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life. Of his dress he was particular, and indeed 

 he appeared highly delighted with civilized 

 life. On making inquiry for his wife, he found 

 she had favoured a rival, hut on producing a 

 jacket and petticoat, she left her lover and fol- 

 lowed Bennillong ; however, in a day or two, 

 the lady appeared as unadorned as usual, and 

 Bennillong was not with her. Caruey, his 

 rival, it was found had been beaten by Bennil- 

 long, who had learnt in England the use of his 

 fists, which gave him an advantage Caruey 

 by no means understood. However he gave up 

 his false wife, and said he would make a better 

 choice next time. Bennillong was frequently 

 absent from the Governor, but when he re- 

 turned he never came into the presence of his 

 Excellency till he had dressed himself, for when 

 he went on an excursion he left his clothes at 

 home. In December a report reached Sydney, 

 that the natives had been committing their de- 

 predations again, at some fai'ms down the 

 river, and on an armed party being sent out, 

 five were killed, one wounded, and four taken 

 prisoners. Caesar again fled to the woods, and 

 lived by plundering the settlers by night ; how- 

 ever one good action he committed, which was 

 killing a native that wounded Collins, who 

 lived in the settlement. Poor Collins, the mo^ 

 ment he was wounded, desired to be brought to 

 the settlement for our surgeons to cure him, 

 The barbed spear had been driven into his 

 loins, and could not be extracted at the hos- 

 pital ; he therefore left the settlement, cleteiv 



