552 ACCOUNT OF THE ENGLISH COLONY 



[MARCH, 



CHAP. XIII, 



ALARMING STATE OF THE PROVISIONS. — THE WILLIAM ARRIVES WITH SUP- 

 PLIES FROM ENGLAND, AND TFIE ARTHUR FROM BENGAL. THE AMOR 



PATR1JE NATURAL TO MAN IN ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD. — INFORMA- 

 TION.-— --MR. BAMPTON. -CAPTAIN BLIGH. ADMIRAL BAR RING TON 



TRANSPORT LOST. — -FULL RATION ISSUED. INGRATITUDE AND JUST 



PUNISHMENT OF THE SETTLERS. — GAMING. — HONESTY OF A NATIVE. 



THE D^DALUS ARRIVES. INFORMATION. FEMALE INCONSTANCY, AND 



ITS CONSEQUENCES. NATIVE KILLED. — DISORDER IN THE EYES PREVA- 

 LENT. THE WILLIAM SAILS. — CULTIVATION. EXCURSION. A STORE- 

 SHIP ARRIVES. — CAPTAIN BAMPTON. — FULL RATION. — THE BRITANNIA, 



SPEEDY, AND HALCYON ARRIVE. — PARTICULARS. ACCOUNT OF STOCK. 



THE HOPE ARRIVES. — THE FANNY ARRIVES FROM BOMBAY. — TWO CON- 

 VICTS EXECUTED.- EXCURSION TO THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS. THE 



FRANCIS RETURNS. ■ CORN BILLS NOT PAID. THE RESOLUTION AND 



SALAMANDER ARRIVE. GALES OF WIND. NATIVES. CONVICT EX- 



ECUTED.-4A SETTLER MURDERED. — THE NATIVES TFIE SURPRISE AR- 

 RIVES. DEATHS. THE LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR LEAVES THE SETTLE- 

 MENT. — TFIE EXPERIMENT ARRIVES CAPTAIN PATERSON ASSUMES THE 



COMMAND. RATION. DEATHS IN 1794. 



£)NE ferving of fait- meat alone remained in the provifion-rlore ; 



and that was to be the food of only half a week. After that 

 period the profpect was truly difcouraging ; for mere bread and 

 water appeared to be the portion of by far the greater part of the in- 

 habitants of thefe unfortunate fettlements, — of that part too whofe 

 bodily labour muft be called forth to reftore plenty, and attain fuch a 

 {late of independence on the parent-country as would render delay or 

 accident in the tranfport of fupplies a matter of much lefs moment to 

 the colony than it had ever hitherto been confidered. 



As 



