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caped, and in its coiirse upset a punt, and Mr. 

 Furguson, a midshipman of the S iritis, with two J 

 soldiers were drowned; after which it ran 01 

 shore, and was killed by the natives. On the 

 1st of August, the Surprize sailed for Norfolk 

 Island, with 135 male and 150 female convicts, 

 with two superintendants and a deputy com- 

 missary. The Scarborough sailed for Canton 

 on the 8th, and the Neptune on/the 24th. 

 Exertion was now made in all parts to forward 

 the general interest; and as provisions were 

 regularly delivered, work could be regularly 

 enforced, and the thefts became less frequent, 

 and till September the natives caused no more 

 trouble ; but then Mr. White saw (Bennillong) 

 the native who escaped in May, from the settle- 

 ment, and he sent by Mr. White, as a present 

 to the Governor, a slice of the whale. The 

 Governor wishing to see him, armed, and went 

 to the look-out, with a party, as he heard the 

 cove was full of natives, and landed just by the 

 whale. Bennillong was there with another, 

 called Cole-be, who had also escaped from the 

 settlement. The former was so altered in his 

 person, that the Governor could hardly recol- 

 lect him, till joined by Lieutenant Waterhouse 

 and Captain Collins, to the latter of which gen- 

 tlemen Bennillong was much attached, and 

 now expressed much joy at seeing him again. 

 Various articles were given to the natives, 

 who were attending the whale feast. They 

 shortly began forming a circle round the Go- 

 vernor and his party, this somewhat alarmed 



