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While tbefe works were going on at Rofe Hill, the labouring con- 

 vicls at Sydney were employed in conftru&ing a new brick florehoufe, 

 discharging the tranfport?, and forming a road from the town to the 

 brick-kilns, for the greater eafe and expedition in the bring! ng-in 

 of bricks to the different buildings. 



The ftores now wore a more refpedable appearance than they had done 

 for a long time. In addition to the provifions put on board the trans- 

 ports in England, Lieutenant Riou had forwarded by thofe fhips four 

 hundred tierces of beef and two hundred tierces of pork, which he 

 had faved from the wreck of the Guardian, and which they had the 

 fatisfa&ion to find were nothing the worfe for the accident which 

 befel her. 



The Lady Juliana being found on infpe&ion to require fuch ex- 

 tenfive repairs as would too long delay the difpatching of the necef- 

 fary fupplies to Norfolk Illand, the Governor dire&ed the Surprife 

 tranfport and Juftinian ftoreuYip to proceed thither. The latter, how- 

 ever, being firft ready for fea, failed on the 28th, the Captain being 

 directed to follow his former orders after landing his ftores at Norfolk 

 Illand, and proceed to Canton to freight home with teas upon account 

 of Government. By this fhip the Governor fent difpatchesto the Se- 

 cretary of State. The Lady Juliana failed a day or two after for Can- 

 ton. From the extravagant price fet upon his goods by the mafler, 

 his mop had turned out badly j and it was laid that he took many ar- 

 ticles to fea which he mud of neceffity throw overboard before he 

 reached Canton. 



The Governor had by thefe fhips difpatches from the Secretary of 

 State, containing, among other articles of information, inftru&ions re- 

 fpe&ing the granting of lands and the allotting of ground in town- 

 fhips. Soon after their arrival it was declared in public orders : 



That, in confequence of the aflurances that were given to the non-com- 

 mifiloned officers and men belonging to the detachment of marines, on 

 their embarking for New South Wales (that fuch of them as mould be- 

 have well fhould be allowed to quit the fervice on their return to England, 



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