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Grimes now regained his boat without any 

 other interruption. 



The Britannia, on the 4th returned from the 

 Cape of Good Hope. Mr. Raven, the com- 

 mander, brought alive to his employers, 1 stal- 

 lion, 29 mares, 3 fillies, and 12 sheep. He sailed 

 from the Cape with 40 mares onboard; but 

 those that died were the worst. 



As salt provisions now again grew low, half 

 the allowance of pork and beef was deducted at 

 once ; but, the same day, the Britannia was 

 lured to go to India for provisions, and to ren- 

 der this deduction* as .light as possible, the 

 Commissary purchased a quantity of fresh pork 

 from the settlers, which was issued at the rate of 

 2lbs. of fresh, instead of lib. of salt. The 

 Francis returned on the 2 1st, from Hawkesbuiy, 

 with 1100 bushels of Indian corn, and about 

 that time information was received overland, 

 that the natives and settlers, had commenced 

 open war, and that two people, a settler and a 

 free labourer, were killed. Their depredations 

 were managed with great art, and if that failed 

 they made use of force, using their spears and 

 clubs. Capt. Patterson sent an armed party, to 

 destroy ali they couid meet with of this tribe. 

 The savages in return attacked a farm belong- 

 ing to William Re we, and murdered him and 

 a line child ; his wife, after being very much 

 wounded, crawled away, and hid herself among 

 the rushes for some time, till assisted and carried 

 to the hospital, when she recovered very slowly, 

 in consequence of this, a party of soldiers were 



