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canoe, by this gentleman's account, appeared to be on a fomewhat 

 ftronger conftruction than the canoes of Port Jackfon. 



The next day the Salamander, another tranfport, arrived, bringing 

 a ferjeant's party, and one hundred and fixty male convicts, one hun- 

 dred and fifty-five of whom arrived in very good health. The party, 

 however, had loft their ferjeant, he having fhewn his preference to 

 remaining in England, by deferring when the (hip was on the point of 

 failing. 



The Governor now directed the i filling of the full ration ; the re- 

 duced had continued for twenty -one weeks. 



A party of one hundred convicts were fent to Parramatta ; the Sala- 

 mander was ordered to proceed to Norfolk Ifland with the people and 

 cargo, and the remaining convicts from the other fhip were difpofed 

 of at Sydney. 



There were at this time not lefs than feventy perfons from the Ma- 

 tilda and Atlantic under medical treatment, being weak, emaciated, 

 and unfit for any kind of labour; and the lift: was daily increafirig. 

 It might have been fuppofed, that on changing from the unwhole- 

 fome air of a {hip's between-decks to the purer air of the country, 

 the weak would have gathered ftrength ; but it had been obferved, 

 that in general, loon after landing, the convicts were affected with 

 dyfenteric complaints, perhaps caufed by the change of water, many 

 dying, and others who had ftrength to overcome the difeafe recovering 

 from it but flowly. On the 28th the William and Ann tranfport 

 arrived, having on board one ferjeant and twelve privates, one hun- 

 dred and eighty-one male convicts, with her proportion of ftores and 

 provifions. She had loft feven convicts on the paffage ; the remainder 

 were very healthy, five only being fo ill as to require removal. 



The town beginning to fill with ftrangers (officers and feamen from 

 the tranfports), and fpirituous liquors finding their way among the 

 convicts, it was ordered that none mould be landed until a permit had 

 been granted by the Judge- advocate. 



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