fa y in g o f fiv e h u n d red p ou n d s o f p o rk at the fto re , th e allow an ce o f
th ir ty -o n e m en fo r fo u r we e k s .
V e r y little labou r cou ld be en fo rced from p eop le w h o had n o th in g
to eat. N e v e r th e le fs , as it w a s n e ce ffa ry to th in k o f fome preparations
fo r th e n e x t fe a fon , th e co n v ic t s w e re em p lo y ed in g e t tin g th e g ro u n d
re a d y b o th at S y d n e y and at R o fe H i l l fo r th e re ception o f w h e a t and
b a r le y . T h e q u a n tity o f eithe r ar tic le , h ow e v e r , to be n ow fo w n , fe ll
fa r ftiort o f w h a t o u r neceffities required .
C H A P . X .
THE LADY JULIA NA TRANSPORT ARRIVES FROM ENGLAND.— THE GUARDIAN.
----HIS MAJESTY’S B IRTH-DAY.— THANKSGIVING FOR HIS MAJESTY’S RECOVERY.
THE JU STINIAN STORESHIP AR RIVES.----FULL RATION ORDERED.—
TH R EE TRANSPORTS ARRIVE.----HORRID STATE OF THE CONVICTS ON
BOARD.----SICK LANDED.----INSTANCE OF SAGACITY IN A DOG.----A CONVICT .
DROWNED.— MORTALITY AND NUMBER OF SICK ON THE I 3 T H .— CONVICTS
SENT TO ROSE H IL L .— A TOWN MARKED OUT TH ERE. — WORKS IN HAND
AT SYDNEY.----INSTRUCTIONS RESPECTING GRANTS OF LAND.— MR. FERGUSSON
DROWNED.—4 CONVICTS’ CLAIMS ON THE MASTER OF THE NEPTUNE.
----TRANSACTIONS.— CRIMINAL CO URT.— WHALE.
June . ] T he firft and fe con d d a y s o f th is m on th w e r e e x c e e d in g ly
u n fa v o u rab le to o u r f i tu a t io n ; h e a v y ra in and b low in g w e a th e r o b-
ftruCted lab our and p re v en ted fifh in g . B u t it w a s decreed' th a t on th e
3d w e fh o u ld e xp e r ien c e fenfations to w h ic h w e h ad be en ftrauge rs
e v e r fiu c e o u r departure from E n g lan d . A b o u t h a l f p aft th re e in the
a fte rn o on o f th is d a y , to th e in exp re flib le fatisfaCtion o f e v e r y h e ar t in
th e fettlement, th e lo n g - lo o k e d - fo r fign a l fo r a ih ip w a s made at the
S o u th H e ad . E v e r y countenance w a s in ftan tly ch e e red , and w o re the
l iv e ly e xp re ffion s o f eagernefs, j o y , and a n x i e t y ; th e w h o le fettlement
w a s in m o tio n and cb n fu fion. N o tw ith fta n d in g it b lew v e r y ftron g at
th e tim e , th e g o v e rn o r ’ s fe c re ta ry , accompanied b y Captain T e n c h and
M r .
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M r . W h ite , im m ed ia te ly w e n t o ff, and at fom e r ifk (for a h e a v y fea
w a s ru n n in g in the h a rb ou r ’ s m outh) reached th e ih ip fo r w h ic h th e
fign a l had be en made ju f t in time to g iv e d ire c tion s w h ic h placed h e r
in fa fe ty in S p r in g C o v e . She p rov ed to b e th e L a d y Juliana tran fp or t
from L o n d o n , laft from P lym o u th j from w h id h latter place w e learned,
w i th n o fmall degree o f w o n d e r and m or tific ation, that ih e failed on th e
2 9 th d a y o f laft J u ly (fu ll ten months ag o) w ith tw o h u n d red and
tw e n ty - tw o female convidts on board.
W e h ad lo n g co n je c tu red , th a t th e n o n -a r r iv a l o f fup plies m u ft b e
o w in g e ither to ac c id ent or d e la y s in th e v o y a g e , and n o t to a n y b a ck -
w a rd n e fs on th e p a r t o f g o v e rnm en t in fen d in g th em out. W e n ow
fo u n d th a t ou r d ifapp ointm ent w a s to be afcrib ed to bo th m is for tun e
and d e la y . T h e L a d y Ju lian a , w e h a v e fe en , failed in J u ly la ft,
and in th e m on th o f Sep tem be r fo llo w in g h is m a je fty ’ s ih ip G u a rd ia n ,
o f fo r ty - fo u r g u n s , com m an d ed b y L ie u ten an t E dw a rd R io u , failed
from E n g lan d , h a v in g on b o ard, w i th w h a t w a s in th e L a d y J u lian a,
tw o y e a rs p ro v ifio n s , v iz . 2 9 5 ,3 4 4 p ou n d s o f flo u r , 1 4 9 ,8 5 6 p ou n d s
o f b e e f, and 30 3 ,6 3 2 p ou n d s o f p o rk , fo r the fe t t lem e n t ; a fu p p ly o f
c lo th in g fo r th e marines fe r v in g on lh o re , and fo r th o fe b e lo n g in g to
th e S ir iu s and S u p p l y ; to g e th e r w i th a la rg e q u a n tity o f fails and
co rd a ge fo r th o fe Ihips and fo r th e ufes o f th e c o lo n y ; fix te en chefts
o f medicines ; fifteen ca lk s o f w in e ; a q u a n tity o f blankets and b ed d in g
fo r th e h o fp i t a l; and a la rge fu p p ly o f u nmad e c lo th in g fo r th e con v
ic t s ; w i th an ample affortment o f tools and im p lem en ts o f a g ricu
lture.
A t th e C ap e o f G o o d H o p e L ie u ten an t R io u to o k on board a quant
i t y o f fto c k fo r the fettlem ent, and com p le ted a g a rd en w h ic h had been
p repa red un d e r th e im m ed ia te d ire c tio n o f S ir J o fep h B an k s , and in
w h ic h th e re w e re near on e hun d red and f i f t y o f th e fineft fru it trees,
feveral o f th em bearing fru it.
T h e r e w a s fc a r c e ly an officer in the. c o lo n y th a t had no t his ftiare
o f p r iv a te p ro p e r ty embarked on board o f this r ic h ly fre igh ted f f i ip ;
th e ir refpeCtive friend s h a v in g p rocured p e rm iffion from go v e rnm en t
fo r th a t purpofe.
B u t it w a s as p ainful th en to learn, as it w i ll e v e r be to r e c o lle c t,
that o n th e 2 3 d d a y o f D e c em b e r p re ced in g , th e G u a rd ian ftru c k
Q_ 2 ag a in ft