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the utmoft moment, to beftow the labour that fhe required in as 

 little time and with as much {kill as the cireumftances of their fitu- 

 ation would admit. 



Such attentions as were in the power of the gentlemen of the co- 

 lony were {hewn to the anniverfary of his Royal Highnefs the Prince 

 of W ales's birth-day ; and although the table of their feftivity was not 

 crowded with luxuries or delicacies, yet the glafs that was confecrated 

 on that occafion to bis Royal Highnefs's name was, perhaps, in no 

 part of the Britim dominions accompanied with more fincere wilhes 

 for his happinefs. 



On the 4th of September the people belonging to the Supply had a 

 very large haul of huh ; their feine was fo full, that had they hauled 

 it on more it mud have burit. ; the ropes of it were therefore made 

 fad on fhore, and the feine was fufFered to lie until it was left dry 

 by the tide. The fi(h were brought up to the fettlement and diftri- 

 buted among the military and convicts. A night or two after this, 

 a hilling -boat caught about one hundred dozen of final 1 fifli ; but this 

 was precarious, and, happening after the provifions were ferved, no 

 other advantage could be derived from the circumftance, than that of 

 every man's having a fifh meal. 



On the 1 2th, the butter, which had been ferved at fix ounces per 

 week to each man in the fettlement, being expended, the like quan- 

 tity of fugar was directed to be iliued in its Mead. This was the firft 

 of the provifions brought from England which had wholly failed ; and, 

 fortunately, the failure was in an article which could be the heft 

 fpared. It never had been very good, and was not, ftrictly fpeak- 

 ing, a neceflary of life. 



Captain Hunter, unwilling to lofe any opportunity of rendering a 

 fervice to the colony, while the repairs of his lhip were going on, 

 furveyed the two adjoining harbours of Broken Bay and Botany Bay ; 

 and correct charts were thus obtained of thefe two harbours, 10 admi- 

 rably fituated with relation to Port Jackfon. 



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