Part 14 (1/2)
On Tuesday, March 6th, 1804, the Lady Nelson left the Derwent on her return voyage to Sydney By that time all the Port Phillip settlers and half the establishment had arrived in Tasain in order to convey the stores and stock re at Port Phillip to Sullivan's Cove Collins's settleinal colony at Risdon, were then fast beco united A little later, Bowen's settle's orders, down the river to Sullivan's Cove and the two establish for it the name of Hobart, and Boith his officials returned to Sydney
( Sydney Gazette, August 26th, 1804 On Friday arrived the Ocean Captain Mertho, from the Derith Lieutenant Bowen, Commandant of the settlement at Risdon Cove, which has beco only six miles from Sullivan's Cove In the same shi+p came Lieutenant Moore with a detachment of the New South Wales Corps on duty at Risdon, Mr Jacob Mountgarrett, surgeon, Mr Brown, naturalist, and several persons who composed the settlement The Ocean arrived at Sullivan's Cove froe to Port Phillip on June 25th after a tee of 32 days in which most of the stock for the colony was lost
Lieutenant Boas on his way from Sydney to the Derwent at the time of Collins' arrival in Tased as far as Port Dalryrity for he returned to the Derwent in the Pilgrim (Sydney Gazette, April 22nd, 1804) Eventually he came, as stated above, to Sydney in the Ocean (See Historical Records of New South Wales volues 451 and 676)
The Lady Nelson reached Sydney on the 14th of March after a passage of eight days, and no sooner had she anchored in the harbour than Governor King instructed her commander to refit and prepare to embark yet another colony of settlers These he proposed to send to Newcastle ( Or Kingstown, as it was then called, in honour of Governor King; shortly afterwards he renauard had been stationed there, in order to ensure a supply of coals for Sydney and for the Government shi+ps, but now the Governor directed that the spot should be raised to the dignity of a settlement The colonial cutter Resource, and the Ja to Mr Raby, were ordered to sail with the Lady Nelson The three vessels got under weigh to sail to Newcastle on Tuesday, March 27th, having on board all the persons appointed by the Governor, to proceed there Embarked in the Lady Nelson were:--
Lieutenant Menzies, Coeon
Mr F Bauer, natural history painter
Mr John Tucker, storekeeper
One overseer, two carpenters, three sawyers, a gardener, a salt bailer and sixteen prisoners
In the Resource were one sergeant and four privates of the New South Wales Corps:--
Mr Knight, superintendent
Twelve convicts
In the Jae Caley and three miners with implements, and stores and provisions for six months
In consequence of a north-east wind, the shi+ps were not able to leave Sydney harbour on that evening, but were obliged to anchor in Lookout Bay until the following hed and in a short time cleared the Heads They arrived at Newcastle safely on the day after their departure, and disembarked the little colony All three vessels were then loaded with coals and cedar for Sydney, the Lady Nelson receiving on board ”twenty-six fine logs of rich cedar” The hoe was unfortunate, as the Ja Newcastle in a very leaky condition, and encountering a gale, the water gradually gained fast upon her and stopped her progress Two days afterwards the pumps became choked, and the five men who composed her crew had to bale with buckets Eventually they stood on to a sandy beach where their vessel, being nearly full of water, was dashed to pieces by the tremendous surf The creere picked up on the north head of Broken Bay by the Resource and brought to Sydney ( For this portion of the Lady Nelson's story no log has been available The material has been derived principally froe of the Lady Nelson to Norfolk Island in April and May, 1804, was one of theever experienced She sailed with the Francis on April 30th, but the two shi+ps soon parted coo consisted of stores and a quantity of salt staves and hoops for the purpose of curing pork, a supply of which was greatly needed for the colony For eighteen days continuous gales buffeted the shi+p and drove her so far northward that she could not make her port of destination Besides bad weather, she had to contend with further misfortunes, for three casks of water in the hold--part of the supply for the voyage--were found to have leaked entirely away, and the allowance of fuel ran so short that her Commander was forced to cut up one of the top masts for firewood
Situated thus, Lieutenant Symons decided to bear away for New Zealand and to return later to Norfolk Island, when it was hoped the weather would have ers On the 3rd of June he s Island, and two days afterwards North Cape He then steered alongside as far as Cape Brett in the Bay of Islands On coe in a small bay on the north-west side of the River Tha and elcoetables, as well as mats and native curios to barter for nails, buttons, etc At sunset they left the vessel On the followingthe Co hi by one of the Maoris in exchange for a new razor, he accepted it, but a chief afterwards requested him to return the animal (as it had been a present from Captain Rhodes) ( Captain Rhodes of the Alexander South Sea Whaler, traded with New Zealand) and it was i the New Zealanders flocked on board in such numbers that Lieutenant Sy breeze necessitated anchoring in Cavalli Bay ( So named by Cook) where the natives were no less friendly and caale and heavy sea drove the Lady Nelson four lengths towards the shore Her co for two hours, weathered the land and bore up to run between Cavalli Island and the mainland Eventually the Lady Nelson arrived at Norfolk Island on June 22nd, when it was found possible to land the officers of the New South Wales Corps and to e the sailed on the 29th, and in passing the entrance of Hunter's River, on the evening of July 8th, she sent a boat off to the settlement at Newcastle, where it was reported that all ell She arrived in Port Jackson on July 9th She was then overhauled, and on Septeo of wheat for Sydney
LOG OF THE LADY NELSON
J SYMONS, Acting Lieutenant and Commander,
Port Jackson, New South Wales
Sydney to Norfolk Island
”Monday, 30th April 1804 PM Left the Heads Winds variable At 4 North Head of Port Jackson 4 leagues At 8 the Francis in sight At 1 AM
light breezes and clear At noon the Francis in company
”Tuesday, 1st May In coht of the Francis
”Friday, 4th May Fine clear weather: at 5 AM sa's Islands upon the weather bow bearing north-north-east distant 5 leagues, Ball's Pyraues At noon abreast of How's Island east: distant 3 leagues
”Saturday, 5th May Tacked shi+p and stood in for How's Island
”Sunday, 6th May PM Hard squalls of rain How's Island west by north 7 leagues