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EARLY RECORDS OF PORT PHILLIP.
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Head-Quarters, Sullivan Cove, Derwent River, 20th Feb. 1804.

General Orders.
Parole — Derwent River. C. Sign — Sullivan Cove.

The storekeeper will issue the following weekly ration until further orders, viz.:—To civil, military, free settlers, and prisoners, 7 lbs. beef or 4 lbs. pork, 7 lbs. flour, 6 ozs. sugar; to women, two-thirds; children above five years, half; and children under five years one-fourth of the above ration. The issuing days for provisions will be in future Tuesdays and Saturdays. The military will receive half-pint of spirits daily as before.

Garrison Orders.

A guard consisting of two corpls. and six privates will mount daily in front of the line of military until further orders. One corporal and three privates will be detached from the guard to the island, for the purpose of furnishing a sentinel for the protection of the store tents. This sentinel will not suffer anyone to approach his post after sunset except the Lieut.-Governor, or any person sent with a written authority from him, and the visiting officer. No boat is to laud at the island after sunset, and any boat approaching the island after that hour is to be kept off until directions are received from the Lieut.-Governor. A picquet of three privates will join the guard every evening at sunset.

[The remainder of the Orders relate to Tasmania.]





JOURNAL OF THE REVEREND ROBERT KNOPWOOD, A.M.

[24th April 1803 to 31st December 1804.]

A Journal of the Proceedings of His Majesty's ship "Calcutta," olim "Worley Castle," commanded by Dan. Woodriff, Esqr., Capt., between the 24th April 1803 to the arrival in Port Phillip Harbour, New South Wales, Sunday, October the 9th 1803. This log is kept from 1 a.m. to 12 p.m., by the Reverend Robert Knopwood, A.M., Chaplain to the Settlement.

Officers on board H.M. ship "Calcutta," Sunday, April 24, 1803.

Dan. Woodriff, Esqr., Pst. Capt., Royal Navy.

James Tuckey 1st Lieut.
Richd. Donovan 2"
Nicholas Pateshall 3"
Wm. — Dowers 4"
John Houston 5th Lieut
Richd. Wright Master.
Edward Brumley Surgeon.
Edward White Purser.