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which, they were fired on, but only one of Bal- 

 looderry's companions were wounded, and they 

 all escaped. The business of this month was 

 principally confined to clearing the transports, 

 and removing- the shingles with which the 

 houses and other buildings had hitherto been 

 thatched, and regular tiles substituted ; the land 

 in all parts was preparing for sowing. On the 

 3d of September, near 200 male convicts, and 

 a party of the New South Wales corps, went in 

 the Salamander to Norfolk Island. His Majesty's 

 ship Gorgon, of 44 guns, Capt. Parker, arrived on 

 the 21st, she brought from the Cape of Good 

 Hope, a considerable quantity of live-stock, 

 some of which died on board, however they 

 landed one bull-calf, 16 cows, 68 sheep, and 1 1 

 hogs, and 200 fruit-trees, and a quantity of corn 

 and garden seed. Ify this ship came a public seal 

 for the colony, and a Commission empowering 

 the Governor to remit, either absolutely or con- 

 ditionally, the whole, or any part of the terms, 

 for which any fellons might be transported. 

 On the 26th, the Active from England, and the 

 Queen from Ireland arrived in the cove ; on 

 board the Active was a party of the new corps, 

 126 male, and 23 female convicts, and three 

 children. These ships had been very unhealthy 

 during their passage, and many of those in the 

 Active and Queen complained that they had not 

 received a proper allowance of provisions. An 

 inquiry into the conduct of the master of the 

 Queen took place before the magistrates, when 

 it appeared he had not acted properly, and the 



