at b y a w a tchm a n w h o h ad b e en fta tion ed there fo r fom e n igh ts paft,
and w o u n d e d , as it afterw ard s ap p eared , b u t fo flig h t ly as n o t to prev
e n t his e ffe c tin g his efcape ; le a v in g , h ow e v e r , a b a g b eh in d h im ,
filled w i th vegetables. O n c lo fe ex am in a t io n it w a s fix ed u p on h im ,
an d , b e in g b ro u g h t b e fo re a cr im in a l co u r t, h e w a s fentenced to rece
iv e fiv e hun d red lalhes ; bu t at th e fame time w a s recommend ed to
th e g o v e rn o r ’ s c lem en c y , on ac co u n t o f a ' g o o d ch a ra& e r w h ic h had
be en g iv e n h im in cou r t. T h e g o v e rn o r , as it was h is ga rd en that
w a s ro b b ed , attended to th e re com m en d a tion , rem ittin g fo u r o u t o f
th e fiv e h u n d red lalhes w h ic h had be en ordered h im * . B e in g , after
th is , v illa in en o u g h to ac cufe fom e o f h is Ihipmates o f crimes w h ic h
h e a ck n ow le d g e d e x ifte d o n ly in h is ow n malicious m in d , h e re c
e iv e d , b y o rd e r o f th e ju f t ic e s , a fu r th e r p u n ilhm en t o f fif t y
la lh e s .
S o gre a t w a s e ith e r th e v illa n y o f th e p e o p le , o r th e neceflities o f
th e tim e s , th a t a p r ifo n e r ly in g at th e h o fp ita l u n d e r fen ten ce o f corp
o ra l p u n ilhm en t , (h a v in g re c e iv ed a p a r t o f i t , fiv e hun d red la lhes,)
c o n t r iv e d to g e t h is iron s o f f from one le g , and in th a t fituation w a s
c a u g h t ro b b in g a fa rm . O n b e in g b ro u g h t in , h e re c e ived another
p o r t io n o f h is p u n ilhm en t.
A m o n g o th e r the fts com m itted in th is feafon o f g en e ra l diftrefs,
w a s o n e b y a c o n v ic t em p lo y ed in th e filhing -b oa ts , w h o fo u n d means
t o fecrete fe v e ral p ou n d s o f filh in a b a g , w h ic h h e mean t to fe cure in
ad d itio n to th e allow an ce w h ic h w a s to be made h im fo r h a v in g been
o u t o n that d u ty . T o d e te r others from c om m itt in g th e lik e o ffence,
w h ic h m ig h t, b y r e p e titio n , am o u n t to a fe r iou s e v il, h e w a s ordered
to re c e iv e o n e h u n d red lalhes.
A t R o fe H i l l th e c o n v id s c o n d u c e d th em fe lv e s w i th m u ch g rea ter
p r o p r ie t y ; n o t a th e ft n o r a n y aCt o f ill b eh a v io u r h a v in g be en fo r
fom e tim e p aft h eard o f am o n g th em ') '.
A t th a t fe ttlem en t a k an g o o ro o had be en k illed o f o n e hu n d red and
e ig h t y p oun d s w e ig h t ; and th e p eo p le rep or ted th a t th e y w e r e m u ch
* Sixty pounds of dour, which had been offered as a reward for bringing to juflicc a
garden-thief, were paid to the watchman who fired at him.
t They had vegetables in great abundance.
molefted
m olefted b y th e n ativ e d o gs , w h ic h had been feen to g e th e r in grea t
n um b e rs , an d , com in g b y n ig h t about the fettlement, h ad k illed fom e
h o g s w h ic h w e r e n o t houfed.
T h e c o lo n y h ad h ith e r to been fupplied w i th fait from th e p u b lic
ftores, a q u a n tity b e in g a lw a y s lh a k en o f f from th e fait .p ro vifion s ,
and re fe rv ed fo r ufe b y th e fto re -k e e p e r s ; but th e d a ily co n fum p tio n
o f fait p rov ifions w a s n ow become fo in con fid e ra b le , and th e y had b e en
fo lo n g in fto re , that little o r n one o f th a t ar tic le w a s to be p rocu red .
T w o la rge iron boilers w e r e th e re fo re ere c ted at th e eaft p o in t o f th e
c o v e ; fom e p eo p le w e r e em p lo y e d to b o il th e fait w a te r , and th e
fait w h ic h w a s p rod u c ed b y this v e r y Ample p rocefs w a s iffued to
th e c o n v id s .
O u r f ilh in g ta ck le began n o w , w i th o u r o th e r neceffaries, to de-
creafe. T o r em ed y this in c on v en ien ce , w e w e r e d r iv en b y n e c e fiity
to a v a il ourfe lv e s o f fom e k n ow le d g e w h ic h w e had g a ined from th e
n a t iv e s ; and one o f th e co n v ic ts (a rope -m ak e r) w a s em p lo y ed to fp in
lin e s from th e ba rk o f a tree w h ic h th e y ufed fo r th e fame p u rp o fe .
T h e n ativ e w h o h ad been tak en in N o v em b e r laft co n v in ced us h o w
fa r b efore e v e r y o th e r confid era tion h e deemed th e p offeffion o f h is
lib e r ty , b y v e r y a r tfu lly e ffe c tin g his efcape from th e g o v e rn o r ’s h o u fe ,
w h e re h e had been treated w i th e v e r y in d u lg en c e and h ad en jo y e d
e v e r y com fo r t w h ic h it w a s in his e x c e llen c y ’ s p ow e r to g iv e h im .
H e managed his efcape fo in g en io u fly , th a t it w a s n o t fufpeCted u n til
h e had completed it , and all fearch w a s rendered fruitlefs. T h e b o y
and th e g ir l appeared to rem ain p e r fe c t ly contented am o n g u s , an d
d eclared that th e y k n ew th e ir co u n trym a n w o u ld n e v e r return.
D u r in g this mon th th e b r ick la y e r ’ s g a n g and fom e carpenters w e r e
fent d ow n to the L o o k -o u t , to e re c t tw o huts fo r th e m id fliipm en and
feamen o f th e Sirius w h o w e r e ftationed th e re , w h e r e the ftone-mafon’ s
g a n g w e re em p lo y ed q u a r ry in g fton e fo r tw o chimnies.
T h e greateft qu an tity o f filh c a u g h t at a n y o n e time in this m on th
w a s tw o hundred p ounds. O n c e th e fe in e w a s f u l l ; b u t th ro u g h
e ith e r the w ilfu ln e fs o r th e ign o ran ce o f th e p eo p le em p lo y ed to lan d
i t , th e greateft part o f its contents efcaped. U pw a rd s o f tw o th o u fan d
p ou n d s w e r e tak en in th e co u r fe o f th e m on th , w h ic h p rod u c ed a
fa r in g