liv e in fituation s w h e re th e ir conduCt w a s to be regulated b y w r itten
ord e rs . T h e r e w a s h e re no o th e r mod e o f Communicating to them
fu ch d irec tions as it w a s fo u n d n e ce ifa ry to iffue fo r th e ir obferv ance ;
an d it w a s v e r y com m on to h a v e th em plead in e x cu fe fo r a brea ch
-of a n y regu la tion o f the fe ttlem en t, th a t th e y had n e ve r before heard
o f i t ; n o r h ad th e y a n y id ea o f the p e rm a n en c y o f an order, m an y
o f th em fe em in g to th in k it iflu ed m e re ly fo r th e p u rp o fe o f th e
mom en t.
I t w a s m u ch to b e regre tted , th a t there e x ifted a n e c e lfity fo r
-p la c in g a Confidence in th e fe p e o p le , as in too m an y inftances th e fru it
w a s fo u n d t o b e a b u fe d : b u t u n fo r tu n a te ly , to fill m a n y o f tho fe
offices to w h ic h fre e p eop le a lone fh ould h a v e been appointed in this
c o lo n y , the re w e r e n one but co n v ic ts . . F rom the fe it w i ll be re a d ily
fup po fed th e be lt character s w e r e feleCted, th o fe w h o had merited b y
th e p ro p r ie ty o f th e ir co n d u c t th e g o o d rep or t o f th e officers on board
th e ih ip s in w h ic h th e y w e r e em b a rk ed , and w h o h ad b ro u g h t w i th
th em in to tho fe Chips a better name than th e ir fe llow s from th e p rifons
in w h ic h th e y had been con fin ed . T h o fe alfo w h o w e r e qua lified
to inftruCt and direCi others in th e e x e rc ife o f p rofe flions in w h ic h
th e y h ad iu p e r io r k n ow le d g e and e x p e r ien c e , w e r e appointed to a d
as ove rfe e r s , w i th g a n g s u n d e r th e ir d ir e c t io n ; and m an y had g iv e n
e v id e n t p ro o fs o r ftro n g in d ic ation s o f re tu rn in g d ifp ofitions to T o n e f t
in d u ftr y .
T h e r e w e r e others, h ow e v e r , w h o h ad n o claim to this praife.
A m o n g the fe m u ff be particularifed W il liam B r y a n t, to w h om , from
h is h a v in g been b red from his y o u th , to th e bufinefs o f a filherman
in the w e fte rn part o f E n g lan d , w a s g iv e n the d ire c tio n and managem
en t o f fu ch boats as w e r e em p lo y ed in f ilh in g ; e v e r y en coura gement
w a s h e ld ou t to th is man to keep h im above tem p ta tio n ; an h u t w a s
b u ilt fo r h im and h is f a m i l y ; h e w a s a lw a y s prefented w i th a certain
p a r t o f th e fifh w h ich h e c a u g h t ; and he w an ted fo r n o th in g th a t w a s
n e c e ifa r y , o r th a t w a s fuitable to a p e r fon o f his d e fcr iption and
fituation . B u t h e was d e te c ted in fe c re tin g and fe llin g la rg e quantities
o f f i l h ; and w h en the n e ce ifary en q u iry w a s made, this p rac tice appeared
to h a v e been o f fome Handing w i th h im . F o r this o ffence
h e w a s fe v e r e ly p u n ilh cd , and rem o ved from the h u t in w h ic h he
had
h ad been p la c e d ; y e t as , n o tw ith fta n d in g his v illa in y , h e w a s to o
u fe fu l a p e r fon to part w i th an d fend to a b r ick cart, h e w a s Hill
re tain ed to filh fo r th e fe tt lem e n t; but a v e r y v ig ila n t e y e w a s k e p t
o v e r h im , and fu ch fteps taken as appeared lik e ly to p re v en t h im from
rep e a tin g h is o ffen c e , i f the fenfe o f lhame and fe a r o f p u n ilhm en t
w e r e n o t o f them fe lv e s fuflicient to d e te r h im .
A p e r fon o f th e name o f Sm ith h a v in g p rocu red a p affage from
E n g lan d in th e L a d y P e n rh y n , w i th a d e fign to proceed to In d ia in
th e ev en t o f his no t fin d in g a n y em p lo ym en t in this c o u n t r y , o n h is
o ffe r in g his fe rv ice s , and p ro fe ffm g to h a v e fom e a g r icu ltu ra l k n ow le
d g e , w a s re c e ived in to the c o lo n y , an d , b e in g ju d g e d a d ifc reet
p ru d en t m an , w a s placed ab ou t th e p ro v ifio n fto re u n d e r th e afliftant
to th e com m iffa ry at R o fe H i l l , and w a s m o r e o v e r fw o rn in as a
p eace-officer, to aCt as fu ch im m ed ia te ly u n d e r th e p r o v o ft -m a r lh a l;
a lin e w h e re in , from th e c ircum ftan ce o f his b e in g a fre e man , i t w a s
fu p p o fed h e m ig h t render effential aid to th e c iv il department o f th e
c o lo n y . I t w a s far th e r in ten d ed , at a fu tu re p e r iod , to» p la c e fom e
p e o p le u n d e r h is d ire c tio n , to g iv e h im an o p p o r tu n ity e f e x e r c ifin g
th e abilities h e w a s faid to poffefs as a p rac tical farmer.
14 th .] T h e m ag a zin e at the P o in t b e in g n o w com p le ted , th e
p ow d e r b e lo n g in g to th e fe ttlem en t w a s lo d g ed fa fe ly w i th in its
w a lls .
I t b e in g o f im po rtance to the c o lo n y to afeertain th e p re c ife fituation
and e x ten t o f th e reefs feen b y M r . B la c k b u rn , in th e G o ld e n G r o v e
fto re lh ip , in N o v em b e r la ft, L ieu ten an t B a ll (w h o w a s p ro c e ed in g
to N o r fo lk I lla n d w i th p ro v ifio n s and co n v ic ts ) w a s d ire c ted to perfo
rm th a t d u ty on his return. H e failed w i th the v e ffe l u n d e r h is
com m an d on th e 1 7 th , h a v in g on board tw e n ty -o n e male an d f ix
female co n v ic ts , and three c h i ld r e n ; o f th e latter tw o w e r e to be
placed under. M r . K in g ’ s care as ch ild ren o f th e public . T h e y w e r e
o f different f e x e s ; the b o y , E dw a rd ' P a rk in fo n , w h o was ab ou t three
y e a rs o f ag e , ■ h ad lo ft h is m o th e r on the paffage t o this c o u n t r y ;
th e g ir l, w h o w a s a y e a r o ld e r , had a m oth e r - in the c o lo n y ; bu t as
Ihe w a s a w om an o f ab andoned ch a r a c te r * , th e ch ild was ta k en f r om
# The fame who was wounded by Ruglafs, p, 52.
h e r