B y th e ir a d liv ity , a w om a n (a fem ale con v id t o f th e nam e o f A n n
D a v is alias Ju d ith Jon e s ) w a s ap p reh end ed fo r b re a k in g in to th e h ou fe
o f R o b e r t S id aw a y (a co n v id t) in th e d a y - t im e , and Healing fe v e ral
ar ticles o f w e a r in g apparel th e reou t. T h e cr im in a l cou r t b e in g affem-
b led , {he w a s tr ied and fo u n d g u il ty . O n r e c e iv in g fentence to die,
fh e p leaded b e in g q u ic k w i th c h i ld ; b u t tw e lv e o f th e d ifc re e te ft
w om en am o n g th e conv id ts, all o f w h om h ad been m oth e rs o f ch ild ren ,
b e in g im p an e lled as a ju r y o f matrons, th e y p ron o u n ced th a t {he w a s
n o t p r e g n a n t ; o n w h ic h {he w a s ex e cu ted th e M o n d a y fo llow in g ,
a c k n ow le d g in g at th a t fatal m om en t w h ic h g e n e ra lly g iv e s bir th and
utterance to tru th , th a t {he w a s ab out to fu ffe r ju f t ly , and th a t an
attem p t w h ic h {he mad e, w h e n p u t o n h e r d e fen ce , to cr iminate
an o th e r p e r fo n , (a w om a n w h o fe cha ra c te r w a s fo n o to r iou s th a t {he
h o p e d to e ftab lh h h e r ow n cred it and in n o cen c e u p on h e r in fam y ,) as
w e l l as h e r p lea o f p r e g n a n c y , w e r e ad v an c ed m e re ly fo r th e p urpo fe
o f fa r in g h e r life . S h e died g en e ra lly re v iled and u n p itied b y the
p e o p le o f h e r ow n d efcr iption.
T h e fum m e r w a s o b fe rv ed to b e th e c h ie f fea fon o f fifli. A fifh in g -
b o a t b e lo n g in g to th e c o lo n y h ad fo m a n y filh in th e fe in e , that h ad it
n o t b u r ft at th e m om en t o f la n d in g , it Was im a g in e d th a t a fu ffic ien c y
w o u ld h a v e be en tak en to h a v e fe rv ed th e fe ttlem en t fo r a d a y ; as it
Was, a v e r y con fid e rable q u a n tity w a s b ro u g h t in ; and n o t lo n g after a
b o a t b e lo n g in g to th e Sir iu s c a u g h t fe v en -a n d - fo r ty o f th e la rge filh
w h ic h ob ta ined am o n g us th e ap p e lla tion o f L a gh t H o r fe M en ,, from the
p e cu lia r co n fo rm a t io n o f th e bon e o f the h e a d , w h ic h g a v e the filh the
ap p e arance o f h a v in g on_a lig h t -h o r fe -m a n ’ s helmet.
T h e g o v e rn o r , after th e death o f Jthe n a tiv e w h o w a s carried o f f b y
th e fm a l l-p o x in M a y la ft, n e v e r had lo ft f ig h t o f a d etermina tion to
p ro cu re an o th e r th e fir ft fa v o u rab le o p p o r tu n ity . A boat had feveral
tim e s g o n e d ow n th e h a rb ou r fo r that p u r p o fe ; b u t w ith o u t fu c ce ed -
in g , u n til th e 2 5 th o f th is m on th , .w h en the- firft lie u ten an t o f th e
S ir iu s , a c com pan ied b y th e mafter, fo r tu n a te ly fecured tw o natives,
b o th m en , an d b ro u g h t th em up to the fettlement w ith o u t a n y acc
id ent. B e in g w e ll k n ow n to th e ch ild ren , th ro u g h th e ir means e v e r y
affuran ce w a s g iv e n th em o f th e ir p e r fe c t fa fe ty in o u r p o ffe flio n .
T h e y
T h e y w e r e taken up to th e g o v e rn o r ’ s, th e place intended fo r th e ir
fu tu r e re fid en c e , w h e r e fu ch reftraint w a s la id u p on th e ir perfons as
w a s ju d g e d req u ifite fo r th e ir fe cu r ity .
T h e affurances o f fa fe ty w h ic h w e r e g iv e n th em , and th e Heps w h ic h
w e r e ta k en to keep them in a ftate o f fe c u r ity , w e r e n o t p e r fe d tly fatif-
fad to r y to th e elder o f th e tw o ; and h e fe c r e tly d e termined to tak e th e
firft o p p o r tu n ity w h ic h offered o f g iv in g his attendants n o fu r th e r
trou b le u p on his a c co u n t. T h e n e g lig en c e o f h is k e ep e r v e r y fo o n
g a v e h im th e o p p o r tu n ity h e d e f ir e d ; and h e mad e his efcape, ta k in g
w i th h im in to th e w o o d s th e fe tte r w h ic h h ad be en r iv e tted to h is
an c le , and w h ic h e v e r y one; w h o k n ew th e e ircum ftan ce , im a g in e d h e
w o u ld n e ve r be able to rem o v e . H is com pan ion w o u ld h a v e jo in e d
h im in his flig h t , but fe a r detained h im a - few m inutes to o la te , and h e
w a s fe ized w h ile tr em b lin g ly aliv e to th e jo y fu l p rofpedt o f efcap ing.
D u r in g th e m on th o f N o v em b e r a b r ic k h o u fe was b e g u n on th e eaft
fid e o f the co v e fo r the ju d g e -ad v o c a te . T h e huts w h ic h w e r e g o t u p
o n o u r firft lan d in g w e r e flig h t and tem p o ra ry ; e v e r y {h ow e r o f ra in
w a ftied a p ortion o f th e c la y from b e tw e en th e inter ftiees o f th e cabba
ge -tre e o f w h ic h th e y w e r e conftrud ted ; th e ir c o v e r in g w a s n e v e r
t i g h t ; th e ir fiz e was n e ce ffa r ily final! and in c o n v e n ie n t ; and a lth o u g h
w e had no t h ith e r to b e en fo fo r tu n a te as to d ifc o v e r lim e - fton e a n y
w h e r e near th e fe ttlem en t, y e t to o c c u p y a b r ick h o u fe p u t to g e th e r
w i th m or tar fo rm ed o f the c la y o f the c o u n t r y , and co v e red w i th tile s ,
becam e , in p o in t o f com p a ra tiv e com fo r t and co n v en ien c e , an objedt
o f fom e importance.
D e c em b e r .] A m o n g th e v a r io u s bufinefs w h ic h Came b e fo re th e ma-
giftrates at th e ir w e e k ly m eetings , w a s one w h ic h o ccupied m u ch o f th e ir
time and attention. T h e convidts w h o w e r e em p lo y e d ab ou t the p r o v i-
fio n ftore in fo rm ed th e c om m ifia r y , b y le tte r , that from ce rta in c ir cum -
ftances, th e y had reafon to ac cufe M r . Z a ch a r iah C la rk , his afliftant,
o f em b e z z lin g th e p u b lic p rov ifio n s . A com p lain t o f fu ch a natu re , as
w e l l o n ac count o f its im po r tan ce to th e fettlem ent, as o f its eon-fe-
qu en ce to th e p e r fon ac cu fed , called fo r an im m ed iate e n q u i r y ; and
th e ju d g e -ad v o c a te and C ap ta in H u n te r lo ft n o tim e in b r in g in g fo r w
a rd th e n e ce ffa ry in v e ftig a tio n . T h e convidts ch a rged M r . C la rk
w i th h a v in g mad e at different tim e s , and ap p lied to h is o w n ufe, a
confiderable