AN ACCOUNT 



OF THE 



ENGLISH COLONY 



IN 



NEW SOUTH WALES. 



CHAP. I. 



TRANSPORTS HIRED TO CARRY CONVICTS TO BOTANY BAY.— THE STRIUS 



AND SUPPLY COMMISSIONED. PREPARATIONS FOR SAILING. NUMBERS 



EMBARKED. — FLEET SAILS. REGULATIONS ON BOARD THE TRANSPORTS. 



— ARRIVAL OF THE FLEET AT TENERIFFE. — ^SOME PARTICULARS RE- 

 SPECTING THE TOWN OF SANTA CRUZ. THE FLEET LEAVES TENERIFFE, 



AND PUTS TO SEA. ARRIVE AT THE BRAZILS. TRANSACTIONS AT RIO 



DE JANEIRO. PASSAGE TO THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.— DEPART FOR NEW 



SOUTH WALES. CAPTAIN PHILLIP SAILS ONWARD IN THE SUPPLY.— 



JANUARY I788. THE SOUTH CAPE OF NEW HOLLAND MADE.— THE 



SIRIUS AND HER CONVOY ANCHOR IN THE HARBOUR OF BOTANY BAY.— 

 THE GOVERNOR PROCEEDS TO PORT JACKSON, WHERE IT 13 DETER- 

 MINED TO FIX THE SETTLEMENT. — TWO TRENCH SHIPS UNDER M. DE LA 



PEROUSE ARRIVE AT BOTANY BAY. THE SIRIUS AND CONVOY ARRIVE AT 



PORT JACKSON. COMMISSION AND LETTERS PATENT READ. — ACCOUNT 



QF THE DIFFERENT COURTS. THE SUPPLY SENT TO NORFOLK ISLAND. 



— TRANSACTIONS. — NATIVES. — WEATHER. " 



1 HE Co mmiffi oners of His Majefty's navy, toward the end of 

 the year 1786, advertifed for a certain number of vefTels to be 

 taken up for the purpofe of conveying between feven and eight 



b hundred 



