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garden ; but the Governor found these gentle* 

 men were only to accept of such as bore a 

 good character. Such a number of such peo- 

 ple could they have found them, being per- 

 mitted to go, must have ruined the country, it 

 would have indeed opened that way to villany 

 which must have rendered it ever successful, as 

 the number who wished to counteract vile pro- 

 ceedings must have been considerably lessened. 

 The Governor therefore determined not to suf- 

 fer recruiting to commence for the Bengal 

 army, till he was obliged by an order from the 

 administration of his country. McCarthy was 

 ordered for execution (for forgery) on the 16th, 

 but the Rev. Mr. Johnson requested his life 

 might be spared, as he seemed to have been the 

 tool of others. To this request the Gover- 

 nor acceeded, on condition of his being kept 

 for seven years to hard labour at Norfolk 

 Island. 



During May> several vile and daring robberies 

 were committed, a convict who had liberty 

 granted him to cultivate 30 acres of land, had 

 bought a cask of provisions, from a ship in the 

 cove, which he wished taken to a settlers near 

 his farm; he therefore sent two men with it, 

 who contrived that it should never reach the 

 destination; and the house of a superintendant 

 was broke open and robbed of property to a 

 considerable amount. Information was given, 

 that two run-a-ways, James M 'Maims, and 

 George Collins, were secreted in a hut near 

 the brick fields ; the consequence of which was 

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