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quence was, that fuch a violent fever and inflammation had taken 

 place, that any attempt to lave life by amputation would only have 

 haftened his end. In the night of the 12th a mortification came on, 

 and he expired the following morning, leaving behind him, what he 

 univerfally enjoyed while living, the efteem and refpedr, of all who 

 knew him. 



A perfon of a far different defcription and character met with an 

 accidental death the following day ; being killed by a blow from the 

 limb of a tree, which fell on his head as he palled under it, and 

 fra&ured his fkull. He died upon the fpot, without being allowed a 

 moment for that repentance of which his pad life flood greatly in 

 need. His companions and fellow-prifoners (for he was a convict) 

 declared him to have been fo great a reprobate, that he was fcarcely 

 ever known to fpeak without an oath, or without calling on his 

 Maker as a witnefs to the truth of the lie that he was about to utter. 



The weather, from the commencement of the month, had been ex- 

 tremely bad - r heavy dorms of wind and rain having generally pre- 

 vailed until the 13th, when fair weather fucceeded. At Parramatta 

 the gale had done much damage ; feveral huts, which were built 

 in low ground, were rendered almoft inacceflible, and the greater 

 part of the wattled huts fuffered very much. A large portion of the 

 cleared ground was laid under water, and fuch corn as had not 

 been reaped was beaten down. At Sydney the e Seels of the ftorm, 

 though it had been equally violent, were not 10 fevere. Mo ft of 

 the houfes, indeed, were rendered damp, and had leaks in different 

 parts ; and feeds which had been recently fown were wafhed out of 

 the ground. In the woods it had raged with much violence; the 

 people employed to kill game declared that it was dangerous to walk 

 in the fore ft s ; and the ground, covered with huge limbs or whole 

 trunks of trees, confirmed the truth of their report. 



On the 13th a reduction took place in the ration. Three pounds of 

 flour, and two pounds of maize, with four pounds of pork, were ferved 

 to each man j and three pounds of flour, and one pound of maize, 



with 



