ft; 6 ACCOUNT OF THE ENGLISH COLON* [September, 



the flight of the parents, have fallen into the fettlers' hands, the^have 

 been detained at their huts, notwithdanding the earned intreaties of 

 their parents to have them redored. 



On the 26th, the Daedalus failing with ftores and provifions for 

 Norfolk Ifland, two female natives, wifhing to withdraw from the 

 cruelty which they, with others of their fex, experienced from their 

 countrymen, were allowed to embark in her, and were configned to 

 the care of the Lieutenant-Governor. One of them was fifter to Ben- 

 nillong ; the other was connected with the young man his compa* 

 nion. Perhaps they wifhed to wait in peace and retirement the arrival 

 of thofe who were bound to protect them. 



The month of October opened with the execution of a convict for 

 houfe-breaking. He appeared fullen and hardened till brought to the 

 tree, when he feemed greatly terrified, though he dill perfevered in 

 refufmg to confefs his crime. On the day following this execution^ 

 information was received from Parramatta of a fettler being dabbed to 

 the heart by a convict named Hill, a butcher by trade. The prifoner, 

 on his trial, attempted to fet up an alibi for his defence ; but the fact of 

 killing being incontedably fixed upon him, as well as a great degree of 

 malice which he had borne the deceafed, he was condemned, and on 

 the 1 6th differed death \ after which his body was diffected, accord- 

 ing to his fentence* 



On the 17th the Mercury, an American brig, anchored in the cove 

 from Falkland's Ifland. The mader had nothing on board for fale, 

 but brought the welcome tidings of his having feen the officers of the 

 Spanifh fliip Defcuvierta at that place. Being in want of bifcuit, he 

 made application to the commodore Malafpina for a fupply, proffer* 

 ing to fettle the payment in any manner that he mould choofe to 

 adopt ; but the commodore, after fending him a greater quantity than 

 he had required, aflured him that he was diffidently fatisfied in having 

 affifted a fhip, whofe people, whether Englifh or American, fpoke the 

 language of thofe gentlemen from whom himfelf and the officers of 

 the mips under his command had received, while in New South 



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