c e iv in g h is fen ten ce , in the h o p e o f m ak in g a grea te r impreffion' on
th e c o n v if t s th an i f it h ad been d e la y ed fo r a d a y o r tw o .
T h e r e b e in g n o o th e r fh e lte r fo r th e g u a rd than tents , g rea t in con v
en ien ce w a s fo u n d in p la c in g u n d e r its ch a rg e more than one o r tw o
p rifone r s to g e th e r . T h e convitfts, th e re fo re , w h o w e r e confined at th e
gu a rd u ntil ; th e y could b e co n v e y e d to th e fo u thw a rd , w e re fen t to the
B a re Illand at th e en tra n c e ;.o f this c o v e , w h e re th e y w e r e , to be fup -
p lied w e e k ly w i th p rov ifion s from th e fto re , and w a te r from the
S ir iu s , u n til an o p p o r tu n ity offered o f fen d in g th em aw a y .
T h e thre e tranfports failed on th e 5 th , 6 th , and 7 th o f th is mon'th
fo r C h in a . T h e S u p p ly alfo failed on th e 6 th fo r L o rd H o w e Ifland ,
to p rocu re tur tle and birds -for th e fettlement, th e fc u r v y co n tin u in g -to
r e f il l e v e r y effort th a t cou ld be made to ch e c k its p rog re fs b y m ed ic in e ;
from th e latenefs o f th e fe a fon , h ow e v e r , l i t t l e , h o p e w a s enter tained
o f h e r fuccefs.
T h e g o v e rn o r h a v in g d ir e d e d e v e r y p e r fon in th e fe ttlem en t to
m ak e a re turn o f w h a t liv e - f lo c k w a s in h is p o fle fiio n , th e fo llo w in g
appeared to b e th e to tal am ou n t o f f lo c k in th e c o lo n y :
i Stallion, 25 Pigs,
3 Mares, 5 Rabbits,
3 Colts, ' ‘18 Turkies,
2 Bulls, 29 Geefe,
5 Cows, 35 D u ck s ,1
29 Shëèp, 122 Fowls,:
19 Goats, 87 Chickens.
49 H°g s>
T h e r e h a v in g b e en fo u n d am o n g th e con v id ls a p e r fon qua lified to
condu£t th e bufinefs o f a b r ick la y e r , a g a n g o f labourers was p u t und er
h is d ire c tio n , and rnoft o f th e huts w h ic h g r ew up in different parts
o f th e cleared g ro u n d w e r e erected b y th em . A n o th e r g a n g o f labourers
w a s p u t u n d e r th e d ire c tion o f a flo n e -m a fo n , and on the 1 5 th
th e firft fton e o f a b u ild in g , intend ed fo r th e refidence o f the g o v e rn o r
u n til th e g o v em m en t-h o u fe cou ld be eredted, w a s laid on th e eafl fide
o f th e cove.
T h e
T h e fo llow in g in fc r ip t io n , en g ra v en on a p ie ce o f co p p e r , w a s
placed in th e fo u n d a t io n :
His Excellency
A r t h u r P h i l l i p . Efq.
Governor in Chief and Captain General
in and over' the Territory of New South Wales,
1 landed" in this Cove,
with the firft Settlers of this Country,
the 24th Day of January 1788 ;
and on the 15th Day of May
in the fame Year,
being, the 28th of the Reign of His prefent Majefty
G e o r g e the T h ir d ,
The Firft of thefe Stones was laid.
T h e la rg e flo re -h o u fe b e in g com p le ted , and a ro ad made to it
from th e w h a r f on th e w e f t fid e , the p ro v ifio n s w e r e d ir e d e d to b e
landed from th e - v ia u a lle r s , and p ro p e r g ang s o f c o n v id s p laced to
ro ll th em to" th e ftore.
C a rpenters were, n o w em p lo y e d in co v e r in g in th a t n e ce ffa ry
b u ild in g th e h b fp ita l, th e fh ih g le s fo r th e p u rp o fe b e in g all prepared ;
th e fe w e r e fattened to th e r o o f (w h ic h w a s v e r y ftro n g ) b y p e g s
mad e b y th e fem ale c o n v id s .
T h e tim b e r th a t h ad be en cu t d ow n p ro v e d in g enera l v e r y u n fit
fo r th e p u rp o fe o f b u ild in g , th e trees b e in g fo r th e m o d p a r t d e c a y ed ,
and w h e n cu t d ow n w e r e im m ed ia te ly w a rp ed and fp lit b y th e heat
o f th e fun. A fpecies o f p in e appeared to be th e b e fl, and w a s c h ie fly
u fed in th e fram e -w o r k o f h ou fe s, and in c o v e r in g th e ro o fs , th e
w o o d fp litt in g e a f ily in to fhingles.
T h e S u p p ly returned in th e afte rn o on o f th e 2 5 th from L o r d
H o w e Ifland , w ith o u t h a v in g p rocu red a n y tur tle, th e w e a th e r b e in g
m u ch to o co ld and th e fea fon t o o . late to fin d th em fo fa r to th e
fo u thw a rd .
T o th e fo u thw a rd and eaftw a rd o f L o r d H o w e Ifland there is a
ro c k , w h ic h m a y be fe en a t th e d iftance o f eigh te en lea gu e s , and
w h ic h from its fhape L ie u ten a n t B a ll has n am ed B a ll P y ram id .
On