m en t com m en c ed o n S a tu rd a y th e 8th o f A u g u f t . T h e fo llo w in g are
th e heads o f th e p lan :
T h e fe ttlem en t w a s d iv id ed in to fo u r d i f t r ia s , o v e r each o f w h ic h
w a s placed a w a tch c o n fin in g o f th re e p e rfon s , one p r in c ip al and tw o
fu b o rdm a te w a tchm en . T h e fe , b e in g fe le d e d from am o n g th o fe co n -
v i a s w h o fe c o n d u a and c h a r a a e r h ad be en u n e x c ep tio n a b le fince th e ir
la n d in g , w e r e v e ile d w i th a u th o r ity to p atrole at all hours in th e n ig h t,
to v if it fu ch p la c e s as m ig h t be deemed requ ifite fo r the d ifc o v e r y o f
a n y fe lo n y , trefpa fs , o r m ifd em e an o r , and to fecure fo r e x am in a tio n
a l l p e r fon s th a t m ig h t appear to be conce rned th e r e in ; fo r w h ic h
p u rp o fe th e y w e r e d i r e a e d to en te r a n y fu fp e a e d h u t o r dw e llin g
o r to u fe ^ a n y o th e r me ans th a t m ig h t appear exp ed ien t. T h e y
w e r e req u ired to d e ta in and g iv e in fo rm a tion to th e neare lt gu a rd -
h o u fe o f a n y fo ld ie r o r fea-man w h o Ihould be fo u n d ftr a g g lin g a fte r
th e tap to o had b e en beat. T h e y w e r e to ufe th e ir u tm o ft endeav
o u r s to trace ou t offenders on receiving" ac counts o f a n y d e p r e d a tio n ;
an d in ad d ition to th e ir n ig h t d u ty , th e y w e r e d i r e a e d to take c o gn iz
a n c e o f fu c h c o n v ia s as g am ed , o r fo ld o r ba rtered th e ir flops o r p ro -
v if io n s , and rep o r t th em fo r p u niflim en t. A re tu rn o f all occurrences
d u r in g th e n ig h t w a s to be mad e to th e ju d g e -a d v o c a te ; and th e m ilit
a r y w e r e req u ired to fu rn ifh th e w a tc h w i th a n y affiftance th e y m ig h t
b e in need o f, b e y o n d w h a t th e c iv il p ow e r cou ld g iv e them. T h e y
w e r e p ro v id e d e ach w i th a fh o r t ftaff, to d ift in g u ilh th em d u r in g th e
n ig h t , an d to d en o te th e ir office in the c o lo n y ; and w e r e in f t r u a e d
n o t to r e c e iv e a n y ftipulated en cou ra g em ent o r rew a rd from a n y in d
iv id u a l fo r th e c o n v ia io n o f o ffend ers, but to e x p e a that n e g lig en c e
o r m i f c o n d u a in the e x e cu t io n o f th e ir t r u l l w o u ld be p u n ifh ed w i th
th e u tm o ft r ig o u r . It was to h a v e been w iflie d , th a t a w a tch efta -
b lilh e d fo r th e p re fe rv a tion o f p u b lic and p r iv a te p ro p e r ty h ad been
ormed o f fre e p e o p le , and that n e ce ffity had n o t com p e lled us, in
f e le d in g th e fir ft m emb ers o f o u r little p o lic e , to ap p oin t th em from a
b o d y o f men in w h o fe e y e s , it co u ld n o t be d enied , th e p ro p e r ty o f
in d iv id u a ls h ad n e ve r b efore been lacred. B u t th e re w a s no t a n y ch o ic e .
h e m ilita r y h ad th e ir lin e o f d u ty m ark ed ou t fo r th em , and b e tw e en
th em and th e c o n v i f t th e re w a s n o d e fcr iption o f p e o p le from w h om
o v e r fe e r s o r w a tc hm en co u ld be p ro v id ed . I t m ig h t, h ow e v e r , be
fu p p o fed ,
fu p p o fed , that am o n g th e c o n v i t l s th e re m u ll b e m a n y w h o w o u ld fe e l
a p rid e in 'b e in g d ift in g u ilh e d from th e ir fe l lo w s , and a p r id e th a t
m ig h t g iv e b ir th to a re tu rn in g p r in c ip le o f h o n e fty . I t w a s h o p e d
th a t th e co n v ic t s w h om w e had ch o fen w e r e o f th is d e fc r ip t io n ; fom e
e ffo rt h ad b e com e neceffa ry to d e t e a th e v a r io u s offenders w h o w e r e
p r ow lin g ab ou t w i th fe cu r ity u n d e r c o v e r o f th e n i g h t ; and th e co n v
ic t s w h o had a n y p ro p e r ty w e r e th em fe lv e s in te re fted in d e fe a t in g
fu ch p rac tices . T h e y p rom ifed fid e lity and d ilig en c e , from w h ic h th e
fc o rn o f th e ir fe llow -p r ifo n e r s Ihould n o t in d u ce th em to fw e r v e , a n d
b e g a n w i th a co n fid en c e o f fu c ce fs th e d u ty w h ic h th e y h ad th em fe
lv e s offered to u n d e r tak e .
T h e Sir iu s , on b e in g c lo fe ly infpedted an d fu r v e y e d b y h e r o w n
ca rp en te r and th e ca rp ente r o f th e S u p p ly , w a s fo u n d to b e fo m u ch
w e a k en e d , th a t th e rep airs w h ic h w e r e req u ifite to p u t h e r in a Hate
fit to en cou n te r th e ftorms o f th is co a ft w ou ld - req u ire th e la b o u r o f
fo u r m en fo r f ix mon th s and tw e n ty - fo u r d a y s , n o t in c lu d in g S u n d a y s
in th e ca lcula tion . T h is w a s u n fo r tu n a te ; th e re fource s o f a k in g ’s-
y a rd w e r e n o t to ' be fo u n d in th e ca re en in g co v e in P o r t J a ck fo n ;
p e o p le w h o lo o k ed fo rw a rd b e y o n d th e e v en t o f th e m o r r ow beg an to
th in k th a t h e r fe rv ice s m ig h t be w an ted be fo re fh e cou ld b e in a co n d
ition to ren d e r th em ; an d it w a s con fid e red a matter o f th e u tm o ft
m om en t, to b e l lo w th e lab ou r th a t Ihe req u ired in as- little tim e
and w i th as m u ch Ik ill as th e c ir cum llan c e s o f o u r fitu a tion w o u ld
admit.
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th e an n iv e r fa ry o f his r o y a l h igh n e fs the P r in c e o f W a le s ’ s b ir th -d a y j
and a lth o u g h th e table o f ou r fe f t iv it y w a s n o t c row n e d w i th lu x u r ie s
o r delicac ies, y e t th e gla fs th a t w a s con fe c rated o n th a t occafion to
his r o y a l h ig h n e fs ’ s nam e w a s in n o p a r t o f th e B r it ilh d om in ion s
ac companied w i th m ore fin c e re w ifh e s fo r h is hap pinefs.
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Healing a q u an tity o f p ro v ifio n s and clo th e s , th e p ro p e r ty o f p e r fon s
em p lo y ed b y th e lie u ten an t-g o v e rn o r at fom e g ro u n d w id e ly Ire had in
cu ltiv a t io n n ea r the fe ttlem en t. T h e p r ifo n e r ap p e a r in g w i ld an d in co
h e ren t on b e in g b ro u g h t b e fo re the co u r t, th e p r in c ip a l fu rg e o n o f
th e fettlement w a s d ire c ted to e x am in e h im , an d g iv in g it as hiso
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