VOYAGE TO NEW SOUTH WALES. 
Hyaena took us in tow, until jfhe brought us ahead of 
the Sirius, and then caft us off, 
15th. An accident of a fingular nature happened to-day. 
Corporal Baker of the marines, on laying a loaded mufquet 
down, which he had juft taken out of the arms cheft, was 
wounded by it in the inner ankle of the right foot. The 
bones, after being a good <leal fhatteredy turned the ball; 
which taking another direction, had ftill force enough left 
to go through a harnefs-cafk full of beef, at fome diftance, 
and, after that, to kill two geefe that were on the other 
£de of it. Extraordinary as this incident may appear, it 
is no lefs true. The corporal being a young man, and in 
a good habit of body, I had the pleafure, contrary to the 
general expedlation, of feeing him return to his duty in 
three months, with the perfect ufe of the wounded joint. 
20th. A difcovery of a futile fcheme, formed by the 
convids on board the Scarborough, was made by one of that 
body, who had been recommended to Captain Hunter 
previous to our failing. They had laid a plan for making 
themfelves mafcers of the fhip; but being prevented by this 
difcovery, two of the ringleaders were carried on board the 
Sirius, where .they were punifhed ; and afterwards put on 
C 2 board 
