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fiftent with the fituation of the colony. It was, however, now feen, 

 that they were not the defcription of fettlers from whom, whatever 

 indulgences they might receive, Government had any affiftance to 

 expert; their principal object was, to ferve their own immediate in- 

 terete ; and, to ferve that, they could forget every claim which the 

 public had upon them. 



A new mill, made by a convict, was completed and fet to work 

 about the time of the William's arrival. At firft it went rather 

 heavily ; but in a few days, with the labour of nine men, it ground 

 fixty-three pounds of wheat in feventeen minutes. 



A circumftance now occurred, which gave fome proof that the 

 force of good example had been felt by one of the natives, a youth 

 named Ca-ru-ey, who from long refidence in the colony had con- 

 traded fome of the diftin&ions between good and ill ; for, on per- 

 ceiving fome convicls gathering and fecreting Indian corn out of a 

 garden, and knowing that acts of that nature were always punifhed, 

 he inteantly gave an account of what he had feen, in time to fecure 

 the offenders on the fpot, with the corn in their poffeiTion. As he 

 made no fecret of what he had done, it was apprehended that fome 

 revenge might, if they were punilhed, be levelled at him on a fu- 

 ture opportunity : they were therefore pardoned ; but Ca-ru-ey was 

 neverthelefs applauded and recompenced for his attention and honefty. 



On the third of April the Daedalus returned, with part of the ftores 

 that me had on board at the time of her leaving Port Jackfon, Cap- 

 tain Vancouver not having room for them in his ihip. The native 

 who had accompanied Mr. Hanfon returned with him, and bad con- 

 ducted hiinfelf with the greater! propriety during the voyage, readily 

 complying with whatever was required of him. The king of Owhyhee 

 earneftly wifhed to detain him on the ifland, making fplendid offers 

 to Mr. Hanfon, of canoes, warlike internments, and other curiofities, 

 to pur chafe him ; but if Mr. Hanfon had been willing to have left 

 him, Collins would not have confented, being very anxious to return 

 jo New South Wales, 



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