. An account of the English colony in New South Wales, from its first settlement in January 1788 to August 1801. 442 ACCOUNT OF THE ENGLISH COLONY [February, With the ripening of the maize fields, the depredations of the na- tives returned. On the 19th, the Governor received a difpatch from Parramatta, containing an account, that a man had been murdered by them near Toongabbe, and three others feverely wounded : a few days after, two others were killed in the fame manner. Thefe circum- fiances rendered it abfolutely necefTary to fend out numerous well- armed parties, and attack them wherever t
. An account of the English colony in New South Wales, from its first settlement in January 1788 to August 1801. 442 ACCOUNT OF THE ENGLISH COLONY [February, With the ripening of the maize fields, the depredations of the na- tives returned. On the 19th, the Governor received a difpatch from Parramatta, containing an account, that a man had been murdered by them near Toongabbe, and three others feverely wounded : a few days after, two others were killed in the fame manner. Thefe circum- fiances rendered it abfolutely necefTary to fend out numerous well- armed parties, and attack them wherever they mould be met with ; for lenity or forbearance had only been followed by repeated acts of a We s t k his vi e w or Toon g a b « e ?.5',by <h*M/ &Daiics. Strand. rufous. The legs and claws are large in proportion to the bird, particularly the claws. The outward toe is connected with the middle one as far as the firft joint. The tail is long, and compofed of three different forts of feathers, of which the upper fide is of a dark grey, with ferruginous. 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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