NEW SOUTH WALES. 4$ 



till all the convicts and troops were landed. 

 The confusion that must take place on such an 

 occasion, is hardly to be described, for literally 

 speaking, every man stepped out of a boat into 

 a wood ; various parties were variously em- 

 ployed, few were seen, but most heard ; some 

 clearing ground, some pitching tents, others 

 bringing up stores, in short, confusion was the 

 order of the day ; but as the woods were felled, 

 and ground cleared, the encampments regularly 

 extended, the whole bore something like form. 

 The Governor's house, which was made of 

 canvass, and brought over on purpose, was put 

 up on the East side of Sydney Cove, and a 

 small body of convicts were placed in tents 

 near it. The marines were placed at the head 

 of the cove, and on the West side the main body 

 of convicts. The women disembarked on the 

 6th of February, when every person belonging to 

 the settlement landed. Tents were provided for 

 the sick, which number we found with concern 

 increase ; the scurvey and dissentry now broke 

 out and several died. Wild celery, spinage, 

 and parsley grew about the settlement, which 

 all were glad to use in their messes. The live 

 stock was landed, on the East point of the 

 cove, when having cropped the pasturage, they 

 were removed, to the head of the adjoining cove, 

 which was cleared for a farm, to be under the 

 direction of a person, the Governor brought out. 

 His Excellency ordered some ground on the 

 East side of his house, to be cleared for the 



H 



