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and , i f le ft to th em fe lv e s , w o u ld at a n y time ra the r h a v e liv e d in
id lenefs , and depended u p on the p u b lic ftores fo r th e ir d a ily fu p po rt
fo lo n g as th e y had a n y th in g in th em , th an h a v e contributed , b y the
la b o u r o f th e ir hand s, to fecure th em fe lv e s w h e re o n to e x ift w h en th o fe
ftores fh ould be e x hau fted .
Id len e fs , h ow e v e r , w a s n o t th e o n ly v ic e to be complained o f in
th e fe p eop le . T h e f t s w e r e freq u en t am o n g th em ; and o n e fe llow ,
w h o , after com m itt in g a ro b b e ry ran in to th e w o o d s , and from th en ce
com in g at n ig h t in to th e fe ttlem en t committed fe v e ra l depred ations
u p o n in d iv id u a ls, and on e u p on th e p u b lic ftores, w a s a t len g th taken
and e x e cu te d , in the h o p e o f h o ld in g ou t an e x am p le to others.
H i s thefts h ad b e en fo freq u en t and d ar in g, th a t it became n e ce flary
to o ffe r a rew ard o f one p ou n d o f flou r to be g iv en w e e k ly , in additio
n to th e ra tion th en iflu ed , fo r h is ap p rehenfion. A n o th e r c o n v id ,
-named R u g la fs , w a s tr ied fo r {tabbing A n n F ow le s , a w om an w i th
w h om h e cohab ited , and fentenced to re ce ive fe v en h und red lafhes,
h a l f o f w h ic h w e r e in f lid e d on h im w h ile th e o th e r u n h a p p y w re tch
w a s fu ffe r in g th e e x e cu t io n o f h is fentence.
T h e 19 th w a s obfe rv ed as the b ir th -d a y o f h e r M a je f ty .— T h e
co lou r s w e r e d ifp la y ed at fu n -r ife ; at n o on th e detachment o f marines
fired th re e roun d s ; after w h ic h th e g o v e rn o r re c e ived the compliments
'o f th e d a y ; and at one o’ c lo c k th e S u p p ly , the o n ly v e fle l "in the
c o u n t r y , fired tw en ty -o n e guns. T h e g o v e rn o r entertained th e officers
a t d in n e r , and th e d a y con c lu d ed w i th a b on fire , fo r w h ic h th e
c o u n t r y afforded abund ant materials.
A d a y o r tw o after th is th e p la c e w a s agitated b y a rep o r t th a t a
g re a t g u n h ad be en fired at f e a ; b u t on fen d in g a boat d ow n w ith o u t
th e h a rb ou r ’ s m ou th , n o th in g w a s feen there th a t cou ld con firm a
rep or t w h ic h e v e r y one a n x io u fly w ifh ed m ig h t be true.
A b o a t h a v in g be en fen t d ow n th e harb ou r w i th fom e p eop le to
c u t rufhe s , a p a r ty o f nativ es came to th e beach w h ile th e y w e r e fo
em p lo y e d , and to o k three o f th e ir ja ck e t s o u t o f th e boat. O n d ifco -
v e r in g th is th e ft , th e c o c k fw a in p urfued a can o e w i th tw o men in it
as fa r as a fmall ifland th a t la y ju f t b y , w h e r e th e natives land ed ,
le a v in g the canoe at th e ro ck s. T h i s th e co c k fw a in to o k aw a y , (contr
a r y to an ord er, w h ic h had be en made v e r y p u b lic , on n o ac co u n t to
tou ch
to u ch a canoe, o r a n y th in g b e lo n g in g to a n a tiv e ,) and tow e d i t to
th e b a y w h e re th e y had been cu ttin g rufhes. T h e natives returned
to th e fam e p lace u n o b fe rv ed , and, w h ile th e c o c k fw a in and h is p eo p le
w e r e c o l le d in g w h a t ru fh e s th e y had cu t, th r ew a fp ear at th e co c k fw
a in , w h ic h w ou n d ed h im in the. arm, n o tw ith fta n d in g th e y m u ll
h a v e k n ow n that at that time w e h ad on e o f th e ir p eop le in o u r
p offe flion, on w h om th e in ju r y m ig h t b e retaliated. H e , p o o r fe llow ,
did no t feem to e x p e d a n y fuch treatment from us, and b egan to feem
re con c iled to h is fitu a tio a . H e w a s ta k en , d ow n th e h a rb ou r o n ce
o r tw ic e , to le t his frien d s , fee th a t th é w a s a liv e , and had fome in te r -
cou rfe w i th th em w h ic h appeared to g iv e h im m u ch fa t is fad io n .
F o r fifteen day s o f this m on th th e th e rm om e te r ro fe in th e {hade
ab ov e e ig h ty degrees. O n c e , (on the 8 th ,) at o n e in th e a fte rn o on , it
flo o d at I0 5 ? in th e {hade. ,.
F eb ru a ry 2 d .] C ap tain J o h n Shea , o f th e m a r in e s , w h o h ad been
fo r a conftderabie tim e in a d e c lin in g ftate o f h e a lth , d ied , and w a s
-interred w i th m ilita ry h o n o u rs th e d a y f o l lo w in g ; th e g o v e rn o r and
e v e r y o fficer o f th e fettlement atten d in g h is fu n e ra l. T h e m a jo r -
com m an d an t o f th e detachment fh o r t ly a fte r filled u p the v a c a n c y
w h ic h th is o fficer’s death had o ccafion ed b y a p p o in tin g C ap tain L i e u tenant
M e r e d ith to th e com p an y ; and F ir ft L ie u ten an t G e o r g e J o h n -
fto n fuc ceed ed to th e c a p ta in - lieu ten a n c y . Se cond L ieu ten an t R a lp h
C la r k e w a s appointed a F ir ft, and v o lu n te e r J o h n R o fs a Se cond L ie u tenant
• b u t th e ir commiffions w e r e ftill to re c e iv e th e con firm a tion o f
th e lords commiffioners o f th e A dm ira lty .
T h e c o n v id s b e in g fo u n d to con tin ue th e p r a d ic c o f fe llin g th e ir
c lo a th in g , an ord er w a s iflu ed , d ir e d in g , th a t i f in fu tu re a c o n v id
fh o u ld g iv e in fo rm ation to th e p ro v o ft-m a r fh a l a g ain ft a n y p e r fon to
w h om h e h ad fo ld h is c lo th e s , the feller fh o u ld re c e iv e th em a g a in ,
b e p ermitted to k e ep w h a te v e r w a s p aid h im fo r th em , and re c e iv e
no p uniffim ent h im fe lf fo r th e fale. I t w a s alfo fo u n d n e ce fla ry to
d ire c t, that all ftragglers at n ig h t w h o , on b e in g ch a llen ged • b y th e
p a trole , ffiould ru n from th em , fh o u ld b e fired a t ; b u t orders, m
g en e ra l, w e r e o b fe rv ed to h a v e v e r y lit tle e f f e d , and to b e attend ed
to o n ly w h ile the im p re ffion made b y h e a r in g th em p u b lifh ed remained
u p on th e m ind ; fo r th e c o n v id s h ad n o t be en a c cu ftomed to
l i v e