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 94' EAKLY RECORDS OF PORT PHILLIP. Saturday, 5. a.m. — Employed in clearing H.M. sliip Calcutta of stores, &c., for the colony. At 6 p.m., being very much better, I went on shore with Mr. Harris ; and Lieut. Houston and MacCulloh supd with me. My friends on board the Calcutta would feign have kept me longer. Sunday, 6. a.m. — At 9 I waited on the Governor ; the day was so unfavourable, I could not do duty. At 10 I walkd with the G. to see his new garden, Capt. Woodriff and Lieut. Pattishal came and met us ; at 1 p.m. Capt. W. had all the officers, but Lieut. Donovan, who was under an arrest, to dinner with him. I dind with the Governor of Pt. Phillip, and a very pleasant day we had ; all the officers on board were very merry. Mr. Collins,^ with 6 men in a large boat, saild with dispatches from the camp to Governor King at Port Jackson ; he was to stop at the Calcutta, to take letters, &c., &c., to the Governor. Mojiday, 7. a.m. — The Calcutta's boats employed bringing stores on shore for the colony from the ship. I dind Avith the officers at the mess. At 4 p.m. we were informed that Mr. Collins could not get out of the harbours mouth. The married men employed buildmg houses for themselves ; 2 in a house. Tuesday, 8. a.m. — At 10 Mr. Bowden and self went across the island to the oi)posite shore, to see whither we could observe Mr. Collms, but could not ; on our return we were informed that he was not out of the harbour. There we see the most dreadful surge I ever beheld. At 4 p.m. we returnd. The soldiers wifes are permitted to build in the same manner. Wednes, 9. a.m. — Three men of the convicts are missing from the camp. The men employed in mounting the gams, and making a battery. Thursday, 10. a.m. — At 8 Mr. Bowden and self walkd to Arthers Bonnet, the S.W. point of the opposite shore from the encampment, and walkd to the enterance of the harbour, from thence to the Calcutta, where we dind and slept. I killd a duck. Mr. Collins this morn got out of the harbour in the boat. Friday, 11. a.m. — At 9 I returned to the camp with Mr. Tuckey and Mr, Bowden, and we dind with Mr. Houston. Saturday, 12. a.m. — A party of 6 men went out armd in search of 5 convicts that had excaped into the woods ; 8 convicts in all absent. a.m. — At 11 all the officers military and civil attended with the Governor and Capt. Woodriff to the parade, and from thence all the convicts at divine service ; the sermon preachd was to return Almighty God thanks for our safe arrival here. 2 p.m. — A party went and dind on board the Ocea7i with Capt. Marthew. I stayd there — Sunday, 13 — all night. Lieut. Pateshall kill a kangaroo.^ ' Note. — Mr. William Collins was the Governor's cousin. He was afterwards Port Officer of Ilobart Town and married the sister of Mr. James Hobbs. The names of the six men (convicts) who accompanied Mr. William Collins in this open boat expe- dition to Tort .Jackson were: — 1. John llawlinson ; 2. Urias Alexander ; 3. Christopher Forshas ; 4. Wm. Thomas ; 5. James Price ; C, David Wakefield. For this service they all received a conditional pardon. - Note. — The Rev. Mr. Knopwood has entered the transactions of two days in one division of the papc ; the Saturday's business being in the margin. The entry is copied e.xactly as it is in the original. — [C]