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ACCOUNT OP THE ENGLISH COLONY 



[April* 



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THE SPANISH SHIPS SAIL* — THE CHESTERFIELD RETURNS FROM NORFOLK 

 ISLAND. — A CONTRACT ENTERED INTO FOR BRINGING CATTLE FROM IN- 

 DIA*— -THE DAEDALUS ARRIVES. — CATTLE LOST. — DISCOVERIES BY CAP* 

 TAIN VANCOUVER.— TWO NATIVES OF NEW ZEALAND BROUGHT IN.— 

 BENGAL SHIP SAILS.— PHOENOMENON IN THE SKY. — LANDS CLEARED BY 

 OFFICERS. — MUTINY ON BOARD THE KITTY. — HIS MAJESTY*S BIRTH-DAY.— 



STATE OF THE PROVISION STORES. THE BRITANNIA ARRIVES. — LOSS OF 



CATTLE. — GENERAL ACCOUNT OF CATTLE PURCHASED, LOST IN THE PAS- 

 SAGE, AND LANDED IN NEW SOUTH WALES. NATIVES THE DiEDALUS 



SAILS FOR NOOTKA. TEMPORARY CHURCH FOUNDED. CRIMINAL 



COURT.— COUNTERFEIT DOLLARS IN CIRCULATION. TWO SOLDIERS DE- 

 SERT.— THE BODDINGTON ARRIVES. — GENERAL COURT-MARTIAL HELD. 



— THE BRITANNIA CHARTERED FOR BENGAL. IRISH CONVICTS STEAL 



A BOAT. THE SUGAR-CANE ARRIVES. — INTENDED MUTINY ON BOARD 



PREVENTED.— EXCURSION TO THE WESTWARD. 



*"J^HE Spanifh Officers having nearly completed the aftronomical ob- 

 fervations which the Commodore thought it neceffary to make in 

 that port, that officer fignified his intention of fhortly putting to Tea 

 on the further profecution of the inftruclions and orders which he had 

 received from his court. Previous to their departure, however, the 

 Lieutenant-Governor, with the officers of the fettlement and of the 

 corps, were entertained firft on board the Decuvierta, and the next 

 day on board the Atrevida, the Lieutenant-Governor being each day 

 received with a falute of nine guns, with a Spanifh flag hoifted on the 

 foretop-maft-head, being the compliment that is paid in the Spanifh 

 fervice to a Lieutenant-General. The dinner was prepared and 

 ferved up after their own cuflom, and bore ev^ry appearance of having 



been 



