w in d w a s dead on th e fh o re , and the ro ck s fo clo fe w h e n h e an ch ored,
th a t the reb oun d o f th e w a v e p re v en ted h im from r id in g a n y co n fi-
derable ftra in on h is cable. H a d th a t fa iled h im , w e fh o u ld n e ve r
diave feen th e Ju ftin ian o r h e r v a lu a b le c a rg o , w h ic h w a s fo u n d to
co n fift o f ftores and p ro v ifio n s , tr a ile d , it w a s tru e , to one I h ip ; bu t
as Ihe had h ap p ily ar riv ed in fa fe ty , and w a s fu ll , w e all re jo ic ed that
w e h ad n o t to w a it fo r th e a r r iv al o f a fe con d b e fo re th e c o lo n y could
be reftored to its fo rm e r p len ty .
W e n o w lea rned th a t three tranfports m ig h t be h o u r ly e x p e c ted ,
h a v in g on board th e th ou fan d co n v ic t s o f w h o fe d eftina tion w e had
re c e iv e d fom e in fo rm a tion b y th e L a d y J u lian a , to g e th e r w i th detachmen
ts o f th e corp s raifed fo r th e fe rv ice o f this country.- T h e rem
ain d e r o f th is corps {w h ic h was in ten d ed to co n fift o f th re e h und red
m en ) w e r e to com e o u t in th e G o r g o n man o f w a r , o f fo r ty - fo u r guns.
T h i s Ihip w a s alfo to b r in g ou t M a jo r G r o fe , w h o had been ap p ointed
lie u ten an t -g o v e rn o r o f the te r r ito ry in th e ro om o f M a jo r R o fs , w h ic h
o ffice r , to g e th e r w i th th e m arines u n d e r h is com m an d , w e r e intend ed
to re tu rn to E n g lan d in th a t Ihip.
O f th e ch an g e w h ic h had been effec ted in th e fy ftem o f g o v e rnm en t
In F rance w e n o w fir ft re ce ived in fo rm a tion , and w e heard w i th p le a -
fu r e th a t it w a s n o t lik e ly to in te r rupt the tr an q u illity o f o u r ow n
h a p p y n ation— h a p p y in a co n ftitu tion w h ic h m ig h t w e l l e x c ite the
adm ira tion and b e com e th e mod el o f o th e r Hates n o t fo free.
T h e J u ftin ian had failed on th e 1 7 th o f la ft J a n u a ry from F almouth,
an d to u ched o n ly at St. Ia g o , a v o id in g , as Ihe had no t a n y c'onvidts
o n bo ard, th e c ircu itou s paffage b y th e R io de J ane iro and th e C ap e o f
G o o d H o p e .
O n th e d a y fo llo w in g h e r ar riv al, e v e r y th in g feemed g e t tin g in to
its fo rm e r t r a in ; th e fu ll ra tion w a s ordered to be iflued ; inftead o f
d a i ly , it w a s to be fe rv ed w e e k ly as f o rm e r ly ; and the d rum fo r lab
o u r w a s to bea t as ufual in th e afternoons at one o ’ c lo ck . H o w
g en e ra l w a s th e w i fh , that no fu tu re n e ce ffity m ig h t e v e r occafion
a n o th e r d e d u ftio n in the ra tion, o r an alteration in th e la b o u r o f th e
p e o p le !
T h a t N o r fo lk Illan d , w h o fe fitu ation at this tim e e v e ry one w a s
fe a r fu l m ig h t c a ll lo u d ly fo r re lie f, ih ould as q u ic k ly as poffible reap
, h e r
h e r fhare o f th e benefit in trod uced am o n g us b y thefe ar rivals, it w a s
in ten d ed to fend th e L a d y Ju lian a th ith e r ; and as fhe required fome
repairs, w ith o u t w h ic h Ihe could not proceed to fea, fome carpenters
from the fh o re w e re fent on board her, and em p lo y ed to {heath h e r
ben d s , w h ic h w e re e x trem e ly defective.
A {hop w a s opened on fhore b y the m a ile r o f this ftup, at th e h u t •
la te ly o ccupied as a bakehou fe fo r th e S u p p ly , fo r th e fale o f fome
articles o f g ro c e r y , glafs, m illin e ry , p e r fum e r y , and f ta t io n a r y ; but
th e r ifk o f b r in g in g th em ou t h a v in g b e en m o ll in ju d ic io u fly efti-
mated to o h ig h ly , as w a s e v id en t from th e in c reale on th e firft co ft,
w h ic h cou ld n o t be d ifgu ifed , th e y did no t g o o f f fo q u ic k ly as the
ow n e rs fu p p o fed th e y w o u ld .
A rep or t h a v in g been circulated fo on after th e e fta b lilh in g o f this
fe ttlem en t, th a t a confiderable fum o f m o n e y h ad been fubfc ribed in
E n g la n d , tp be e xp en d ed in articles fo r th e b enefit o f th e c o n v if t s w h o
em bark ed fo r th is c o u n t r y , w h ic h .a rticle s h ad been entrufted to the
R e v . M r . J o h n fon , to be d ifp ofed o f a c co rd in g to the in ten tio n o f the
fubfcribers after o u r ar r iv a l, M r . J o h n fon w r o te to h i s ' friend s in
E n g la n d to con fute this r e p o r t ; and b y ac counts la te ly re c e iv ed , it
appeared that no fu ch p u b lic colledtion had e v e r been m a d e ; at
M r . J o h n fon ’ s requ e ft, th e re fo re , th e g o v e rn o r p u b lifh ed a contrad
ic tio n o f the ab ov e rep or t in th e g en e ra l orders o f th e fettlement.
T h e co n v id ls had h ith e r to im a g ine d th a t th e y h ad a r ig h t to th e article
s w h ic h had from tim e to time been d iftributed am o n g th em ; b u t
M r . Jo h n fon n o w th o u g h t it n e ce ffa ry that th e y Ihould k n o w it was to
h is b o u n ty th e y w e r e indebted fo r th em , and that c o n fe q u en t ly the
partakers o f it w e r e to be o f his ow n feledtion.
T h e female co n v ic ts w h o h ad la te ly ar r iv ed atten d in g at d iv in e
fe rv ice on th e firft S u n d a y after th e ir la n d in g , M r . J o h n fon , w ith m uch
p ro p r ie ty , in his d ifcourfe , to u ched u p on th e ir fitu a tion , and d efcribed
it fo fo r c ib ly as to d raw tears from m a n y w h o w e r e the lea ft hardened
am o n g them.
E a r ly in the m o rn in g o f th e 2 3d , one o f th e m en at th e L o o k -o u t
difcerned a fail to the n o r thw a rd , b u t, th e w e a th e r com in g on th ic k ,
fo on lo ft figh t o f it. T h e bad w e a th e r co n t in u in g , it w a s n o t . feen again
u n til th e 2 5 th , w h en w o rd , w a s b ro u g h t up to th e fettlement, that a
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