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VOYAGE TO NEW SOUTH WALES. 
I faw there belonged to the governor; I however heard there 
were fome others. 
November i ith. Having got on board fuch animals, pro- 
vifions, &c. as we could flow, the commodore, with all the 
officers that had lodgings on fhore, embarked. Previous ta 
the commodore's embarkation he gave a public dinner to 
fome of the gentlemen of the town and the officers of hi* 
fleet. The Dutch governor was to have been of the 
party, but by fome unforefeen event was detained in 
the country, where he had been for fome days before. 
Commodore Phillip had his band of muiic on fhore upon 
the occafion, and the day was fpent with great cheerfulnefs 
and conviviality. 
13th. About half pad one o'clock we failed from the 
Cape of Good Hope. A fmall American fhip had arrived 
during the forenoon, bound on a trading voyage to China^ 
with feveral pafTengers on board. We learnt from her, 
that the Hartwell Eafl Indiaman had been lofl, by bordering 
too clofe on the ifland of Bonavifta, in order to land fome 
recruits, who had mutinied, and occafioned great diforder 
and confulion in the fhip. It gave Us pleafure to hear from 
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