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quence of the late order to enforce attendance on 

 divine service which had been rigidly executed ; 

 with a view of rendering, by the destruction of 

 the building, the Sabbath a day of as little de- 

 cency and sobriety as any other. The perpetra- 

 tors were, however, disappointed ; for the Go- 

 vernor, justly deeming this to have been the 

 motive, and highly irritated at such a shame- 

 ful act, resolved, if no convenient place could 

 be found for the performance of public worship, 

 that Sunday, instead of being employed as each 

 thought proper, the labouring gangs . should be 

 employed that day in erecting another church. 

 However, as a large store-house was just finished, 

 it was fitted up as a church ; and thus not one 

 Sunday did t]is wicked design affect the regular 

 performance of divine service. 



A reward of 301. was offered for the discovery 

 of the offender, with emancipation to the infor- 

 mer if a convict, and a recommendation to the 

 master of a ship to take him or her from the 

 settlement. But rewards and punishments alike 

 failed to effect any good among the convicts. 



