brious. T h e rains w e r e h e a v y , and appeared to fa ll ch ie fly on o r
ab ou t the fu ll and ch an g e o f th e moon . T h u n d e r and lig h tn in g at
times h ad be en fe v e re , b u t n o t attended w i th a n y bad effects fin c e the
m on th o f F e b ru a ry laft.
T h e fo llow in g rep or t o f th e cafualties w h ic h had hap pened from
th e d a y o f o u r le a v in g E n g lan d to th e 3 1 f t o f D e c em b e r 1 7 8 8 , w a s
g iv e n in a t th is t im e ; v iz .—
Cafualties from May 13, 1787, to December
3 1, 1788.
Garrifon. Convidls.
Total.
( Men.
| Women.
Children. !
| Men.
1 Women. 1
j Children, i
Died on the paffage, from May 13, 1787, to
January 26, 1788, — — — i 1 I 20 4 9 36
Died between January 26, 1788, and January
1, 1789, _ _ _ _ _ s I 28 k 9 56
Killed by the natives in the above time, — 4 4
Executed in the above time, * — — .5 5
Miffing in the above time, — — — I 12 I 14
Total 7 I 2 69 18 18 “ 5
C H A P . V I .
W-EW y e a r ’ s DAY.— CONVICTS, HOW EMPLOYED.— THEIR DISPOSITION TO
H IDLENESS AND VICE.---HER MAJESTY’ S BIRTH-DAY KEPT.— NATIVES.----
: CAPTAIN SHEA DIES.--- REGULATIONS RESPECTING THE CONVICTS.----INSTANCES
OF THEIR MISCONDUCT.— TRANSACTIONS.--- THE SUPPLY SAILS
FOR NORFOLK ISLAND.— PUBLIC WORKS. NATIVES.— CONVICTS KILLED.
— STORES ROBBED.--- THE SUPPLY RETURNS.— INSURRECTION PROJECTED
AT NORFOLK ISLAND.— HURRICANE THERE.— TRANSACTIONS A T ROSE
HILL.
J a n u a r y , 1 7 8 9 ,] T H E firft d a y o f th e n ew y e a r w a s m ark ed as a
h o lid a y b y a fu fp en fion o f all k in d s o f la b ou r , and b y h o iftin g th e co lours
at th e fo r t. T h e ra tion o f p ro v ifio n s , th o u g h ftill le fs b y a
p o u n d o f flo u r than th e p rop e r a llow a n ce , w a s y e t fo fuflficient as no t
to be complained o f ; n o r w a s labou r d im in ilh ed b y it. U p o n a calcu
la t io n o f th e d ifferent p eop le em p lo y ed fo r th e p u b lic in cu ltiv a tio n ,
i t appeared, that o f all th e numbers in th e c o lo n y the re w e r e o n ly tw o
hu n d red and f i f t y fo em p lo y ed :— a v e r y fmall n um b e r in d e ed to
p ro cu re th e means o f ren d e r in g th e c o lo n y ind ep end en t o f th e m oth e r-
c o u n t ry fo r the neceflaries o f life . T h e re ft w e r e o c cu p ied in 'c a r r y in
g o n v a r io u s p u b lic w o rk s , fuch as ftores , h ou fe s, w h a r fs , & c .
A la rge n um b e r w e r e incap able, th ro u gh ag e o r infirm itie s , o f b e in g
called ou t to la b o u r in the p u b lic grou n d s ; and th e c iv il eftab lifhm ent,
th e m ilita ry , females, and ch ild ren , filled ^up th e ca ta lo gu e o f thofe
u n a fliftin g in cu ltiv a tion .
T h e fo il im m ed ia te ly ab out th e fe ttlem en t w a s fo u n d to b e o f too
fa n d y a nature to g iv e m uch p rom ife o f y ie ld in g a fuflficient p rod u c e
e v en fo r th e fmall q u a n tity o f fto c k it p oflefied . A t R o fe H i l l th e p ro -
fpe£t was better ; ind eed w h a te v e r e x p e c ta tio n s cou ld b e formed o f fu c -
ce fsful cu ltiv ation in this c o u n t ry refted as y e t in th a t quarter. B u t th e
co n v ic t s b y n o means ex e rted them fe lv e s to th e u tm o f t ; th e y fo o lifh ly
c o n c e iv e d , that th e y had n o in.tereft in th e fuccefs o f th e ir la b o u r .;
H. 1 and,