138 ACCOUNT OF THE ENGLISH COLONY [July, 



fupply the different articles at a cheaper rate than they could be fent 

 from England* They were alfo to expect a tranfport with live flock 

 from the North-weft coafl of America. 



The marTer, Mark Monroe, had not any private letters on board ; 

 but (what added to the difappointment that every one experienced) 

 this man had not brought a fingle newfpaper ; and having been but a 

 few weeks from Greenland before he had failed for New South Wales, 

 he was nearly as deftitute of any kind of information as the fhip that 

 he commanded ; they were therefore compelled to fufpend their ar- 

 dent curiofity, and to hope for the fpeedy arrival of a more intelli- 

 gent perfom 



The Mary Ann had been only four months and fixteen days from 

 England; and had touched nowhere, except at the ifland of St. Jaga, 

 where me remained ten days. The matter landed a boat in a bay 

 about fifteen miles to the fouthward of Botany Bay ; but made no 

 other obfervation, than that there was a bay in which a boat might 

 land. 



The females who came in this gentleman's Chip were all very 

 healthy, and fpoke highly of the treatment which they had met with 

 from h im. Thefe women were on their landing diftributed among 

 the huts at Sydney ; and the Governor went to Parramatta to make 

 fuch preparations as the time would admit for the numbers that he 

 expected to receive. 



The convids whofe terms of tranfportation had expired, were now 

 colleded, and, by the authority of the Governor, informed, that fuch 

 of them as wifhed to become fettlers in that country mould receive 

 every encouragement ; that thofe who did not, were to labour for 

 their provifions, flipulating to work for twelve or eighteen months 

 certain ; and that in the way of fuch as preferred returning to Eng- 

 land no obftacles would be thrown, provided they could procure paf- 

 fages from the matters of fuch mips as might arrive ; but that they 

 were not to expect any affiftance on the part of Government to that 



end* 



