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colony have been for having possessed a fine 

 herd of cattle in the woods ? which, as observed 

 by Capt. Collins, " if suffered to remain undis- 

 turbed for some years, would, like the cattle of 

 South America, always prove a market suffi- 

 cient for the inhabitants of the country; and 

 perhaps, not only for their own consumption, 

 but for exportation. The Governor saw it in 

 this light, and determined to guard, as much 

 as was in his power, against any attempts to 

 destroy them." 



Discharging the store-ship, part of the cargo 

 of which, was injured by the weather she had 

 met with, formed the principal labour of the 

 month, owing to the small number of work- 

 ing men which could be got together, the Go- 

 vernor was forced to order two men to be sent 

 for this purpose from every farm having ten, till 

 the provisions were placed in the public store. 



Of the natives little had lately been seen, 

 till the arrival of Governor Hunter, with whom 

 Bennillong returned, who in his absence had 

 gained a polish, which made him act with a 

 genteel conduct to his sisters and relations, and 

 the consequence he had acquired blazed forth 

 in his behaviour to his mere acquaintances, in- 

 deed he seemed to arrogate to himself a superio- 

 rity over his fellow countrymen, by saying he 

 should introduce peace and love among them, 

 and not suffer them to murder one another, and 

 his ideas of delicacy made him offended with 

 his sisters ; at table he acted with the greatest 

 propriety, observing every custom in genteel 



