ing men and a boj and girl were^ with Arabanoo's help, taken to a hot in the settlement. The men died, but the children recovered. Wo aro told by Captain Hunter, that from the moment of their introduction Ai*abanoo's solicitude excited admiration, and that when he fell a victim to the diBGaso *' every person in the settlement was much con- cerued for the iosw of this man." Even while Arabanoo was alive, hostilites had not ceased, and enraged b}^ the ** death of a convict," sixteen others went off (March 17B9) to avenge themseh^eB upon any natives they eould meet. They encountered some, who killed one of them and wounded sLx others. The Governor sent out an armed part}^ under an oflScer, who found the dead convict, and a boy left also for dead.
- The day following, the (lovenior, judgioij it highly neceasai'y to make
examples of these misguided people, who had so daringly and flagrantly broken thrwife^h every order v Iiich hud been given to prevent their inter- fering with the natives as to form a pftrty expressly to meet with and attack them, directed that tho^e wlio were not wounded should receive each one hundred and fifty hishes, iind wear a fetter for a twelvemonth ; the like punishment was directed to be intiieted upon those who were in the hospital aB soon aa they shoidil recover from their wonnds ; in pursn- anee of which order seven of them were tied up in front of the provision store, and poniahed ( for example'!^ Hake ) in the preaenee of all the coovicta." It was about tMa time that Major Eoss had made hiB obstractiveness oppressive to the Governor, that famine was severe, and that six marines were executed for robbing the rapidly-diminishing stores, and one cannot but sympathize with the gahant bearing of Phillip under hia many-sided difficulties. To mam tain a firm front towards the natives, while the convicts were being punished, he sent out two armed parties — '* one toward Botany Bay, the other in a different direction, that the natives might see that their late act of violence would neither intimidate nor prevent us from moving beyond the settlement whenever occasion required." Such is the testimony of one witness. Phillip afterwards wrote ; —
- From the time our native died order^s have heen given to take another
whenever an opportunity offered; but the men were always on their guard, and I was dea irons of its beiug done without the neeeasity of tiring on them. Towards the end of November two natives were taken, and one of them proved to he a chief who had heeu frequently mentioned to us as a j^reat warrior. The necessary precautiona were taken to prevent their 4 4 I J
