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.lake place on board, for every convict- which 

 should be found concealed, or suffered to remain 

 on board without regular permission, so many 

 of the ship's company should be taken out and 

 detained for daring to encourage such escape. 

 Such of the above public servants as might have 

 taken to concealments on shore for the purpose 

 of avoiding their work, or making their escape 

 from the colony, if they did not return within 

 a week to their respective stations, might, upon 

 discovery, expect the most exemplary punish- 

 ment ; but they would be pardoned for the pre- 

 sent attempt if they returned immediately." 



Notwithstanding the Governor had found it 

 requisite to publish this particularly strict order, 

 the very day it appeared, on searching the Hills- 

 borough then moving out of the Cove, several 

 convicts were secreted on board, these however, 

 were brought on shore, and all except one receiv- 

 ed severe corporal punishment. That one was 

 forgiven on declaring who were the people that 

 encouraged their concealment, and prepared 

 hiding places for them. This he did and it 

 proved to be two of the seamen, who were also 

 directly brought on shore, punished and then 

 drummed to the wharf, and returned to the ship 

 from whence they came. The little effect of good 

 orders, regulations, and punishments, were again 

 fully shewn, and still more strongly confirmed 

 by the following circumstance; 



The Spanish ship a prize to the whalers had 

 been bought by Mr. Hingston, late master of 

 the Hillsborough, and two free men of the settle- 



