Part 15 (1/2)
”Wednesday, 20th June PM At 5 Norfolk island distant 6 leagues At 8 Norfolk island distant 4 leagues
”Thursday, 21st June PM At 4 Norfolk Island distant 5 leagues: at sunset Norfolk Island distant 5 leagues: at 8 Norfolk Island SEE 3 leagues: at 9 fired 3 guns as signal for a boat
”Friday, 22nd June PM A boat from Cascade boarded us and took on board the officers of New South Wales Corps and baggage and left a pilot on board: at 10 AM a boat ca to officers of New South Wales Corps
”Saturday, 23rd June PM Stretched off land to get round to Sydney (Norfolk Island) but the wind and weather not perht: at 6 close in with the land: at 8 AM tacked shi+p and stood off from the land: at 10 AM lowered the boat and sent her with second mate and fouroff and on the land to the ard
At 8 AM a boat arrived from the shore with a cask of pork and biscuits, the 2nd ht the account that the boat was lost and that 1 e cocksas drowned At 10 loaded the boat with sundries for the shore but not being able toreturned to the shi+p We stood off for Governor King's island with the boat towing astern
”Monday, 25th June PM Fresh breezes At 4 PM stretched under Nepean island and left the boat waiting to land at Sydney if the swell abated: stretched off with shi+p to ard between 2 islands to keep her ground: at 10 AM got under Nepean Island and boat came on board ater which was loaded with iron and sent ashore
”Tuesday, 26th June PM At 2 loaded the boat with flour and sent her on shore: at 8 AM towed in for Nepean Island and the boat came on board
”Wednesday, 27th June PM Eot under the land and fired a gun: at 9 AM the boat cae for officers of New South Wales Corps for Port Jackson
”Thursday, 28th June PM Received orders and passengers on board: made sail for Port Jackson
”Wednesday, 4th July PM Light breezes and clear weather Punished J
Druce with 24 lashes for theft ( Druce subsequently deserted) Sold clothes and bedding of George cockswain
”Thursday, 5th July PM Light airs and clear weather Exercised guns and sht winds and cloudy: small breezes with some rain and from then until noon cal breezes: at 6 AM saw the land, Port Stephens bearing north by east 5 leagues: at 11 AM off the Coal River, fired 2 guns, hoisted out boat and sent her on shore Light winds and cloudy weather
”Sunday, 8th July PM Small breezes: at 2 tacked shi+p: at 6 the boat came on board: hoisted her in and ht winds: at 7 made the North Head of Port Jackson: at 12 cae between the Heads
”Monday, 9th July PM At 3 got under weigh and at 6 arrived in Sydney Cove, hauled alongside the Supply and made fast The officers of New South Wales Corps went on shore At 8 AM cast off from the Supply and anchored off the dockyard with the Bower, sent passengers on shore
”Tuesday, 10th July PM S things to rights and sending things on shore belonging to the officers of the New South Wales Corps
”Wednesday, July 11th Overhauling shi+p at the dockyard and refitting, etc until September 7th
Sydney Cove to the Hawkesbury River
”Friday, Septe ready for sea
”Saturday, Septeot clear of the Heads
”Sunday, 9th September At 4 stood in between the Heads and cah for the Hawkesbury
”Monday, 10th September PM Came to between South Head of Broken Bay and Ballinjoy: ( Barrenjoey) at 12 cah
”Tuesday, 11th September PM Cae in Barr's Reach--at 10 under weigh
”Wednesday, 12th September PM Came to at 3 in Freshwater Bay: at 9 winds h and towed shi+p up river to Seven Reaches: at 10 AM got under weigh