y h o g s , w h o fre q
u e n t ly fo rced th e ir w a y in to th em w h ile th e ow n e rs w e r e at la b ou r ,
and d e flro y ed and d amaged w h a te v e r th e y m e t w ith . A t firft thefe
Ioffes w e r e u fu a lly made g o o d from th e fto re , as it w a s unreafonable
to e x p e f t lab our w h e re the la b o u re r d id n o t re c e iv e th e p ro p e r fu lle -
n a n c e ; but th is b e in g fo on fo u n d to open a d o o r to m u ch im p o fitio n ,
an d to g iv e r ife to m an y fab ricated tales o f in ju r ie s th a t n e ve r e x ifted ,
a n order w a s g iv e n , that a n y h o g c a u g h t tre fp a ffin g w a s to b e k illed
b y the p e r fo a w h o a c tu a lly re ce ived ar iy dama ge from it.
T h e p r in c ip al flr e e t o f th e intend ed tow n w a s m ark ed ou t a t the
h ead o f th e c o v e , and its d imenfions w e re e x ten fi v e . T h e g o v e rnm en t-
h o u fe was t o be c o n ft ru d e d on th e fum m it o f a h ill com m an d in g a
»capital v iew o f L o n g C o v e , ■ arid Other parts o f th e h a rb o u r ; bu t this
w a s to be a w o r k o f a fte r -co n fid e ra tio n ; fo r th e p refent, as th e g ro u n d
w a s n o t c leared , it w a s Sufficient to p o in t o u t th e fituation and define
th e limits o f th e fu tu r e bu ild in g s . 1
O n th e 19 th th e S u p p ly returned from N o r fo lk I llan d , h a v in g been
a b fen t fo u r w e e k s and f ix d ays. W e learned that fh e made th e illan d
o n th e 2 9 th o f l i f t m on th , b u t fo r th e fiv e Succeeding, day s w a s n o t
ab le to effeCt a lan d in g , b e in g p re ven ted b y a fu r f w h ic h th e y fo u n d
b r e a k in g w i th v io len c e o n a r e e f o f f o lk s th a t la y acrofs th e p r in c ip a l
b a y . L ieu ten an t K in g had n e a r ly g iv e n u p all hopes o f b e in g able
t o land , w h en a final! o p en in g w a s d ifcov e red in th e r e e f w id e en o u g h
t o admit a boat, th ro u g h w h ic h h e w a s fo fo rtuna te as to g e t fa fe ly
w i t h all his p eo p le and ftores. W h e n land ed , h e cou ld n ow h e re find
a fpace clear en ough fo r p itc h in g a t e n t ; and h e had to cu t th ro u g h
a n aim o ft impenetrab le w ild e rn e fs b e fo re he could encamp h im fe lf and
h is peop le . O f the Hock h e carried w i th h im , h e lo ft the o n ly Ihe-
g o a t h e h ad , and one ewe . H e h ad named the b a y w h e re in he
lan d ed a n d f ix e d th e Settlement S y d n e y B a y , an d h ad g iv e n th e names
o f
o f P h illip an d N ep e an to tw o Small iflands w h ic h are Situated at a
Small d iftanee f r om it.
L ie u ten an t K in g , th e command ant, w r o te in g o o d Spirits, and fp o k e
o f m e e tin g a ll h is difficulties lik e a man d e termined to o v e rcom e
th em . T h e fo il o f th e illan d appeared to be v e r y r ic h , b u t th e lan d in g
d an g e rou s , S y d n e y B a y b e in g e x p o fed to th e S o u th e r ly w in d s , w i th
w h ic h th e fu r f co n ftan tly b rea k s on th e reef. T h e S u p p ly lo ft o n e o f
h e r p e o p le , w h o w a s w a lh e d o i f th e r e e f and d row n ed . T h e r e is a
Small b a y on th e other fide o f th e ifian d , b u t at a diftanee from th e
Settlement, and no a n ch o r in g g ro u n d in either . T h e fla x p lan t (the'
p r in cip al objedt in v iew ) h e h ad n o t d ifco v e red w h e n the S u p p ly failed..
L ie u ten an t B a ll, Soon a fte r h e le ft this harb ou r , fe ll in w i th an un in
h ab ited illa n d in lat. 3 1 ° 5 6 ' S. and in lo n g . 1 5 9 ° 4 ' E a ft, w h ic h h e
named L o r d H o w e I lla n d . I t is in fe r io r in fiz e to N o r fo lk Illand ,.
b u t ab ound ed at that time w i th tu r tle , (Sixteen o f w h ic h h e b ro u g h t
aw a y w i th h im ,) as w e ll as w i th a n ew fpe'cies o f fo w l , and a Small
b r o w n b ird , the fle lh o f w h ic h w a s v e r y fine eating. T h e fe birds w e r e
in grea t ab un d an ce , and fo um ifed to fu ch v ifito rs , th a t th e y Suffered
th em fe lv e s to i b e k n o ck e d d ow n w i th flicks,, as th e y ran. a lo n g th e
beach.
P in e s , b u t n o f in a l!» trees, g r o w on th is illan d , in w h ic h there-
is a g o o d b a y , b u t no an ch o r in g g rou n d . O f th e pines at N o r fo lk
I fian d ; one meafured n in e fe e t in d iame te r, and another,, th a t was»
fo u n d ly in g on th e g ro u n d , meafured 182 fe e t in len gth.
A s th e fe u r v y w a s at th is tim e m a k in g rapid ftrides in th e co lon y ,,
th e h o p e o f b e in g able to p rocu re a ch e c k to its effedts from th e n ew
illan d , rendered it in e v e r y one’ s o p in io n a fo r tu n a te d ife o v e r y .
T h e S c a rb o ro u g h , C h a r lo tte , and L a d y P e n rh y n tranfports being:
cleared , w e r e d ifeharged from , g o v e rnm en t Service in th e latter end o f
th e m on th , and th e m aile rs le ft at lib e r ty to p roceed o n th e ir re - ,
fp e c tiv e v o y a g e s p u r fu an t to the d ire c tion s o f th e ir owners.
In th e courfe .o f this m on th Several conv id ts came in from th e
w o o d s ; one in p ar ticu la r d an g e rou fly w o u n d e d w i th a fpear, the
others v e r y m uch beaten and b ruifed b y th e 'n a t iv e s . T h e w o u n d ed
man. h ad been em p loy ed cu ttin g rulhe s fo r th a tch in g , and o n e o f the-
others w a s a conv alefcent from the h o fp i t a l ,w h o w en t o u t to co lle c t a.
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