o f f fom e tr ick u p on th e e x e cu t io n e r . H o ld in g up fu ch a mere anima l
as an e x am p le w a s no t e x p eX e d to h a v e th e p rop e r o r in ten d ed e f f e X ;
th e g o v e rn o r th e re fo re , w i th th e h um a n ity th a t w a s a lw a y s co n fp i-
cu ou s in h is e x e r c ife o f th e a u th o r ity v e ile d in h im , d ireX ed that h e
Ih ou ld b e fen t to G a rd e n Hfend, th e re to w o r k in fe t te r s ; and in
ad d it io n to h is ra tion o f p ro v ifio n s h e w a s to be fu p p lied w i th v e g e tables
from th e ga rd en.
T h e S ir iu s h ad , in th e g a le o f w in d w h ic h fhe m e t w i th o f f T a fm a n ’ s
H e a d , fufta in ed m u ch m ore d ama ge, and w a s , u p on in fp eX io n , fo u n d
to h a v e be en w e a k en ed m u ch m ore than w a s at firft co n jeX u r ed .
T h i s w a s th e m ore u n fo r tu n a te , as, from the nature o f ou r fitu a tion ,
m a n y im p o r tan t fe rv ice s w e r e y e t to be rendered b y h e r to th e co lo n y .
I t b e c am e , th e re fo re , a matter o f p u b lic con c e rn to h a v e h e r damages
rep aired an d th e f la p ftren gth en ed as e x p e d it io u lly and as e fficac iou fly
as o u r ab ilities w o u ld admit. A co n v en ien t retired co v e on th e n o r th
lh o r e b e in g fix e d on fo r th e p u rp o fe o f a c a re en in g c o v e , Ihe dropped
d o w n and to o k p offe lfion o f it tow a rd th e la tte r end o f th e m on th .
S h e co u ld h a v e be en refitted w i th m u d i eafe at S y d n e y ; but there w a s
n o d ou b t th a t th e w o r k n e ce ffa ry to be d one to h e r w o u ld m e e t w i th
few e r in te r ru p tio n s , i f th e p e o p le w h o w e r e en g a g ed in it w e r e rem
o v e d from th e , c o n n e x io n s w h ic h feamen g en e ra lly fo rm w h e re
ji th e re are w om e n o f a ce rta in cha ra c te r and d efcr iption.
T h e g a n g u n d e r th e d ireX io n o f th e o v e r fe e r em p lo y e d at th e br ick
fie lds h ad h ith e r to o n ly made ten th o u fan d bricks in a m on th . A k iln
w a s n o w c o n ft ruX e d in w h ic h th ir ty th ou fan d m ig h t be b u rn t o f f in
th e fame tim e , w h ic h n um b e r th e o v e r fe e r en g a g e d to deliver.
T h e ca rp ente r o f th e S u p p ly , w h o h ad u nd ertaken th e co n ft ruX io n
o f th e h o y , b e in g o b lig e d to p roc e ed w i th th a t ve ffe l on h e r g o in g to
fe a , th e d ir eX io n o f th e few p eop le em p lo y ed u p on h e r w a s le ft w i th
th e ca rp en te r o f th e S ir iu s d u r in g h is abfence.
J u ly 1 4 .] T h e g o v e rn o r re tu rn ed from his fe con d v ifit to th e r iv e r ,
w h ic h h e named th e H aw k e fb u r y , in h o n o r o f th e n oble lo rd a t th e
h e ad o f th e com m itte e o f co u n c il o f trade and plantations. H e
traced th e r iv e r to a confiderable d iftance to th e w e f tw a rd , and w a s
im p ed ed in h is fu r th e r p rog refs b y a Ih allow w h ic h he met w ith a Ihort
d iftan ce ab ov e th e h ill fo rm e r ly fe en, and th en named b y h im R ic h m
on d
m o n d .H i l l, to th e fo o t o f w h ic h th e courfe o f th e H aw k e fb u r y c o n -
duXe'd h im and h is p a r ty . T h e y ' w e r e d eter red from rem a in in g
a n y time in th e n a r row p art o f th e r iv e r , as th e y p e rce iv ed e v id en t
traces o f th e fre lhe s h a v in g rifen to th e h e ig h t o f from tw e n ty to fo r ty
fe e t ab ov e th e le v e l o f th e wa ter . T h e y rep refented th e w in d in g s o f
th e r iv e r as b eau tifu l and p iX u r e fq u e ; and tow a rd R ic hm o n d H i ll
th e face o f the c o u n t ry .appeared m ore le v e l and open than in a n y
o th e r part. T h e v a ft .inundations w h ic h h ad le ft fu ch tokens b eh in d
th em o f th e h e ig h t to w h ic h th e y fw e ll th e r iv e r feemed ra the r u n fa
v o u ra b le fo r th e p u rp o fe o f fe ttlin g near th e b an k s , w h ic h o th e rw ife
w o u ld h a v e b e e n 'c o n v e n ie n t and definable, th e advantages atten d in g
th e o c cu p a tion o f an allotment o f land o n the m argin o f a fre lh -w a te r
r iv e r b e in g fu p e r io r to th o fe o f a n y o th e r fituation . T h e fo il on th e
b an k s o f th e r iv e r w a s ju d g e d to b e l ig h t ; w h a t it w a s fu r th e r inland
cou ld n o t be d e te rmin ed w i th a n y c e r ta in ty , as th e trav ellers d id no t
penetrate to a n y d iftan ce , e x c e p t at R ic hm o n d H i l l , w h e r e th e fo il
appeared to*be lefs m ix e d w i th fand th an th a t on th e b ranches.
D u r in g the g o v e rn o r ’ s ab fence th e fa il-m ak e r o f th e S ir iu s h ad
ftra y ed in to th e w o o d s ab ou t the co v e w h e r e Ihe w a s r ep a ir in g , and ,
n o t k n o w in g the c o u n t r y , w an d e red fo fa r that h e cou ld n o t fin d his
w a y b a ck to the Ihip. F o r tu n a te ly fo r h im , th e g o v e rn o r , o h h is retu
rn from B r o k en B a y , m e t w i th h im in th e n o r th arm o f th is harb ou r ,
b u t fo w ea k en ed b y h u n g e r and fa tig u e , as to h a v e all th e appearance
o f in to x ic a tio n w h e n firft d ifcov e red and fp o k en to , and in a fituation
fo rem o te from a p ro b a b ility o f affiftance, that perhaps a f e w d ay s
m ore w o u ld h a v e fix ed th e p e r io d o f h is .e x iften c e .
O n v ifit in g th e fettlement at R o fe H i l l , th e c o n v iX s w e r e all fo u n d
re fid in g in v e r y g o od huts, ap p a ren tly u n d e r p rop e r regu lation s , and
en coura ged to w o r k in th e ga rd ens, w h ic h th e y h ad p e rmiflion to cu ltiva
te d u r in g tho fe hours w h ic h w e r e n o t ded icated to p u b lic labour.
A barrack fo r th e fold iers was e reX ed in the fmall red oub t w h ic h had
been co n ftruX ed , and in w h ic h alfo flo o d th e p ro v ifio n fto re . S om e
ground, had been o pened on th e o th e r fid e o f th e ftream o f w a te r w h ic h
ran in to th e c re e k , w h e re a fmall h o u fe had b e en b u ilt fo r the fu p e r in -
tend ant D o d d , und er w h o fe ch a rg e w e r e to be placed a barn and
granaries, in w h ic h th e p rod u c e o f th e g ro u n d h e w a s then fillin g w i th
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