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better of. An end of a Unefi web, produced 

 from flax of the country, was crossed with 

 thread, made of the bark of a tree, and a web 

 from the bark was crossed by a thread of wool. 

 Specimens of these were sent to England, and 

 at least served to shew, that with proper tools, 

 and proper hands, much might be done; nor 

 must be forgot, the discovery of a strata of 

 coal, or the iron ore, which on being smelted, 

 has been found at least equal to the Swedish iron. 



His Majesty's ship the Buffalo, arrived from 

 England, on the 3d of May. At the Cape of 

 Good Hope she took on board 66 head of 

 cattle, which were landed in good condition. 

 She brought various tools and articles of hard* 

 ware for the colony, but no bedding or cioath- 

 ing had been sent out. 



Mr. Raven commanded this ship, by whose 

 services the colony was much benefitted when 

 in tlie ship Britannia, and was sent out to 

 replace the Supply, and whose commander, 

 Lieut. Kent, was with her officers and crew to 

 be removed to the Buffalo ; and the Governor 

 was directed to furnish Mr. Raven a passage 

 to England. 



This ship, notwithstanding she w 7 as named 

 the Buffalo, had at her head a carved figure of 

 a kangaroo, with which the natives appeared 

 very much pleased not expecting to see the ani- 

 mals of their country represented by us in wood. 



The natives still hostile to the settlers, 

 speared one of those at George's river so shock* 

 ingly that he died of the wounds. 



