t o th e ra tion o f p r o v if io n s ; and w a s re ce ived w ith m u ch fa t is fa d io n
fe v e ra l tim e s d u r in g th e m on th .
Casfar, a fte r his efcape from and fu b feq u en t v ifit at G a rd en Ifland ,
fo u n d h is w a y up to R o fe H i l l , w h en c e h e was b ro u g h t on th e 3 0 th ’
v e r y m u ch w o u n d ed b y fome nativ es w h om he had met w ith in the
■ woods. B e in g fe a r fu l o f fe v e re p u n ifhm en t fo r fom e o f his late
o ffen ce s , h e rep o r ted , on b e in g b ro u g h t in , th a t h e had fa llen in w ith
o u r cattle w h ic h had be en fo lo n g lo ft ; th a t th e y w e re inc reafed b y
tw o c a lv e s ; th a t th e y feem ed to be u n d e r th e care o f e ig h t o r ten
.n a tiv e s , w h o attend ed th em c lo fe ly w h ile th e y g r a z e d ; and th a t, on
h is a ttem p tin g to d r iv e th e cattle b efore h im , h e w a s w ou n d ed b y
an o th e r p a r ty o f th e n atives. T h e circum ftan ce o f h is b e in g w o u n d ed
w a s th e o n ly p a r t o f his f to r y th a t m e t w i th a n y cred it, and that could
n o t w e l l be contrad ufted, as h e had fe v e ra l fp ear w o u n d s ab out h im in
d iffe ren t parts o f h is b o d y ; b u t e v e r y th in g e lfe w a s lo o k ed up on as
•a fab r ic ation (and that n o t w e ll co n tr iv ed ) to a v e r t th e la lh w h ic h he
k n ew h u n g o v e r h im . H e w a s w e ll k n ow n to h a v e as fm a ll a lh a re o f
v e r a c i ty as o f h o n e fty . H is w o u n d s h ow e v e r re q u ir in g care and
r e ft , h e w a s fe cu red , an d p laced u n d e r th e fu rg e o n ’ s care at th e
h o fp ita l.
In fo rm a tio n w a s alfo re c e iv ed a t th is time from R o fe H i l l , th a t a
c o n v id w h o had b e en em p lo y e d to ftr ik e th e f lin g r a y , w i th an o the r,
o n th e flats, h a v in g g o n e o n flio re , en g a g ed in fom e quarrel w i th the’
n a t iv e s , w h o to o k all his clothes from h im , fe v e r e ly w o u n d ed , and
w o u ld in e v ita b ly h a v e k illed h im , b u t fo r th e h um an e , fr ie n d ly , and
d ifin te re fted in te r fe ren ce o f o n e o f th e ir ow n w om en , w h o h ap pen ed
t o be pre fen t. T h i s a c c id en t, and m a n y others o f the fame nature,
c o u ld n o t h a v e h ap p en ed , h ad th e orders w h ic h h e had re c e iv ed , n o t
•to land u p on a n y a c co u n t, been attended to.
T h e b r ick la y e r s , h a v in g fin ilhed the ju d g e -ad v o c a te ?s h o u fe , w e r e
em p lo y ed in bu ild in g a d ifp en fa ry on the w e f t fide co n tigu ou s to th e
h o fp ita l, the med icines and ch iru rg ic a l inftruments b e in g m u ch e x -
p o fe d to damps in th e place w h e re th e y had h ith e r to be en neceffarihr
k e p t. 1
G a rd e n ro b be rie s w e r e freq u en t , n o tw ith fta n d in g th e u tm o ft care
a n d v ig ila n c e w e r e e x e r ted to p re v en t them . A r a in y tem p e ftuous
n ig h t
n ig h t a lw a y s afforded a c lo ak fo r th e th ie f, and w a s g en e ra lly fo llow e d
in the m o rn in g b y fom e one com p la in in g o f h is o r he r ga rd en h a v in g
be en ftr ipp ed o f all its p rod u c e .
F e b ru a r y .] T h e firft fign a l from th e fla g fta ff at th e fo u th head w a s
d ifp la y ed on th e 10 th o f F e b ru a r y ; and th o u g h e v e r y im a g in a tion
fir ft turn ed tow ard th e exp e c ted ftrange r, y e t h ap p en in g ab ou t th e
tim e at w h ic h the Su p p ly , w a s e x p e d e d from N o r fo lk Ifland , co n je c tu
re fo on fix ed on the r ig h t o b j e d ; and th e tem p o ra ry fufp en ce w a s
p u t an end to , b y w o rd b e in g b ro u g h t u p to th e S e t tlem en t , th a t th e
S u p p ly , unab le to g e t in to P o r t J a ck fo n , had bo rn e up fo r B o ta n y B a y ,
in w h ic h h arb our the an ch ored in th e d u lk o f th e e v en in g . T h e n e x t
m o rn in g the letters w h ic h fhe h ad b ro u g h t w e r e re c e iv ed . L ie u te n a n t
K in g w r o te , th a t h is p eop le con tin u ed h e a lth y , and his fe ttlem en t w e n t
on w e ll, H is w h e a t had re turned tw e n ty fo ld , n o tw ith fta n d in g h e h ad
h ad m u ch d r y w ea th e r . H e h ad relin q u ifh ed h is in ten tion o f th r o w in g
up a red oubt on M o u n t G e o r g e ; bu t, inftead o f th a t w o r k , had emp
lo y e d his people in con ftru d tin g a ftoc cade o f piles ro u n d h is h o u fe ,
in c lo fin g an o b lo n g fq u a re o f o n e h u n d red fe e t b y on e h u n d red and
fo r t y , w ith in w h ie h h e p u rp o fed e r e d in g fto reh oufe s , and a b a rrack
fo r the m ilita ry . H e ftated, that the co n v ic t s u n d e r his orders had in
general v e r y g o od ga rd ens, and th a t m an y o f th em w o u ld h a v e a v e r y
la rg e p rod u c e o f In d ian corn.
T h e S u p p ly h a v in g in h e r w a y to N o r fo lk Ifland to u ched a t L o rd
H o w e Ifland , L ie u ten an t B a ll le ft th e g u n n e r and a fmall p a r ty to tu rn
tu r tle , b u t th e y m e t w i th n o fuccefs ; fo th a t n o dependance w a s to be
placed o n th a t ifland fo r a n y material re lie f. T h e g u n n e r e x am in ed th e
ifland , and fo u n d fre fh w a te r in ca v itie s , but n o t in a n y cu rrent.
T h e S u p p ly could n o t g e t ro u n d from B o ta n y B a y u ntil th e 1 2 th ,
w h en fh e c am e to an ch or in th e c o v e , w h en c e fhe h ad been abfent
ju f t fiv e we ek s .
L ieu ten an t K in g h a v in g co n ftan tly w r itten in h ig h terms o f th e r ic h -
nefs o f the fo il o f N o r fo lk I flan d , th e g o v e rn o r , on com p a r in g the
fitu a tion o f th e c o n v id s th e re and in thig. fe ttlem en t, w h e r e th e ir ga rdens
had n o t that fe r t ility to boaft o f, and w h e r e th e ra tion from th e
ftore was w i th to o m an y h a ft ily d e vou red , and w i th n o l i d e r iv ed b u t
an