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February.— The Francis returns from Prefervahon Ifland — Atrulty 

 perfon fent to look for a fait hill, faid to be difcovered.— The wild 

 cattle feen.— A new animal, the Worn-bat, found.— Some Irifli 

 runaways give themfelves up. — The criminal court meets. — Three 

 men executed.— Difcoveries profecuted.— An old woman accufed of 

 dreaming. 4 2 9 



XX. The Nautilus arrives from Otaheite.— Miffionaries — The Barwell ar- 

 rives.— A Judge Advocate fent out.— Natives.— Ground fixed on for 

 the miffionaries.— The Hunter arrives from Bengal.— Regulations.— 

 The commander of the Sydney-Cove dies.— Three fouthern whalers 

 arrive, and an American from the Ifle of France.— A tranfport with 

 female convicts arrives from England.— Natives.— An extraordinary 



cuftom among them The Barwell fails. — The Semiramis arrives 



from Rhode Ifland.— The church at Sydney burnt.— Reflexions — 

 Some veflels fail; the Nautilus and Norfolk for Van Diemen's Land. 



Another fire in the town. — A (hip arrives from the Cape with 



cattle. — Bennillong.— The Governor's fteward deftroys himfelf— 

 State of the harveft.— The Francis returns.— A battery.— Return of 

 flock and cultivated land. — Unruly behaviour of the Irifli.— The 

 Norfolk (loop returns from Van Diemen's Land. — Particulars — Cu- 

 rious petrifactions. — The Worn-bat defcribed. - 448 



XXI. The Norfolk proceeds on her voyage — Difcover Port Dalrymple. — 

 Account of the country within it.— Natural production.— Animals. 

 — Sagacity and numbers of the black fwan. — Inhabitants. — Range of 

 the thermometer.— Pafs Table Cape. — Proceed to the fouthward' 

 and weflward.— The Norfolk paries the Strait.— Obfervations thereon. 

 —Proceeds to the fouthward.— De Witt's Ifles. — Enter the Derwent 

 River. — Obfervations on the Derwent — Some natives feen. — Par- 

 ticulars of one — Venomous fnake.— Comparifon between New South 

 Wales and Van Diemen's Land.— Arrive at Port Jackfon.— Ad- 

 vantages of Bafs Strait. - - - - - 471 



XXII. Agricultural concerns.— The Criminal Court affembled. - A man tried 

 for killing a native.— Two men executed. — The public gaol burnt. — 

 Obfervations. — Great drought. — A flood at the river. — Natives. — 

 A Spanifh prize arrives.- Norfolk ifland. — Refources in New South 

 Wales. — The Buffalo arrives from England, and brings cattle from 

 the Cape.— Natives.— Tempeftuous weather.- Effects.— The Albion 

 whaler arrives from England* — Her quick pafiage.— A Miffionary 



murdered. 



