The following was the ftate o f the live flock and ground in
cultivation in the different diftri&s, as appeared from reports col-
le<Sted at the latter end o f the month of Auguft laft: viz.
LIVE STOCK.
Horfeg. Mares.
Horned Cattle.
Hogs.
Sheep. Goats.
Bulls &
Oxen. Cows. Male. .Female. Male. F emale.'
39 72 188 5 12 3 13 9 1846 2« 75 j 842 • 1746
LAND IN CULTIVATION.
Acres o f Wheat.. Acres for Maize. Ac res o f Barley. Acres o f Oats. -
' 546S . 2302 - 82 8
By this account it will appear, that there was a conflderable increafe
o f live flock, except in the article o f horfes, and female goats. A
great addition had been alfo made to the ground in cultivation, the
whole amounting at the above period (Auguft) to 7857 acres;
making an increafe o f 174 5 acres, in twelve months.
C H A P .
C H A P . X X I II .
THE SWALLOW PACKET A R R IVES , ON HER WAY TO CH IN A .— ARTICLES
SOLD.— TH E MINERVA ARRIVES FROM IRELAN D W ITH CONVICTS.—
AND TH E FHYNNE FROM BENGAL.— THR EE S ETTLER S T R IED FOR
MURDERING TWO NAT IVES.-—ASSESSMENT F IXED TO COMPLETE TH E
GAOL. — FEBRUARY. M IL ITA R Y RATIONS.— A SOLDIER SHOOTS HIMSELF.
— A WHALER FROM AM ER IC A , W ITH A SPANISH VESSEL, HER PRIZ E ;
TH E H U N T E R FROM C A L C U T TA , AND TH É FRIENDSHIP W ITH IR ISH
CONVICTS, A R R IV E .---- IN U T IL IT Y OF SOME OF THESE PRISONERS.-----
CLOATHING ISSUED*— T A X ON SPIRITS TO COMPLETE TH E GAOL.----
TRA N SA C T IO N S.— A NEW- MAGAZINE BEGUN.— MARCH.----TH E RELIA
NC E SAILS FOR ENG LAND.— A MOUNTAIN EAGLE SHOT.— THE
Ma r t h a ' a r r iv e s f r o m b a s s s t r a i t .— s e t t l e r s s e l l t h e i r
SH EEP .— FLOOD OCCASIONED BY BAD W EA TH E R .— A PR IL . CRIMINAL
COURT H E LD .— TH E SPEEDY ARRIVES FROM ENGLAND W ITH L IE U T .
GOVERNOR KTNG.— TH E BUFFALO FROM TH E CAPE.— REGULATIONS.
January 1800.] O N the third day o f this month, the Swallow, Eaft-
India packet, anchored in the cove, on her voyage to China. She
brought information of the capture of the Dutch fleet in the Texel,
and the furrender of the forts upon the Helder. This intelligence was
announced to the fettlement in a public order, and by a difcharge
o f the cannon on the batteries. The Swallow on her anchoring
fainted the fort, which was returned..
In-addition to this welcome news, fhe had On hoard a great
variety o f articles for fale, which were intended for the China market
; but the mailer thought and a&ually found it worth his while to
gratify the inhabitants, particularly the females, with a difplay of many
elegant articles of drefs from Bond-ftreet^ and other faihionable repofitbries