[1790 .
to th e officer s, and b y th em fen t d ow n the harb ou r to p ro cu re cabba ge-
tree fo r th e ir f lo c k , in th e p re fe rv a tion and maintenance o f w h ic h
. e v e r y o n e fe lt an im mediate and an x io u s concern.
T h e w e a th e r had been v e r y w e t d u r in g th is mon th ; torrents o f rain
ag a in la id e v e r y p lace u n d e r w a t e r ; m a n y little hab ita tions, w h ic h had
w itftfto od the in un d ation s o f th e la ft m on th , n o w fuffered confid er-
a b l y ; fe v e ra l ch im n ie s fe l l in ; b u t th is w a s o w in g , p e rhap s, as m u ch
to th e ir b e in g b u ilt b y jo b o r ta lk -w o r k , (w h ic h th e w o rkm en hurried
o v e r in g en e ra l to g e t a d a y o r tw o to th em fe lv e s ,) as to“ th e h e a v y
rains.
A p r i l . ] T h e red uced ra tion and th e ch a n g e in th e w o r k in g hours
com m en c e d , as w a s d ire c ted , on th e i f l o f th is m o n t h ; m u ch time
w a :s n o t confirmed at the flo r e , and the p eo p le w e n t aw a y to drefs th e
f c a n ty a llow a n c e w h ic h th e y h ad received .
A t te n t io n to ou r re lig io u s duties w a s n e v e r omitted . D iv in e fe rv ice
Was p e r fo rm ed in o n e o f o u r em p tied fto rehoufe s o n th e m o rn in g o f
t h e 'n e x t day-, b e in g G o o d - F r id a y ; and th e c o n v ic t s w e r e re com m
en d ed to 'em p lo y th e rem a in d e r o f it in th e ir gardens. B u t , n o tw ith -
fla n d in g th e e v id en t fte c e lfity th a t e x ifted fo r e v e r y m an ’ s end eavourin
g to a ffifl h im fe lf, v e r y few w e r e o b fe rv ed to be fo p ro fita b ly
o c cu p ied .
A s e v e r y fa v ip g th a t Could b e made in th e ar ticle o f p ro v ifio n s w a s
o f co n feq u en c e in th e p refent fitu a tion o f the flo re s , it w a s d irec ted on
th e 3 d , that filch f i lh as fh ould in fu tu re be ta k en b y th e p u b lic boats
fh o u ld be iffued at th e flo re , in the p ro p o r tio n o f ten p oun d s o f fifh to
tw o p oun d s and a h a l f o f p o r k ; and one hundred and f ifty p oun d s o f
fifh , Which had b e en -b ro u gh t up b efore the iffu in g o f p ro v ifio n s c om m
e n c e d on . that d a y , w e r e fe rv ed out agreeable to th a t order.
M r . M a xw e l l , w h o fe d ifo rd e r at times admitted o f his g o in g ou t
a lon e , w a s fo r tu n a te ly b ro u g h t up from th e low e r p a r t o f th e h a rb ou r ,
Where h e h ad paffed n e a r ly tw o d a y s , w ith o u t fu flen an ce , in r ow in g
from on e fid e to th e .o th e r , in a fmall boat b y h im fe lf. H e w a s
n o tic ed b y a ferjeant w h o had been fifh in g , and w h o obferved h im
r o w in g u n d e r th e dangerous r o c k s o f th e mid d le -h ead , w h e re h e m u fl
Toon h a v e be en -dafhed to p ie ce s , but fo r his fo rtuna te in te rp o fition .
A f t e r this efcape h e w a s m ore n a r r ow ly w a tch ed .
W h ile
W h i le o c cu p ied in lif ten in g to th e tale o f h is diftreffes, the S u p p ly
returned from N o r fo lk I fla n d , w i th an ac co u n t th a t w a s o f it fe l f a lm o ft
fuffic ient to h a v e d eranged th e flro n g e fl in te lle c t am o n g us. A lo ad o f
ac cum u lated e v ils feemed b u r ft in g at once u p on o u r heads. T h e fh ip s
th a t w e r e e xped ted w i th fupplies w e r e f li ll to be a n x io u f ly lo o k ed f o r ;
and th e Sir iu s , w h ic h w a s to h a v e g o n e in q u e ll o f r e l ie f to o u r d if-
treffes, w a s lo ft u p on th e r e e f at N o r fo lk B lan d , on th e 1 9 th o f laft
m on th . T h is w a s a b low w h ic h , as it w a s u n e x p e c te d , fe ll w i th
in c reafed w e ig h t , and on e v e r y o n e th e w h o le w e ig h t feemed to h a v e
fallen.
T h i s u n tow a rd ac c id ent h ap p en ed .in th e fo llo w in g m a n n e r : “ C a p -
| j ta in H u n te r w a s e x t r em e ly fo r tu n a te in h a v in g a fh o r t p affa ge h en ce
“ to N o r fo lk B lan d , a r r iv in g th e re in fe v en d a y s after h e failed. T h e
“ fold iers, and a confiderable p a r t o f th e c o n v id s , w e r e im m e d ia te ly
a landed in C a fcad e B a y , w h ic h h ap pen ed at th e tim e to be th e le ew a rd
“ fid e o f the ifland. B ad w e a th e r im m ed ia te ly en fu ed , and c o n t in u in g
“ fo r fe v e ral d a y s , the p ro v ifio n s cou ld n o t be lan d ed , fo h ig h w a s th e
8 fu r f occafioned b y it. T h is d e la y ,..to g e th e r w i th a k n ow le d g e .th at
“ th e p ro v ifio n s on th e iflan d w e r e n o t ad equate to th e ad d itional
“ numbers th a t w e r e n ow to be v ic tu a lle d , caufed h im to be p a r ticu -
“ la r ly an x io u s to g e t th e p ro v ifio n s o n Ihore. T h e bad w e a th e r h ad
« feparated th e Sir ius from th e S u p p l y ; b u t m e e tin g w i th a fa v o u rab le
“ flant o f w in d on th e 19 th , C ap tain H u n te r g a in ed th e ifland from.
“ w h ic h h e had b e e n d r iv en , and flo o d fo r S y d n e y B a y , at th e fo u th
“ en d o f it, w h e r e h e fo u n d th e S u p p l y ; and it b e in g fign ified b y
“ fign a l from th e Ihore, (w h e re th e y cou ld fo rm th e b e ft ju d gm e n t ,)
“ th a t th e lan d in g m ig h t be e He died w i th a n y bo at, h e b ro u g h t to in
“ th e w in dw a rd p art o f th e b a y , w i th th e Ihip’ s h e ad o f f th e Ih ore ,
“ g o t ou t the boats , and lo ad ed th em w i th p ro v ifio n s . W h e n th e
“ boats h ad p u t o f f from th e Ih ip , it b e in g p e rce iv ed th a t Ihe fettled
“ v e r y m u ch to le ew a rd , th e tack s w e r e g o t on hoard , and e v e r y fail
“ le t that was p offib le to g e t h e r fre e from th e Ihore. ' N o tw ith fta n d -
« in g w h ic h , Ihe cou ld n o t w e a th e r th e r e e f o f f the fo u th -w e ft end o f
“ th e b a y , th e w in d h a v in g at that tim e v e r y u n fa v o u ra b ly Ihifted tw o
« points. T h e .Ihip w a s th en th row n in fla y s ,, w h ic h Ihe miffed ,
“ b e in g w i th grea t d ifficu lty w o r e clear o f th e breakers, and b ro u g h t
“ to