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 convict executed. — Provifions.— Natives.— Convicts. — Grants of land. 

 — Settlers. — Expences, how to be calculated. — Deaths in 1793. — 

 Prices of grain, flock, and labour. — Murder committed. — Provifions. 

 —Storm at Parramatta. — Crops. — A fettlement fixed at the Hawkef- 

 bury.— Natives. - The Francis returns from Norfolk Ifland. — Infor- 

 mation The New Zealand natives fent to their own country — 



Difturbance at Norfolk Ifland.— Court of Enquiry at Sydney.— The 

 Francis returns to Norfolk Ifland.— Natives troublefome.— State of 

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XIII. Alarming ftate of the provifions.— The William arrives with fupplies 



from England, and the Arthur from Bengal.— The amor patria 

 natural to man in all parts of the world.— Information. —Mr. Bamp- 

 ton.— Captain Bligh. — Admiral Barrington tranfport loft.— Full 

 ration iffued.— Ingratitude and juft punifhment of the fettlers.— 

 Gaming. —Honefty of a native.— The Dsedalus arrives.— Informa- 

 tion. — Female inconftancy, and its confequcnces.— Native killed.— 

 Diforder in the eyes prevalent. — The William fails. — Cultivation, — 

 Excurfion. — A (lore-fhip arrives.— Captain Bampton. — Full ration. 

 — The Britannia, Speedy, and Halcyon arrive. — Particulars. — Ac- 

 count of ftock.— The Hope arrives.— The Fanny arrives from Bom- 

 bay.— Two convicts executed.— Excurfion to the Weftern Mountains. 

 —The Francis returns.- Corn bills not paid. — The Refolution and 

 Salamander arrive.— Gales of wind.— Natives. — Convict executed. 

 — A fettler murdered.— The natives. —The Surprife arrives.— Deaths. 

 —The Lieutenant-Governor leaves the fettlement. — The Experi- 

 ment arrives.— Captain Paterfon affumes the command. — Ration. — 

 Deaths in 1794. - - - - - 252 



XIV. Gangs fent to till the public grounds. — The Francis fails. — Regulations 



for the Flawkefbury.— Tranfactions there.— Natives. — Weather.— 

 Deaths. -Produce at the river. — Natives.— The Francis returns from 

 Port Stephens. — Tranfactions there. —The Britannia arrives from 

 the Cape. — The Fancy from New Zealand.— Information.— A na- 

 tive killed. — Weather. — Criminal Court.— Ration reduced.— The 

 Britannia hired to procure provifions. — Natives at the Hawkefbury. 

 — The Endeavour arrives.— Convicts, — Cafualties.— Ration.— A cri- 

 minal and civil court held.— Circumftances of the death of Daveney. 

 — Salt made.— Wilfon, Knight, and the natives. — The Providence 

 arrives from England.— Four convicts brought from Port Stephens. 



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