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knowledge of farming), was ftill better than the fand about Sydney, 

 where, to raife even a cabbage after the firft crop, manure was abfo- 

 lately requifite. 



On the morning of the 9th, the fignal for a fail was made at the 

 South-head ; and before night it was made known that the Mary Ann 

 tranfport was arrived from England, with one hundred and forty-one 

 female convicts on board, fix children, and one free woman, fome 

 clothing, and the following fmall quantity of provifions ; one hundred 

 and thirty-two barrels of flour ; fixty-one tierces of pork ; and thirty- 

 two tierces of beef. 



This (hip failed alone ; but gave information that me was to be 

 followed by nine fait of tranfports, on board of which were to be em- 

 barked (including one hundred and fifty women, the number put into 

 the Mary) two thoufand and fifty male and female convi&s ; the 

 whole of which were to be expected in the courfe of fix weeks or 

 two months, together with his Majefty's fhip Gorgon. 



They alfo learned, that Lieutenant King, who failed from Port 

 Jackfon on the 17th of April 1790, arrived in London on the 20111- 

 day of December following. He had fuffered much diftrefs after 

 leaving Batavia, whence he was obliged to go to the Mauritius, having 

 loft, by ficknefs, nearly all the crew of the packet that he was in, Mr. 

 Millar, the late commifiary, had died upon the pafTage. 



They heard with great fatisfaction of the government in England 

 having adopted a fyftem of fending out convicts at two embarkations 

 in every year, at which time provifions were alfo to be fent. It was 

 not probable that they would again experience the mifery and want 

 with which they had already been but too well acquainted, from not 

 having had any regular mode of fupply. Intimation was likewife 

 given, that a cargo of grain might be expected to arrive from Bengal | 

 fome merchants at that fettlement having propofed to Lord Corn- 

 wall is, on hearing of the lofs of the Guardian, to freight a fhip with 

 fuch a cargo as would be adapted to the wants of the colony, and to 



t fupply 



