196 HISTORY OF 



ficient to prevent a repetition of the offenc 

 in themselves, or similar ones in others; s 

 strong was the aversion these vile character 

 had to work. 



On the 2f5st of June, the Reliance arrive 

 from the Cape of Good Hope, with l 26 cows 

 3 bulls, and about 60 sheep on board, for th 

 colony. Two boys belonging to the Reliance, on 

 the same night she arrived, carried away a smal 

 two-oared boat, in which they intended to pro 

 ceed and join the natives. To effect which, 

 they took a boat-cloak to sleep in, a pair o 

 pistols, a small quantity of gun-powder, an 

 50 cakes of portable soup ; but being pursued 

 they were brought back again. 



The inhabitants of Sydney were assessed t 

 supply thatch for the new goal, and the build in & 

 was enclosed with a strong high fence. It 

 was 80 feet long, the sides and ends were of 

 strong logs, a double row of which formed each 

 partition. The prison was divided into £2 

 cells. The floor and the roof were logs, over 

 which was a coat eight inches deep of clay. 



On the 5th of July the Francis arrived from the 

 wreck of the Sydney Cove, with all the crew ex- 

 cept six, who were left to protect that part which 

 was saved of the cargo. A violent storm arose 

 on the 17th, which rooted up many large trees, 

 and blew down several chimnies. The vanes 

 a windmill were torn by the wind, and even th 

 ships in the cove, brought their anchors horn 

 On the 7th of August, the Francis sailed for 

 Norfolk Island with provisions; but the wind 

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