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convicted, two of whom were for sheep stealing, 

 and ordered for execution ; the others received 

 pardons on being transported fjpr life to Nor- 

 folk Island. 



The month of June opened with the execution 

 of one of the piisoners for sheep-stealing. Who 

 suffered on the 2d, and his companion on the 

 8th. At the moment of execution he ^ave in- 

 formation of a gang of villains he had long 

 been connected with* 



On the 8th the Hunter returned from Nor- 

 folk Island, and was directly re-chartered t6 

 take there an officer and some soldiers, some 

 convicts and stores. 



The Belle Sauvage, an American ship from 

 Rhode Island, which anchored in Neutral Bay, 

 to refit, and sailed on the loth. 



Robberies and sheep-stealing increasing as if 

 in defiance of convictions and executions, it was 

 thought necessary to pursue some steps to over- 

 come this evil ; and to effect which a proclama- 

 tion was read in church on Sunday the 15th, 

 previous to issuing a process of outlawry against 

 these public depredators, whom all persons were 

 commanded to assist in securing. 



The effect of which proclamation was, that 

 three men were taken up, and, being tried and 

 found guilty of sheep-stealing, received that 

 sentence of death they so justly merited. 



The Hunter sailed on the 29th for Norfolk 

 Island, having on board Major Foveaux of the 

 New South Wales corps, who was proceeding 

 to take the command of that settlement At 



