w e r e to be erected capable o f co n ta in in g ten p erfons each , and at the
d iftance o f f ix t y feet o n e from th e o th e r ; and garden grou n d fo r each
h u t w a s allotted in th e rear. A s th e h uts w e r e to be b u ilt o f fu ch
com b u ftib le materials as wa ttle s and p lafte r, and to be co v e red w i th
th a tch , the w id th o f th e ftreet, and th e d iftance th e y w e r e placed from
each o th e r , operated as an u fe fu l p re cau tion a g ain ft f i r e ; and b y beg
in n in g on fo w id e a fcale the inhabitants o f th e to w n at fome fu tu re
d a y w o u ld poffefs th e ir ow n ac commod a tions and comforts m ore read
ily , each u p o n h is ow n a llo tm en t, than i f crow d ed in to a fmall fpace.
W h i le the fe w o rk s w e r e g o in g o n at R o fe H i l l , th e la b o u r in g co n -
v id ls at S y d n e y w e re em p lo y ed in con ftru d tin g a n ew b r ick fto reh ou fe ,
d ifch a rg in g the tranfp orts , and fo rm in g a road from th e tow n to th e
b r ick -k iln s , fo r th e g rea ter eafe and e xp ed ition in b r in g in g in b r ick s to
the d ifferent b u ild in gs .
O u r ftores n o w w o r e a m ore refpedtable appearance than th e y h ad
d o n e fo r fom e time . In ad d ition to th e p rov ifio n s p u t on board th e
tranfp orts in England,- L ie u ten an t R io u had fo rw a rd ed b y th o fe fh ip s
fo u r h u n d red tierces o f b ep f and tw o hun d red tierces o f p o r k , w h ic h
h e h ad fav ed from th e w r e c k o f th e G u a rd ia n , and w h ic h w e h ad the
fatisfadtion to find w e r e n o th in g th e w o r fe fo r the a c cid ent w h ic h befel
he r . T h e fe , w i th th e fe v en ty - fiv e c a lk s o f flo u r w h ic h w e r e b ro u g h t
o n b y th e L a d y J u lian a, fo rm ed th e am oun t .o f w h a t w e w e r e n o w to
re c e iv e o f th e la rg e c a tg o o f that un fo r tu n a te Imp.
L ie u ten a n t R io u alfo fen t b y th e fe fhips th e tw e n ty male co n v ic ls
w h ic h h ad be en feledted as artificers and p u t on board th e G u a rd ia n in
E n g lan d ; and w i th th em h e fen t th e m o ll p oin ted recommend ations in
th e ir fa v o u r , d e fc r ib in g th e ir condudt, bo th before and after th e accid
en t w h ic h h ap p en ed to th e fhip un d e r his com m an d , in th e ftron g e ft
te rm s o f app rob ation.
T h e L a d y Ju lian a b e in g foun d on in fp e ftio n to req u ire fu c h e x ten -
fiv e repairs as w o u ld too lo n g d e la y th e d ifp a tch in g th e neceffa ry
fu p p lie s to N o r fo lk Ifland , the g o v e rn o r d irec ted th e Su rp r ife tran fp or t
and J u ftin ian fto re fhip to proceed thither.
B y th e 19 th , th e Ju ftin ian w a s cleared o f h e r c a rg o , e x c e p tin g ab out
fiv e h und red c a lk s o f p ro v ifio n s , w h ic h w e r e n o t to be taken o u t u ntil
1 5 fh e
fh e ar r iv ed at N o r fo lk I f la n d ; and both that fh ip and the S u rp r ife
w e r e p rep a r in g w i th all exp ed ition fo r fa ilin g . T h e J u ftin ian , h o w e
v e r , from th e circum ftan ce o f re tain in g fom e p a r t o f h e r la rg e ca rgo
o n bo ard, w a s re a d y firft, and failed on th e 28 th. T h e matter, M r .
B en jam in M a itlan d , was diredted to fo llo w his fo rm e r orders after landin
g h is ftores and p rov ifion s at N o r fo lk Ifland , and proceed to C a n to n
to fr e ig h t h om e w ith teas upon» a c coun t o f g o ve rnm en t. She was
h ired b y the mon th at fifte en fh illin g s and fix p en c e p e r to n , ,and w a s
to be in g o v e rnm en t em p lo y u n til h e r re tu rn to D ep tfo rd . B y this fhip
th e g o v e rn o r fen t d ifpatches to th e fe c re ta ry o f ftate.
T h e L a d y Julian a, h a v in g re c e iv ed fom e repairs b y th e carpenters o f
th e c o lo n y at th e tim e w h e n it w a s d e fign ed fhe fh ould g o to N o r fo lk
Ifland , and fome others b y th e afliftance o f h e r ow n ca rp enters , failed
a d a y o r tw o after th e Ju ftin ian fo r C an to n . From th e e x tra v a g an t
p r ice fet on his g o od s b y th e matter, h is fh o p h ad turned out b a d ly ;
an d it w a s faid th a t h e to o k m a n y ar ticles to fea, w h ic h h e m u ft o f
n e c e flity th r ow o ve rb oa rd before h e rea ch ed Canton.
T h e g o v e rn o r re ce ived b y the fe fhips difpatches from th e fe c re ta ry
o f ftate, co n ta in in g , am o n g o th e r articles o f in fo rm a tion , inftrudtions
re fp ed ting th e g ra n tin g o f land s an d th e allo ttin g o f g ro u n d in tow n -
fhips. S o o n after th e ir ar riv al it w a s declared in p u b lic o r d e r s :
T h a t,, in confequence o f th e affurances th a t w e r e g iv e n to th e n o n-
Gommiffioned officers and m en b e lo n g in g to th e d eta chment o f marines
o n th e ir em b a rk in g fo r th e fervioe o f th is c o u n t r y , th a t fu ch o f th em
as fh o u ld b eh a ve w e ll fh o u ld be allow ed to q u it th e fe rv ice on th e ir
re turn to E n g lan d , o r be d ifcha rged ab road u p o n th e re lie f, and
p e rm itted to fettle in th e c o u n t r y ; his M a je f ty had been g ra c io u fly
pleafed to diredt th e fo llo w in g terms to b e h e ld out as an encoura gement
to fu ch n on-comm iffion ed officers and p r iv a te m en o f th e marines
as m ig h t be defirous o f b e c om in g fettlers in this c o u n t ry , o r in a n y o f
th e iflands com pr ifed w i th in the- g o v e rnm en t o f th e con tin ent * o f N ew
S o u th W a le s , on th e a r r iv al o f the corp s ra ifed and intend ed fo r the
fe rv ic e o f th is c o u n t ry , and fo r th e ir r e l ie f ; v iz .
T o e v e r y non-comm iffion ed officer, an a llo tm en t o f o n e h und red
and th ir ty acres o f land i f fin g le , and one hun d red and fifty i f married.
* Now fo called officially for the firft time.
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