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on the 24th. Poor Bennillong having taken 

 too much notice of Colbe's wife, which the 

 husband discovered, a contest ensued in which 

 Bennillong received a wound on his upper lip 

 that divided it, and knocked out two of his 

 teeth. This rendered him more hideous than he 

 was before, and his appearance before was very 

 far from captivating. 



To prevent, if possible, the indiscriminate salfc 

 of spirits which, notwithstanding all orders, pre- 

 vailed, the Governor thought granting licences 

 to a few persons, might have a proper effect* 

 Ten selected persons had licences granted them 

 for twelve months, by three magistrates. They 

 were bound in penalties of 201. and found two 

 sureties in 101. However from the frequent 

 intoxication which great numbers had for some 

 time been seen in, there was reason to suspect 

 that a greater quantity of spirits had been 

 landed from the different ships than permits 

 had been obtained for. "Governor Hunter, to 

 suppress the practice of retailing spirits in this 

 indiscriminate way, thought proper not only 

 to grant licences under these restrictions, but 

 desired the aid of all officers to use their exer- 

 tions to end a species of traffic, from which 

 the destruction of all industry was to be ex- 

 pected, and no good could result. 



On the 18th, the Supply returned Tfom Nor- 

 folk Island, after an absence of only three 

 weeks and four days, the quickest passage too 

 and from that island ; and on the following da} r ,> 

 the Snow, Susan Trotter, from Rhode Island. 



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