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Bennillong, in consequence of this, was attacked 

 when alone by two men, and defended himself 

 with the greatest address, and would have de- 

 feated both, had they kept fairly in front; but 

 one of them, with the treachery very common 

 to those savages, skulked behind, and threw a 

 spear with such violence that it entered his side 

 seven inches into the cavity of his body. He 

 was taken on board the Reliance, where at first 

 the wound was attended with very unfavourable 

 symptoms as nothing remained on his stomach. 

 As the death of the young man slain by Cole- 

 be was of course to be revenged, a body of the 

 Southern natives fought those of Sydney for 

 that purpose a few days after. The contest was 

 carried on with much desperation on both sides; 

 three natives were killed, and many wounded, 

 among whom was Bennillong, who, having re- 

 covered of his wound, appeared and fought on 

 this occasion for Cole-be, like a good, honest, 

 faithful, friend. 



The weather, which in the last month was re- 

 markably cold , but at the end of this was sultry, 

 accompanied by high winds, which set many 

 parts of the country on fire, and destroyed 

 much property; when the Surveyor-General's 

 house, and every article in it, was consumed. 



The Bar well being ready for sea, sailed on 

 the 17th of August for China. Capt. Cameron, 

 her commander, was permitted to take on board 

 fifty men who had completed their period of 

 transportation, and kindly offered to touch at 

 Norfolk Island for any purpose the Governor 



