1789.] OF NEW SOUTH WALES. 



from them. Overfeers and married men were not included in this 

 order. 



On the 7th, Captain Hunter brought the Sirius into the cove com- 

 pletely repaired, and fhe was now in every refpect fit for fea. Pre- 

 vious to her quitting the careening cove, Mr. Hill, one of the mai- 

 ler's mates, having had fome bufinefs at Sydney, was landed on his 

 return early in the morning on the North more, oppofite Sydney 

 Cove, from which the walk to the fhip was fhort ; but he was never 

 afterwards heard of. Parties were fent day after day in queft of him. 

 Guns were fired from the Sirius every four hours, night and day, 

 but without effect. He had met with fome fatal accident, which 

 deprived a wife of the pleafurable profpect of ever feeing Mm return 

 to her and to his friends. He had once before miffed his way ; and 

 it was reported, when his lofs was confirmed, that he declared on the 

 fatal morning, when ftepping out of the boat, that he expected to 

 lofe himfelf again for a day or two. His conjecture was more than 

 confirmed ; he loft himfelf for ever, and thus added one to the num- 

 ber of thofe unfortunate perfons who had perifhed in the woods of this 

 country. 



On the nth, the Supply failed for Norfolk Wand, having on board 

 fourteen male and female convicts for that colony. She was to ftop 

 at Lord Howe Iiland, to endeavour to procure turtle for this fettle- 

 ment; a fupply of which, in its prefent fituation, would have been 

 welcomed, not as a luxury, but as a neceffary of life. 



The night-watch was found of infinite utility. The commifhon 

 of crimes, fince their inftitution, had been evidently lefs frequent, and 

 they were inftrumental in bringing forward for punifhment feveral 

 offenders who would otherwife have efcaped. The fear and detec- 

 tion in which they were held by their fellow-prifoners was one proof 

 of their amduity ; and it poffibly might have been afferted with truth, 

 that many ftreets in the metropolis of London were not fo well 

 guarded and watched as the fmall, but rifing town of Sydney, in 

 New South Wales. 



