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away). He accordingly, after fitting as a fchooner the veflel which 

 he had launched, and naming her the Providence, failed with her and 

 the Fancy for Norfolk Ifland, having on board as many of the offi- 

 cers and people who reached Dufky Bay with him as they could con- 

 tain, leaving the remainder to proceed in a veffel which one of them 

 undertook to conftrudt out of the Endeavour's long boat. The Fancy 

 and Providence arrived fafe at Norfolk Ifland, whence they failed for 

 China on the 31ft day of January. 



This unlucky termination of the voyage of the Endeavour, when 

 added to the difficulties and dangers which Mr. Bampton had met with 

 in the Shah Hormuzear, on his return to India, appeared fufficient to 

 difcourage him from again venturing to fpeculate in Port Jackfon. 



In the courfe of this narrative, the different reports received re- 5 

 fpe&ing the fate of the boat which landed on Tate Ifland, have been 

 ftated. In a Calcutta newfpaper, brought to Sydney, they now found 

 a printed account of the whole of that tranfa&ion,* which filled up 

 that chafm in the ftory which the parties themfelves alone could 

 fupply. 



By referring to the account given in the month of July 1794, as 

 communicated by Mr. Dell, it will appear, that the fliip, having been 

 driven to leeward of the ifland after the boat left her, was three days 

 before fhe could work up to it. When Mr. Dell went on more to 

 fearch for Captain Hill and his companions, he could only, at his 

 return, produce w T hat he thought incontestable proofs of their having 

 been murdered ; fuch as their great coats, a lanthorn, tomahawk, &c. 

 and three hands, one of which, from a certain mark, was fuppofed to 

 have belonged to Mr. Carter. Of the boat, after the mo ft diligent 

 fearch round the ifland, he could find no trace. By the account now 

 publifhed, and which bore every mark of authenticity, it appeared, 

 that when the boat, in which thefe unfortunate gentlemen were, had 

 reached the ifland on the 3d of July 1793, the natives received them 



* This account is reprinted at length in the European Magazine, vol, XXX L p. 310. 3^0. 

 and is very affe&ing. 



very 



