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fives.— A convia murdered.— The Supply returns.-Settlement at 

 Rofe-hill.-Store-mips fail for England — A native taken and 

 brought up to the fettlement..— Weather.— Climate.— Report of 

 Deaths.. -------- 



III. New Year's Day. —Her Majefty's birth-day.— Convias, how employed; 

 -.Their difpofition to idlenefs and vice.— How occupied. -The 

 Supply fails for Norfolk Ifland. -Public works.— Natives.— Convias 

 killed.— Stores- robbed.— The Supply returns.— Infurreaion pro- 

 jeaed at Norfolk Ifland. -Hurricane there. -Small-pox among the 

 Natives. -Captain Hunter in the Sirius returns with fupplies from 

 the Cape of Good Hope.— Danger, of wandering in the forefts of an 

 unknown country.— Convias perform a play. - A reinforcement fent 

 to Norfolk Ifland. -Governor Phillip makes an excurfion of difcovery. 

 Tranfaaions.-Hawkefbury River difcovered.— Important papers 

 left behind in England, 



IV. Intelligence from Norfolk Ifland. — Police eftablifhed at the principal 

 fettlement. — A fuccefsful haul of fifli.— Provifions begin to fail.— 

 Natives. — A launch completed.— Rats.— Ration reduced to two- 

 thirds.— The Sirius- returns to the Cove.— One of her mates loft in 

 the woods.— the Supply fails for Norfolk Ifland. — A female convia 

 executed.— Two natives taken.— Lieutenant Dawes's excurfion.— The 

 Supply returns.. — Tranfaaions. - - 



V- The Supply fails again for Norfolk Ifland.— A pleafing delufion. — 

 Extraordinary draught of fiili. — The Supply returns from Norfolk 

 Ifland. — A large number of fettlers fent thither on board the Sirius 

 and Supply.— Heavy rains.— Scarcity of provifions increafing to an 

 alarming degree. - News brought of the lofs of the Sirius. — Allow- 

 ance of provifions ftill lower reduced. — The Supply fent to Batavia 

 for relief. — Robberies frequent and daring. — Rofe Hill. — Salt, and 

 fmYmg-lines made. — The natives efcape. — Tranfaaions. 



VI. The Lady Juliana tranfport arrives from England. — The Guardian.^— 

 His Majefty's birth-day.— Thankfgiving for his Majefty's recovery. 

 — The Juftinian ftore-fhip arrives. -Full ration ordered. — Three 

 tranfports arrive. — Horrid (late of the convias on board. — Sick 

 landed. — Inftance of fagacity in a dog. — Mortality and' number of 

 fick. — A town marked out at Rofe Hill.— Works in hand at Sydney. 

 — Inflruaions refpeaing grants of land. — Boat upfet and people 

 drowned.— Convias' claims on the mafter of the Neptune.— Tranfac- 



tions, 



