4H ACCOUNT OF THE ENGLISH COLONY [June, 



that kingdom, with an officer and 25 recruits for the New South 

 Wales corps. On the fame day the colonial Schooner, and a long 

 boat, failed to the fouthward, to bring away the remainder of the (hip's 

 company belonging to the unfortunate Sydney Cove. 



The want of cordage has been already mentioned. The fettlement 

 was likewife fo much diftreiTed for canvas, that the largeft and beft 

 boat in it was ufelefs from the want of fails. 



Very little rain had fallen during May. 



On the 2d of June, the Ganges arrived from Ireland, with convids 

 from that kingdom, and a detachment of recruits for the New South 

 Wales corps. Thefe convicts appeared in much better health than 

 thofe lately arrived in the Britannia; indeed, the latter complained fo 

 much of having been ill treated during the paflage, that the Gover- 

 nor thought it right to inftitute an enquiry into their complaints ; 

 when it appeared that they had been deferving of punimment, but 

 that it had been adminiftered with too much feverity, in the opinion 

 even of the furgeon who was prefent. As thefe punifhments had 

 been infli&ed by the direction of the mafter, without confulting any 

 of the officers on board as to the meafure of them, he was highly cen- 

 fured, as was alfo the furgeon, who could ftand by and fee them in- 

 Aided without remonftrating with the mafter ; which he declined 

 becaufe he had not been confulted by him. 



"Quis talia fando, temperct a lacrymis." 



Early in June the Governor vifited the fettlement at Parramatta, 

 for the purpofe of examining that part of the country which he de- 

 figned to cultivate on the public account ; and to obferve how the 

 convicts who had lately arrived, the major part of whom had been fent 

 thither, were provided for. The cattle which had been landed from 

 the Supply had been alfo fent thither, and were, with the government 

 ftock at Toongabbe, thriving exceedingly. 



The ground that it was propofed to clear on the public account was 

 not more than two miles and a half from Parramatta, and moft ad- 

 vantageous y 



