108 HISTORY OF 



the greater part of those who were pardoned, 

 behaved with the greatest propriety. On 

 the 30th of September, as the Britannia was 

 about sailing out, the Atlantic hove in sight, 

 and at night, entered the Cove, from Norfolk 

 Island. Governor King complained of a grub 

 doing material injury to the corn, which was 

 thought to be produced by the great richness 

 of the soil. That valuable article, lime-stone, 

 was at length discovered in Norfolk Island, 

 where it grew in great abundance, which super- 

 ceeded the necessity of continually rebuilding 

 of barracks, store-houses, huts, &c. The 

 officers of New South Wales engaged the mas- 

 ter of the Britannia, to make a voyage to the 

 Cape of Good Hope on their account, for cattle 

 and other articles not to be found in the stores. 

 On the 7th of Oct. the Royal Admiral East In- 

 diaman, Capt. Bond, arrived with stores and pro- 

 visions for the colony, and 21 of the New Sputh 

 Wales corps, a master miller, and a person to 

 be employed in cultivation, and a third as 

 master carpenter, with 289 male, and 47 female 

 convicts. The Britannia sailed on the 24th for 

 the Cape, and Mr. Raven took the Governor's 

 dispatches for England, in which he demanded 

 a supply of 12 months' provisions directly. A 

 licence was granted for the sale of porter, but 

 as spirits were introduced, it in fact, became a 

 public house, with its usual accompaniments, 

 drunkenness and idleness. At the latter end of 

 the month a general delivery of cloathing, &c. 

 to the convicts took place, which consisted of 



