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OF NEW SOUTH WALES, 



CHAP. XXIV. 



THE SWALLOW PACKET ARRIVES, ON HER WAY TO CHINA.--— ARTICLES 



SOLD. THE MINERVA ARRIVES FROM IRELAND WITH CONVICTS ; AND 



THE FHYNNE FROM BENGAL. THREE SETTLERS TRIED FOR MURDERING 



TWO NATIVLS.— A SOLDIER SHOOTS HIMSELF. A WHALER, WITH A SPA- 

 NISH VESSEL, HER PRIZE, ARRIVES. THE HUNTER FROM CALCUTTA. 



AND THE FRIENDSHIP WITH IRISH CONVICTS, ARRIVE. INUTILITY OF 



SOME OF THESE PRISONERS. — TAX ON SPIRITS TO COMPLETE THE GAOL. 



A MOUNTAIN EAGLE SHOT.— -FLOOD OCCASIONED BY BAD WEATHER. 



CRIMINAL COURT HELD. — THE SPEEDY ARRIVES FROM ENGLAND, WITH 

 LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR KING. THE BUFFALO FROM THE CAPE.- — RE- 

 PORTS OF SEDITIOUS MEETINGS. — CORRESPONDENCE RELATIVE TO IN- 

 DIAN CONVICTS, AND PERSONS AT CALCUTTA WISHING TO BECOME SET- 

 TLERS IN NEW SOUTH WALES. FIVE MEN EXECUTED. — THE BUFFALO OR- 

 DERED FOR SEA. CATTLE PURCHASED. SPIRITS LANDED AND SEIZED. 



— DEATH OF WILSON. — RUMOURS OF INSURRECTION RENEWED. — VOLUN- 

 TEER CORPS. — THE GOVERNOR QUITS THE SETTLEMENT. LIVE STOCK, 



& c , THE BUFFALO SAILS FOR ENGLAND J TOUCHES AT NORFOLK 



ISLAND. — CONCLUSION ; WITH VOCABULARIES OF THE LANGUAGES OF 

 NEW SOUTH WALES AND NEW ZEALAND. 



HPHE year 1800 commenced with the arrival of the Swallow, Eaft- 

 India Packet, on her voyage to China. She brought informa- 

 tion of the capture of the Dutch fleet in the Texel, and the furrender 

 of the forts upon the Helder. This intelligence was announced to 

 the fettlement in a public order, and by a difcharge of the cannon on 

 the batteries. 



In addition to this welcome news, me had on board a great variety 

 of articles for fale, which were intended for the China market; but 

 the mailer found it worth his while to gratify the inhabitants, par- 

 ticularly the females, with a difplay of many elegant articles of 

 drefs from Bond-flreet, and other faLhionable repofitories of the 

 metropolis. After remaining three weeks (he departed for China 

 on the 21ft. Previous to her failing, the Minerva transport arrived 



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