VOYAGE TO NEW SOUTH WALES. 
difcipline and regularity, as the city is in a great meafure 
under military orders, renders the inhabitants extremely 
civil and polite to the officers, who, in return, fludy to be 
on the moft agreeable and happy terms with them. 
A captain's guard (independent of the cavalry, who are 
always in readinefs to attend the viceroy) is mounted every 
day at the palace. Whenever Commodore Phillip pafled, 
which he did as feldom as poffible, the guard was turned 
out, with colours, &c, and, as I before obferved, the fame 
mark of -honour paid to him as to the governor. To ob- 
viate this trouble and ceremony, he moft frequently landed 
and embarked at the north-weft fide of the town, where his 
boat conftantly waited for him. 
On both fides of the river which forms the bay or har- 
bour, the country is pidturefque and beautiful to a degree, 
abounding with the moft luxuriant flowers and aromatic 
fhrubs. Birds of a lovely and rich plumage are feen hop- 
ping from tree to tree in great numbers ; together with an 
endlefs variety of infers, v/hofe exquifite beauty and gaudy 
colours exceed all defcription. There is little appearance of 
cultivation in the parts we vifited ; the land fecmed chiefly 
pafturage. The cattle here are fmall, and when killed do 
not 
