CONTENTS 



CHAP. 



I. Tranfports hired to carry convicts to Botany Bay. — The Sirius andr 

 Supply commiflioned. — Preparations for failing. — Numbers embarked. 

 •—Fleet fails. —Regulations on board the tranfports.— Arrival of the 

 Fleet at Teneriffe — Some particulars refpecting the town of Santa 

 Cruz.— The fleet leaves Teneriffe, and puts to fea. —Arrive at the 

 Brazils.— Tranfactions at Rio de Janeiro. — Paffage to the Cape of 

 Good Hope. — Depart for New South Wales.— Captain Phillip fails 

 onward in the Supply. — January 1788. — The South Cape of New 

 Holland made. — The Sirius and her convoy anchor in the harbour 

 of Botany Bay.— The Governor proceeds to Port Jackfon, where it 

 is determined to fix the fettlement. — Two French mips under M. De 

 La Peroufe arrive at Botany Bay. — The Sirius and convoy arrive at 

 Port Jackfon.— Commiffion and Letters Patent read. — Account of 

 the different courts.— The Supply fent to Norfolk Ifland.— Tranfac- 

 tions. -Natives. — Weather. 



II. Broken Bay vifitedL— M. De La Peroufe fails.— Tranfadions.— -The 

 Supply returns.— Lord Howe Ifland difcovered.— Some convicts 



wounded by the natives — Scurvy.— Excurfions into the country 



Return of Stock in the colony in May. — A convict wounded. -Some 

 rum-cutters killed by the natives.— Governor's excurfion.— Behaviour 

 of the convicts.— Cattle loft.- Natives.— Earthquake.— Tranfports 

 fail for England — Supply fails for Norfolk Ifland.— Tranfactions.— 

 Natives.— Convicts wounded.— Heavy rain.— Public works.— Sheep 

 ftolen.-Ifland difcovered.— Fifh. - Impofition on a convict. — Na- 



a tives. 



