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IV . Report revived o f a white woman being with the natives.— A flioal
feen.— Some civil - regulations*—Natives ’ troublefome.— Th e governor
goes on an excurfion— Particulars thereof.—A valuable
tree difcovered.-j-Weathdr.— May.— The natives burn a houfe.—
Confequences.— The Supply arrives from the.. Cape.-—A fhip
wrecked to the fouthward.— Th re e of her people brought in by
a fi thing boat.— Particulars.—T w o accidents.— T h e Britannia arrives
from England Veflels and affiftance font to the wreck.—
.Public Works.— Cordage wanted.— T h e Mercury foils-—June.—
T h e Ganges arrives from Ireland.— T ran factions.—Some runaways
taken and brought to trial.— The Reliance arrives from the
Cape*— A ftrange defertion.—Public works.—N ew gaol finilhed,
V v The Francis returns from the wreck o f the Sydney-Cove.—The
'E liz a long-boat miffing*:— Gale o f wind.— Cattle from- the Cape
landed.— Station aheVed-^—Publtc works.— An officerdies.— A c c i—
debt on board the fchoorier.—The fhips fail for d rin a.— Coal dif-
eovered.— ^NatiVes^-Bennillong.—Courts, of juftice affembled.—
Th e Supply condemned.*—Th e Cumberland feize d and; carried o ff
to fe a ; is purfued-, but not retaken.— More coal- found ; and a-
new river— The people left by Captain Bampton at N ew Zealand
arrive at Norfolk.Mand.;—Several runaway convidte landed there-
by the Brifannia:— The Deptford arrives from Madras.—Excur*
fion to the cow-paftures.— Walk from Mount Taurus to the fea
coaft.— Public works.— Weather,. -
V I . Another boat feized and carried off. —Order in confoquence.— The
criminal court thrice affembled.— Particulars.— Three men-Rand
in 'th e pillory.— Perjury explained to the convicts.— Natives very
troublefome ; feize a boat..—Various works-in hand;— An attempt
to feize another boat fruftrated.— Profpe£t o f a fine harveft.—
Wilfon gives himfelf up— Is made ufe of.—Tw o mares Rolen.—
T h e clergyman’s fervant attempts to rob him.— Information lent
to India refpefting the boats.— A n amphibious animal difcovered;
— Defcription.— Accident.— Works.— Police.— Weather,
V I I . Bennillong and Cole-be.—Various particulars refpe&ing the natives.
Ye-ra-ni-be killed.— A fettJer’s houfe burnt through malice.—
Schools at Sydney.—T w o fettlers drink for a wager.—The body
of a foldier found.— Criminal court.— Th e Francis fails for the
wreck.—Weather.— Houfes burnt.— Public labour.— Harveft.—
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V II I ..A t tem p t of & fnelrifh conVi&s to defert dn featdh-of’a new fettfomeni.
— Some puniftied. — Steps taken to ipreVent- future defertiorv.— A
fottler’s boat Rolen.— Particulars— The Francis returns from the
fouthward. — Cowje<3.litres is to a ftrait.—Natives. *■ -A convidt providentially
hived.— Public Works.— Weather*., . . 7 4
IX . The' Francis again, fails for the wreck— Bennillofig and his wife.
— Report refpe&ing the wild cattle.— An anonymous writing
fo Und.— Account of a-journey to the weft-ward.—Defcription of a
new bird.— A general mufter.— Mr. Bafs returns from an ex cur- ■
fion in-a» op«n boat to-the fouthward.— Particulars o f it :— Three-.-
Irifhmen picked up.— Piiblie works.— Weather in February; 85 ,
X . Pe«mul~wy.— Strange idea refpe£ting him.— Civil court meets ; nature
of the bufinefs brought ■’ before it.— Advice of the governor
to the fettlers.— The Francis returns from Prefervation Ifland.— A <
trufty perfon fent to look for a falt'hill faid to be to the weft ward.
I—T h e wild- cattle feen.— A ' new animal, the Worn-bat, fo u n d ;,
deferibed.— Some Icifh runaways give themfelves up.— Afeizure
made o f timber for government.— Traftfa&ions.— Weather.-----
April.-—The' criminal court meets.—Three' men executed.— R e*
fle&ions-.— Accidents among the ftock.— Difcoveries profecuted,
— Settlers and - their complaints.— An • old woman accufed of
dfeaming.— Works in hand.—Weather,. . 9 6.'
X I . - Some Irifhmen providentiallyTaved from perifhing.-— The Nautilus
arrives- from Otaheite.— Miffionaries.— Order refpefting the
fawyerss— The BarwelLarrives with convi&s.— A judge advocate
font out.— Information.—The Reliance and Schooner fail for Nor- ,
folk-Ifland.— Information fent thither.— Natives.-—Works and
weather in May.—June— Ground fixed on for the miffionaries.—
T h e Hunter arrives/ from Bengal.— Regulations.— The com-
. mander o f - the Sydney-Cove dies.— A decked boat arrives from
Nor-folk-Ifl'andi— Maize harveft completed.—Weather, . , 1 0 9 :
X I I ; Three fouthern whalers* arrive* .and an American from the Ifle o f
France.— A tranfport-with female convidts arrives from England,,
and the Reliance from Norfolk-Xfland.— Information.— John Ray«
nor executed.— Profligacy of the female part of the fettiement.-----
Auguft.— Civil regulations.—The Sabbath negledted. -r-Attend- -
ance enforced.— Tw o whalers arrive.— Public works.— A native
girl, killed.— Confequences.— An extraordinary cuftom among
them.—September.— The Barwell fails for China, and-the Hunter
j ferx