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OF NEW SOUTH WALES. 



Early in Auguft, the Albion whaler ran into Broken Bay, to com- 

 plete her wood and water. She had on board 600 barrels of oil ; 

 but had not been able, through bad weather, to fecure more than a 

 fourth part of the whales which they had killed. They had feen an 

 immenfe number of thefe fifh. 



Toward the latter end of the month 10 16 gallons of fpirits, be- 

 ing attempted to be landed without a permit, were feized by the cen- 

 tinel on duty. 



Information had been received of the death of a convict of the 

 name of Wilfon, feveral times mentioned in the preceding narrative, 

 and who was better known by that given him by the natives, of 

 Bun-bo-e. This young man had preferred the life of a vagabond, 

 and parTed the greater part of his time in the woods with the favages, 

 whom he was fufpected of instructing in thofe points wherein they 

 could injure the fettlers with the greateft effect, and moll fafety to 

 themfelves. With the wood natives he had fufficient influence to 

 perfuade them that he had once been a black man ; and pointed out a 

 very old woman as his mother, who was weak and credulous enough 

 to acknowledge him as her fon. The natives who inhabit the woods 

 are not, by any means, fo acute as thofe who live upon the fea-coaft 

 This difference may, perhaps* be accounted for by their fequeftered 

 manner of living, fociety contributing much to the exercife of the 

 mental faculties. Wilfon prefumed upon this mental inability ; and, 

 having impofed himfelf upon them as their countryman, and created 

 a fear and refpect for his fuperior powers, indulged himfelf in taking 

 liberties with their females. However deficient they might be in 

 reafoning faculties, he found, to his coft, that they were fufceptible of 

 wrongs; for, having appropriated, againft her inclinations, a female 

 to his own exclufive accommodation, her friends took an opportunity, 

 when he was not in a condition to defend himfelf, to drive a fpear 

 through his body, which ended his career for that time, and left them 

 to exped his return at fome future period in any fh ape that their 

 fancies might form. 



