A VOYAGE TO 
greateft number of male convi6ls. Altogether they 
formed a little fquadron of eleven fail. 
They only who know the nature of fiich equipments^ 
and con fid er the particular neceffity in the prefent inftance 
for a variety of articles not ufiially provided, can judge 
properly of the time required for furnifiiing out this 
fleet. Such perfons will doubtlefs be the leaft furprized 
at being told that nearly two months had elapfed before 
the fliips were enabled to quit this ftation? and proceed 
upon their voyage : and that even then fome few arti- 
cles were either unprepared, or, through mifapprehen- 
iion, neglected. The former circumftance took place 
refpe6ling fome part of the cloathing for the female 
convids, v/hich, being unfinifiied, was obliged to be 
left behind ; the latter, with refpe6l to the ammunition 
of the marines, which was furniihed only for imme- 
diate fervice, inftead of being, as the Comm.odore appre- 
hended, completed at their firft embarkation : an omif- 
fion which, in the courfe of the voyage, was eaiily 
fupplied. 
This neceiiary interval was very ufefully employed^, 
in making the convids fully fenfible of the nature of 
their fituation ; in pointing oat to tliem the advantages 
they would derive from good condufl, and the certainty 
of fevere and immediate puniihment in cafe of turbu- 
lence 
