54 ' ' ■ A VOYAGE TO 
c H A p. clelay his departure for the fake of making further 
' — enquiry, 
January 251!:, Ou the 25th of January therefore, feven days after 
1788. 
the arrival of the Supply, Governor Phillip quitted Botany 
Bay in the fame fliip, and failed to Port Jackfon. The 
reft of the fleet, under convoy of the Sirius, was ordered 
to follow, as foon as the abatement of the wind, which 
then blew a ftrong gale, fliould facilitate its working out 
of the Bay. The Supply was fcarcely out of fight when 
the French fliips again appeared off the mouth of the 
harbour, and a boat was immediately fent to them, with 
- - offers of every kind of information and affiftance their 
-s . - lituation could reauire. It was now learnt that thefe 
were, as the Governor had fuppofed, the Bouffoie and the 
: Ajlrolabe^i on a voyage of difcovery? under the conduct 
of Monfieur La Peroufe. 
January 26tii, Ou the 2 6th5 the traufpoits and fiore iliips, attended 
1788. ^ ' 
by the Sirius, finally evacuated Botany Bay; and in a 
very fliort time they were all affemblcd in Sydney Cove, 
the place now deftined for their port, and for the re- 
ception of the new fettlement. The French fiiips had 
^ come to anchor in Botany Bay juft before the departure 
of the Sirius ; and during the intercourfe which then 
^ took place, M. la Peroufe had exprefled a ftrong defire of 
having fome letters conveyed to Europe, Governor 
Phillip 
