145 ACCOUNT OF THE ENGLISH COLONY [September, 



by Induftry, -who, furrounded by her attributes, a bale of merchan- 

 dize, a bee-hive, a pick-axe, and a (hovel, is releafing them from their 

 fetters, and pointing to oxen ploughing, and a town rifing on the 

 Summit of a hill, with a fort for its protection. The mads of a fhip 

 .are feen in the bay. In the margin are the words " Sigillum, Nov. 

 Cam.b. Aust." and for a motto ^Slc forth Etrwia crevit" The featt 

 was of filver, and the devices were extremely well executed. 



The cattle were immediately landed, and turned into the inclo- 

 Cures which had been prepared for them. One cow died in the 

 '.boat going up. 



The remaining tranfports of the fleet were now dropping in. On 

 the 26th, the A&ive from England, and the Queen from Ireland^ 

 with convi&s of that country, arrived. On board of the Active, be- 

 fide the ferjeant's guard, were one hundred and fifty-four male con- 

 vi&s. An officer's party was on board the Queen, with one hundred 

 and twenty-fix male and twenty-three female convi&s, and three chil- 

 dren. Thefe fhips had been unhealthy, and had buried feveral con- 

 vi&s in their paffage. The fick which they brought in were landed 

 immediately; and many of thofe who remained, and were not fo ill 

 as to require medical aiTiftance, were brought on more in an emaciated 

 and feeble condition, particularly the convi&s from the A&ive. They 

 in general coniplained of not having received the allowance intended 

 for them 4 but their emaciated appearance was to be afcribed as much 

 to confinement as to any other caufe. The convi&s from the Queen, 

 however, accufing the mafter of having withheld their proviflons, an 

 inquiry took place before the magiftrates ; and it appeared beyond 

 a doubt, that great abufes had been pra&ifed in the iffuing of the 

 provifions ; but as to the quantity withheld, it was not poffible to as- 

 certain it fo clearly, as to admit of dire&ing the deficiency to be made 

 good, or of punifhing the parties with that retributive juftice for 

 which the heinoufnefs of their offence fo loudly called : the proceed- 

 ings of the magiftrates were therefore fubmitted to the Governor, 

 who determined to tranfmit them to the Secretary of State, 



Nothing 



