. An account of the English colony in New South Wales, from its first settlement in January 1788 to August 1801. 454 ACCOUNT OF THE ENGLISH COLONY [October ihould be defirous of accommodating them with credit, it muft be wholly and abfolutely upon the ftrength of their own good faith in the integrity of fuch people, and not under the idea that they could arreft and imprifon them according to the forms of law; and it was to be generally underftood, that Government would by no means dif~ penfe with the labour of its fervants for the accommodation of any private dealings whatever. On the evening


. An account of the English colony in New South Wales, from its first settlement in January 1788 to August 1801. 454 ACCOUNT OF THE ENGLISH COLONY [October ihould be defirous of accommodating them with credit, it muft be wholly and abfolutely upon the ftrength of their own good faith in the integrity of fuch people, and not under the idea that they could arreft and imprifon them according to the forms of law; and it was to be generally underftood, that Government would by no means dif~ penfe with the labour of its fervants for the accommodation of any private dealings whatever. On the evening of the I ith, another fire happened in Sydney. A row of buildings, which had been ere&ed for the nurfes, and other per« fons employed about the hofpital, was fet on fire and totally confumed, Toward the latter end of the month the Governor vifited the fet- tiers at the Hawkefbury, and made fome ufeful regulations in the prices of labour. He found the farms promifmg plenty. The annexed Engraving reprefents the farm of Baker? the /*///-//>/•,/.%• 25?Jig8, h ScJtex Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Collins, David,1756-1810. London : Cadell & Davies


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