WHITE'S JOURNAL OF A 
fliould be found without the lines, and to leave them in 
charge of the main or quarter guard. The boats fent this 
day to fifh were fuccefsful. Some of the natives came into 
the little bay or cove where the feine was hauled, and 
behaved very friendly. Indeed they carried their civility fo 
far, although a people that appeared to be averfe to work, as 
to aflifl: in dragging it afhore. For this kind office they 
were liberally rewarded with fi{h, which feemed to pleafe 
them, and give general fatisfadlion. 
29th. A convenient place for the cattle being found, the 
few that remained were landed. The frame and materials 
for the governor's houfe, conftruded by Smith in St. George's 
Fields, were likewife fent on fhore, and fome preparations 
made for ereding it. This day Captain Hunter and 
Lieutenant Bradley began to take a furvey of the harbour. 
In the courfe of the laft week, all the marines, their wives 
and children, together with all the convids, male and female, 
were landed. The laboratory and fick tents were erected, 
and, I am forry to fay, were foon filled with patients afflided 
with the true camp dyfentery and the fcurvy. More piti- 
able objects were perhaps never feen. Not a comfort or 
convenience could be got for them, befides the very few we 
had 
