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Commencement of the Colony.
GOVERNOR PHILIPS had with him, when he sailed from England. 558 male convicts and 220 females; amounting in all, to 770; also a few horses, cows, sheep hogs, fowls, and several other animals necessary for the settlements.
As Botany Bay was the spot destined for the planting a new Colony in this part of the Globe, the fleet, fitted out by Government, for the expedition sailed from England in March 1787; and having, in the course of their voyage, touched at Teneriffe, Rio de Janeiro, in the Brazils, and the Cape of Good Hope reached ⟨and⟩ anchored in the Bay on the 20th of January ⟨1788⟩, after a passage of thirty-six weeks; in which a most arduous undertaking was effected with more success, and less loss, than hardly ⟨ever⟩ attended a fleet in such a predicament.
Previous to the settlement on the spot under ⟨immediate⟩ consideration, an expedition up the ⟨way⟩ was deemed expedient, in order to explore ⟨the⟩ nature of the country, and select a place ⟨for⟩ carrying into execution their plan and ⟨design⟩. None being discovered that appeared ⟨very⟩ convenient for the purpose, the Governor ⟨and⟩ Lieutenant Governor proceeced in a boat ⟨to⟩ examine an opening to which Capt. Cook ⟨had⟩ given the name of Port Jackson, presuming ⟨that⟩ good anchorage might be found within it.Nor
