T o w a r d th e end o f th e m o n th , fom e con v ic ts h a v in g repor ted that
th e y had fo u n d th e b o d y o f a w h it e man ly in g in a co v e at a fh o rt
d iftan ce from th e fe ttlem en t, a g en e ra l m u fte r o f th e co n v ic t s at
S y d n e y w a s d ir e c te d ; but n o p e r fon w a s un ac coun ted fo r e x c e p t
C a ifa r , an in c o r r ig ib ly ftu b bo rn b lack ; w h o h ad ab fcond ed a few d a y s
b e fo re from th e fe rv ice o f o n e o f th e officers, and ta k en to the w o o d s
w i th fom e p ro v ifio n s , air iro n p o t , and a fo ld ie r ’ s m u fk e t, w h ic h he
had fo u n d means to (leal.
G a r d e n ro b b e r ie s, a fte r Caifar s flig h t , w e r e freq u en t, and fom e
leads b e lo n g in g to a feine b e in g fto len , a rew a rd o f a p ard on w a s held
o u t to a n y o f th e ac com plice s o n d ifc o v e r in g .th e pe rfon w h o fto le
t h em ; and th e lik e rew a rd w a s alfo offered if , in fiv e d a y s , h e ffiould
d ifc o v e r th e p e r fon w h o h a d p u rch a fed th em ; b u t all w a s w ith o u t
e ffe c t. I t w a s con je c tu red th a t th e y h ad been ftolen fo r th e p u rp o fe o f
b e in g co n v e r te d in to {hot b y fom e p e r fon n o t em p lo y ed o r au th or ized
to k ill the g am e o f this c o u n t r y . ,
T h e w e a th e r d u r in g th e la tte r p art o f this m on th w a s c o ld ; n o t-
w i th fta n d in g w h ic h a tu r tle w a s feen in th e harbour .
. J u n e 4 .] T h e a n n iv e r fa ry o f his M a je f ty ’ s b ir th -d a y , th e fecond
tim e o f com m em o ra tin g it in this c o u n t r y , was o bferv ed w i th e v e r y
d iftinCtion in o u r p o w e r ; fo r th e firft tim e , th e o rdnance b e lo n g in g to
th e c o lo n y w e r e d ifcha rged ,; th e d e ta chm en t o f marines fired three
v o llie s , w h ic h w e r e fo llow e d b y tw e n ty -o n e gu n s from each o f the
Ihips o f w a r in th e co v e 5 th e g o v e rn o r re ce ived th e compliments due
to the d a y in h is n ew h o u fe , o f w h ic h h e had la te ly taken poffeffion
a s th e g o v e rnm en t-h o u fe , o f th e c o lo n y , w h e r e . his , e x c e lle n c y afterw
a rd s enter tained the officer s a t d in n e r , and in th e e v en in g fom e o f
th e co n v ic t s w e r e p e rm itted to p e r form E a rquh a r’s c om e d y o f the
R e c ru it in g O ffic e r , in a h u t fitted u p fo r th e o ccafion. T h e y p ro -
fe ffed n o h ig h e r aim than “ h um b ly to e x c ite a fm ile ,” and th e ir
e ffo r ts to pleafe w e re n o t unattended w i th applaufe.
In ad d ition to th e fteps taken b y th e com m an d an t o f N o r fo lk Ifland
fo r h is inte rnal fe c u r ity , the g o v e rn o r th o u g h t an inc reafe o f h is m ilita
r y fo rce a b lb lu te ly n eceffa ry. A c c o r d in g ly , th e d a y after his M a -
j e f t y s b ir th -d a y , L ie u ten an t C r e fw e li, w i th fou r te en p riva te s from
th e d eta chment o f marines, em b arked on board th e S u p p ly fo r N o r fo lk
Ifland j
I f la n d ; and at th e fame t im e 'h e re ce ived a w r itten order from h is
e x c e lle n c y to ta k e u p on h im fe lf th e d ire c tio n and e x e cu t io n o f th e
a u th o r ity v e ile d in M r . K in g , in the e v en t o f a n y ac cid ent h ap p en in g
to th a t o fficer , u n til a fuc ceffor fh o u ld be fo rm a lly appointed and fen t
from hence.
T h e S u p p ly , on he r re tu rn from N o r fo lk Iflan d , w a s to v if it th e
iflan d feen b y L ie u ten an t Sh o r tlan d , and la id d ow n b y him', in th e
la titud e o f 28° I d ' S ou th . S h e w a s alfo to crü ife fo r th e ffioal feen b y
th a t o fficer , and ftated to be in the latitude o f 29° 20' S o u th , and fo r
th e Ihoal feen b y M r . B la c k b u rn , th e fo u th end o f .w h ich la y in th e
la titud e o f 29° 2 5 ' So u th ; all o f w h ic h , i f th e ob ferv ations o f b o th
officers w e r e e q u a lly correCt, w o u lfl, fit teas' fu p p o fed , be fo u n d co n tig
u ou s to each other. L ieu ten an t B a ll Was d ire c ted to land u p on
th e iflan d , i f la n d in g Ihould b e fo u n d p r a c t ic a b le ; and to d e te rm in e ,
i f h e co u ld , th e e x ten t and fitu a tion o f th e Ihoals.
O n the fe fe rv lc e s th e S u p p ly failed the 6 th o f th is m on th ; o n w h ic h
d a y the g o v e rn o r fet o f f w i th a p a r ty on a 'fe c o n d e x cu r fio n to B r o k en
B a y , in th e h o p e o f b e in g ab le, from th e h ead o f th a t h a rb o u r , to
rea ch th e m ou n tain s inland . H is e x c e lle n c y re turned to th e fettlem
en t on th e e v en in g o f th e T 6 th , h a v in g d ifeo ve red a capacious fre fh -
w a te r r iv e t y em p ty in g it fe lf in to B r o k en ‘ B a y , and e x te n d in g to th e
w e ftw a rd . H e w a s com p e lled to ' re tu rn w i th o u t tra c in g it to its
fo u rce , n o t h a v in g a fufficient q u a n tity o f p ro v ifio n s w i th h im ; b u t
im m ed ia te ly made th e n e ce ffa ry preparations fo r re tu rn in g to finifti
h is e x am in a tio n ó f i t ; and fet o f f on that d e fign w ith an in c re a fe d
p a r ty , and p rov ifioris fo r tw e n ty -o n e d a y s , on M o n d a y th e 29th.
Csefar, b e in g c lo fe ly attended to , w a s at len g th ap p rehend ed and
fecured . T h is man w a s a lw a y s rep uted th é h ard e ft w o r k in g conv iCt
in th e c o u n t r y ; his frame w a s m u fcu la r and w e l l calculated fo r hard
la b o u r ; b u t in h is in te lle c ts h e d id no t v e r y w id e ly d iffe r from a
b ru te ; his appetite w a s ra v en o u s , fo r h e c o u ld in a n y on e d a y d e v ou r
th e fu ll ra tion fo r tw o d ay s . T o g r a t ify th is appetite h e w a s com p
elled t o fteal from others; and all h is thefts w e r e d ire c ted to th a t
p u rp o fe . H e w a s fitch a w r e tc h , and fo in d iffe ren t about m e e tin g
d eath , th a t h e declared w h ile in con fin em en t, th a t i f h e fh o u ld be
h an g ed , he -would create a la u g h b e fo re -he w a s turned o ff, b y p la y in g