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eight of her guns were landed on the Weft point of the cove, and a 

 ftnall breaft-work thrown up in front of them. 



Two boats, one of eight and another of fixteen oars, which had 

 been fent out in frame for the ufe of the fettlement, were put toge- 

 ther, and the fmalleft got into the water ; but the want of a fchooner 

 or two, of from thirty to forty tons burden, to be employed in fur- 

 veying this coaft, was much felt and lamented. 



All hope being given up of recovering the cattle which had been fo 

 unfortunately loft ; and the only cow that remained not being in calf,, 

 and having become wild and dangerous, directions were given that 

 fhe might be killed. She was accordingly (hot, it being found im- 

 practicable to fecure and (laughter her in the common way. 



About the middle of September feveral canoes parTed the Sirius,, 

 and above thirty natives landed from them at the obfervatory or weft- 

 ern point of the cove. They were armed, and, it was imagined, 

 intended to take off fome fheep from thence ; but, if this was their 

 intention, they were prevented by the appearance of two gentlemen 

 who happened to be there unarmed ; after throwing fome (lones, they 

 took to their canoes and paddled off. 



On the 25th the people in the fifhing-boat reported that feveral 

 fpears were thrown at them by fome natives ; and this for no other 

 reafon, than that, after giving them freely what fmali fifh they had 

 taken, they refufed them a large one which attracted their attention. 



On the 30th one rnidmipman and two feamen from the Sirius, one 

 ferjeant, one corporal, and five private marines, and twenty-one male 

 and eleven female convicts, embarked on board the Golden Grove for 

 Norfolk liland, and with the Sirius failed on the 2d of October. 



The detachment finding it convenient to collect vegetables, and 

 being obliged to go for them as far as Botany Bay, the convicts were 

 ordered to avail themfelves of the protection of an armed party, and 

 never on any account to ftraggle from the foldiers, or go to Botany 

 Bay without them, on pain of fevere punifhment. Notwithstanding 

 which % a convict > who had been looked upon as a good man, having 



