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T h e matter o f th e G o ld e n G r o v e fto re fhip alfo w a s ordered to-
prepa re fo r fea, th e g o v e r n o r . in ten d in g to em p lo y th a t fh ip in tak in g:
p ro v ifio n s and fto re s , w i th a p a r ty o f c o n v id s , to N o r fo lk Ifland .
T h e ftores o f th e d e ta chm en t h a v in g be en k e p t on board th e Sir iu s
u n til a b u ild in g could be e r e d e d fo r th e ir re c ep t ion , and a fto reh ou fe
fo r th a t p u rp o fe b e in g n ow r e a d y , th e y w e r e rem o v ed on Ihore.
T w o boats, o n e o f e ig h t and an o th e r o f fix te e n oars, h a v in g be en
fen t o u t in fram e fo r th e u fe o f th e fettlem ent, th e ca rp enter o f th e
S u p p ly w a s em p lo y ed in p u ttin g th em to g e th e r d u r in g th a t v e ffe l’ s
f ta y in p o r t, and o n e o f th em , th e eigh t-o a red boat, w a s g o t in to th e
w a te r this m on th ; but th e w a n t o f a fch o o n e r o r tw o , o f from th ir ty
to fo r t y tons b u rd en , to b e em p lo y e d in fu r v e y in g th is co a ft, was.
m u ch fe lt an d lamented .
W e had n ow g iv e n up all h o p e o f re c o v e r in g th e cattle w h ic h were-
fo u n fo r tu n a te ly lo ft in M a y laft ; and th e o n ly c o w th a t remained no t
b e in g at th a t time w i th c a lf, and h a v in g fin ce b e com e w i ld and d angerous,,
th e lie u ten an t -g o v e rn o r , w h o fe p ro p e r ty fh e w a s , d ir e d e d h e r to be
k ille d ; fh e w a s a c co rd in g ly fh o t at h is fa rm , it b e in g fo u n d im p r a d i -
c a b le to fe cure and d au g h te r h e r in th e com m on w a y .
A b o u t th e m id d le o f Sep tem be r fe v e ra l canoes p alled th e S ir iu s , and'
a b o v e 30 n ativ e s landed from th em at th e o b fe rv a to ry o r we fte rn p o in t
o f th e c o v e . T h e y w e r e armed , an d , it w a s im a g in e d , intend ed to-
ta k e o f f fom e fheep from th e n c e ; b u t , i f this w a s th e ir in ten tio n , th e y
w e r e p re ven ted b y th e appearance o f tw o gen tlem en w h o hap pened to.
b e th e re u n a rm ed ; and , a fte r th r o w in g fom e fton e s , th e y to o k to their,
can o e s and p ad d led off.
O n th e 2 5 th th e p e o p le in th e filh in g -b o a t rep or ted that feveral fpears-
w e r e th row n a t th em b y fome o f the n a t iv e s ; fo r no o th e r rea fon,
th a n th a t, a fte r g iv in g th em fr e e ly w h a t fmall fifh th e y had tak en ,
th e y re fu fed th em a la rg e o n e w h ic h a t tra d e d th e ir attention.
O n th e 30 th on e m id fh ipm an an d tw o feamen from the Sir iu s , one
fe r je a n t, on e co rp o ral, and fiv e p r iv a te marines, :and tw en ty -o n e male
an d e le v en fem ale c o n v id s , embarked o n board th e G o ld e n G r o v e
fo r N o r fo lk I lla n d , and th e d a y fo llo w in g fhe .d ro p ped d ow n , w i th
h is M a je f ty ’ s fh ip S ir iu s , to C amp C o v e , w h en c e b o th fhips failed on
th e 2d o f O d o b e r .
O d o b e r . ]
O d o b e r . ] C a p ta in H u n te r , h a v in g been fw o tn as a magiftra te fo on
a fte r the a r r iv al o f the fleet, con tin ued to a d in th a t c ap a c ity u n til his
departure fo r th e C ap e o f G o o d H o p e , f it tin g g e n e ra lly once a w e e k ,
w i th the ju d g e -ad v o c a te and th e fu rv e y o r -g e r ie ra l, to in q u ir e in to p e tty
offence s . S a tu rd a y w a s com m o n ly fet apar t fo r th e fe e x am in a t io n s ;
th a t d a y b e in g g iv e n to the c o n v id s fo r th e p u rp o fe o f c o l le d in g v e g e tables
and a tten d in g to th e ir h uts an d gardens,
T h e detachment alfo fin d in g it co n v en ien t to c o l le d vege table s , and
b e in g o b lig ed to' g o fo r th em as fa r as B o ta n y B a y , th e c o n v id s w e r e
o rd e red to a v a il th em fe lv e s o f the p r o t e d io n th e y m ig h t fin d b y g o in g
in c om p a n y w i th an armed p a r t y ; and n e v e r , u p o n any a c co u n t, to
ftra g g le from th e fold iers, o r g o to B o ta n y B a y w ith o u t th em , o n p ain
o f fe v e re p u n ifhm en t. N o tw ith fta n d in g th is ord er a n d p re c a u tio n ,
h ow e v e r , a c o n v id , w h o h ad b e en lo o k e d u p o n as a g o o d m ap , (no
com p la in t h a v in g b e en made o f h im fince h is la n d in g , eithe r fo r d i f -
h o n e fty o r id lenefs,) h a v in g g o n e o u t w i th an artned p a r ty to p rocure
v e g e ta b le s at B o ta n y B a y , ftra g g led from th em , th o u g h rep e a ted ly
caution ed ag a in ft it , .and w a s k illed b y th e n ativ e s. O n the re tu rn o f
th e fold iers from th e b a y , h e w a s fo u n d ly in g d ead in th e p a th , his
h ead beat to a je l l y , a fp ear d r iv en th ro u g h it , an o th e r th ro u g h h is
b o d y , an d one arm b ro k en . S om e p eop le w e r e im m e d ia te ly fen t o u t
to b u r y h im ; and in th e cou rfe o f th e m on th th e parties w h o w e n t b y
th e fp o t fo r vege tab le s th re e times repor ted th a t his b o d y w a s ab ov e
g ro u n d , h a v in g be en , it w a s fu p p o fed , to rn u p b y the n ativ e s ’ dogs..
T h i s p o o r w r e tc h fu rn ifh ed an o th e r inftanc.e o f th e confequen.ces that
atten d ed a d ifob ed ience o f orders' w h ic h h ad be en p u rp o fe ly g iv e n to
p re v en t th e fe a c c id e n t s ; an d as n o th in g o f th e k in d w a s k n o w n to
h ap p en , b u t wheEe a n e g l e d and co n tem p t o f all o rd e r w a s ftr ft ih ew n ,
e v e r y m isfor tune o f th e k in d m ig h t be attributed , n o t to the manners
a n d d ifp ofition o f the n a tiv e s , b u t to th e o b ftin a c y and ign o ran c e o f
o u r p eop le.
O n the departure o f th e S ir iu s , on e p ou n d o f flo u r w a s d e d u d e d
from th e w e e k ly ra tion o f tho fe w h o re c e ived th e fu ll p rop o r tio n , and
tw o -th ird s o f a p ou n d from fu ch as w e r e at tw o -th ird s a llow an ce . T h e
fe ttlem en t w a s to .continue at th is ra tion u n til th e return o f th e S ir iu s ,
w h ic h w a s e x p e d e d n o t to e x c e e d f ix m onths. B u t p u b lic lab ou r w a s
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