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CHAP. XIV. 



GANGS SENT TO TILL THE PUBLIC GROUNDS. THE FRANCIS SAILS. — REGU- 

 LATIONS FOR THE HAWKESBURY, TRANSACTIONS THERE.- — NATIVES.-— 



WEATHER. DEATHS. PRODUCE AT THE RIVER. NATIVES. THE 



FRANCIS RETURNS FROM PORT STEPHENS. — TRANSACTIONS THERE. — 

 THE BRITANNIA ARRIVES FROM THE CAPE.— THE FANCY FROM NEW ZEA* 

 LAND. — INFORMATION. A NATIVE KILLED. WEATHER. — --CRIMINAL- 

 COURT. RATION REDUCED. — THE BRITANNIA HIRED TO PROCURE PRO- 

 VISIONS. NATIVES AT THE HAWKESBURY. THE ENDEAVOUR ARRIVES. • 



CONVICTS. CASUALTIES.- RATION.— A CRIMINAL AND CIVIL COURT 



HELD, CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE DFATH OF DAVENEY SALT MADE.— 



WILSON, KNIGHT, AND THE NATIVES. -—THE PROVIDENCE ARRIVES 



FROM ENGLAND. — FOUR CONVICTS BROUGHT FROM PORT STEPHENS. 



STORM. — THE FANCY ARRIVES FROM NORFOLK ISLAND, THE SUPPLY 



AND RELIANCE ARRIVE. — GOVERNOR HUNTER'S COMMISSION READ. — 

 TRANSACTIONS.— -ANOTHER ARRIVAL FROM ENGLAND. — COLONIAL RE- 

 GULATIONS. THE SOVEREIGN STORE-SFIIP ARRIVES FROM ENGLAND. — ■ 



CONVICT EXECUTED. — PRINTING-PRESS EMPLOYED. — RATION. — INFOR- 

 MATION FROM NORFOLK ISLAND. TFIE CATTLE LOST IN 1 788 DISCO- 

 VER E D.- — B E NN I L LONG'S CONDUCT AFTER HIS RETURN FROM ENGLAND. 

 • — NATIVES. METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENON. — DEATHS IN I795. 



JS^ T the commencement of January 1795, from the great numbers 

 of labouring convicts who were employed in fun dry works in 

 the town of Sydney, and at the grounds about Peterfham ; of 

 others employed with officers and fettlers ; of thofe who, their terms 

 of tranfportation being expired, were allowed to provide for them- 

 felves ; and of others who had been permitted to leave the colony 

 public field-labour was entirely at a ftand. The prefent command- 

 ing officer, wiftnng to cultivate the ground belonging to Government, 

 collected as many labourers as could be got together, and fent a gang, 



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