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H2 ACCOUNT OF THE ENGLISH COLONY [September, 



The Governor had always placed too great a confidence in thefe 

 people, under an idea that the fight of fire-arms would deter them 

 from approaching ; he had now, however, been taught a leffoa 

 which, it might be prefumed, he would never forget. 



This accident gave caufe to the opening of a communication be- 

 tween the natives and the fettlement ; which, although attended with 

 fuch an unpromifing beginning, it was hoped would be followed with 

 good confequences. 



A few days after the accident, Bennlllong, who certainly had not 

 any culpable fhare in the tranfa&ion, came with his wife and fome 

 of his companions to a cove on the North more not far from the 

 fettlement ; where, by means of Boo-roong, the female who lived 

 in the Clergyman's houfe, an interview was effected between the 

 natives and fome officers, who, at confiderable perfonal rifk, went over 

 with her. 



At this time the name of the man who wounded the Governor 

 was firft known to be Wil-le-me-ring ; and Bennillong made many 

 attempts to fix a belief that he had beaten him feverely for the 

 aggreffion. Bennillong declared, that he would wait in that fitua- 

 tion for fome days, and hoped that the Governor would be able, be- 

 fore the expiration of them, to vifit him. On the tenth day after he 

 had received the wound, his Excellency was fo far recovered as to go 

 to the place, accompanied by feveral officers, all armed. Here he faw 

 Bennillong and his companions. Bennillong repeated the affurances 

 of his having, in conjunction with his friend Cole-be, feverely beaten 

 Wil-le-me-ring, and added, that his throwing the fpear at the Go- 

 vernor was entirely the effect of his fears, and done from the impulfe 

 of felf-prefervation. 



The day preceding the Governor's vifit, the fifhing boats had the 

 greateft fuecefs that had yet been met , with ; near four thoufand of 

 a fifh, named by the inhabitants, from its fhape only, the falmon, 

 being taken at two hauls of the feine. Each fifth weighed on an 

 average about five pounds; they were iflued both at Port Jackfon 



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