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readily agreed to on their part : and that neceffary building was 

 thenceforth carried on at their expence, the public {tores only fur- 

 niihing fuch iron as might be requifite. 



On the 29th, the {hip Albion anchored in the cove from England 

 after a paffage of only three months and fifteen days, the fhorteft ever 

 yet made to that country. Mr. Ebor Bunker, who had been at Port 

 Jackfon before in the William and Ann tranfport, commanded the 

 Albion, and was now feleded by her owners, Meffrs. Champions, to 

 give the whale- fifhing upon the coaft a complete and fair trial. For 

 this purpofe, the {hip was fitted out, with the accuftomed liberality of 

 thofe gentlemen, in the ampleft manner, with every flore that could 

 be neceffary for her own ufe, and every comfort for her people. 



Fortunate would it have proved for the fettlement in general, had 

 thefe and fuch refpedable gentlemen been among the firft of thofe 

 whofe fpeculative views had induced them to embark their property 

 in thefe undertakings : it would then have efcaped the extortions 

 which had been but too fuccefsfully pradifed by many others. 



The month of July commenced with a mod horrid murder, which 

 was committed upon Mr. Samuel Clode, one of the miffionaries, who 

 had fled for refuge from the favages of Otaheite, to the lefs tolerable, 

 becaufe better inftruded, civilized favages of Sydney. This ad of 

 more than favage barbarity was committed at the brick-fields, in the 

 houfe of a foldier. His brains were beaten out at the back of his head, 

 with an axe, and his throat fo cut as nearly to fever the head from the 

 body, which was then thrown into a faw-pit. It was difcovered by 

 a man who had been in the habit of concealing his hoe in the fame 

 place: fuch are the diredions of Providence ! 



The Criminal Court being convened, two men and one woman 

 were on the eleareft evidence convided of the murder, and adjudged 

 to fuffer death. 



It appeared upon the trial, that the trifling fum of ten pounds, 

 which one of the men, a foldier, had been indebted to Mr. Clode, 

 prompted him to his deftrudion. To effed this, he fignified to the 



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