VOYAGE TO NEW SOUTH WALES. 
fon more fuited to his willies, had determined to remove to 
that place, and form the fettlement there. While thefe 
preparations were making, every perfon in the fleet were 
furprifed to fee, in this part of the world, two large fhips 
plying hard in the ofling to get into the bay. It was feen, 
in the evening, that they had French colours flying; but 
the wind blowing pretty ftrong out of the bay, they were 
unable to get in ; and the weather becoming thick and 
hazy, we foon loft flght of them. 
25th. Nothing of the ftrange fhips to be feen. The 
governor, with a detachment of marines, failed in the 
Supply tender for Port Jackfon ; leaving inftrudions with 
Captain Hunter to follow him with all the tranfports 
and viduallersj as foon as the wind and weather would 
permit. 
26th. We again defcried the French fhips ftanding in 
for the bay, with a leading wind ; upon which Captain 
Hunter fent his flrft lieutenant on board the commanding 
ofiicer's fhip, which was diftinguifhed by a broad pendant, 
to aflift them in coming in. Soon after the lieutenants 
were returned to the Sirius, Captain Clonnard, the French 
commodore's captain (who during the late war commanded 
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