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to get the poor girl into the woods near the 

 Governor's house, when they murdered her, 

 by cutting off her arms, and making many 

 spear wounds in her body ; they then left- her, 

 and withdrew into the woods. In January a 

 stack of wheat containing about 800 bushels of 

 corn, was destroyed by fire ; and as a consider- 

 able quantity of wheat the property of Govern- 

 ment w r as in the neighbourhood of it, the jail 

 gang were ordered out, and promised if they 

 stopped the progess of the flames, that the 

 irons in which they always worked should be 

 knocked off. This had the desired effect; they 

 overcame the fire, and gained their promised 

 reward. Lawrence Davoreu, an attorney, trans- 

 ported from Ireland, was on the 20th of January 

 convicted of forgery. The Governor ordered 

 him to Norfolk Island for life. His Excellency 

 made an excursion to Botany Bay, for the pur- 

 pose of exploring George's river, and the soil 

 near its banks. The river it was found reached 

 25 miles from Botany Bay. This month a 

 windmill and a granary were finished. 



To prevent a continuance of disputes which 

 had arisen between the settlers and the labourers, 

 the following sums were settled to be in future 

 paid. 



Falling forest timber, per acre, 

 Do. in brush ground, do. 

 Burning off open ground, do. 

 Do. brush ground, do. 

 Breaking up new ground, do. 



