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 90 EARLY RECORDS OF PORT PHILLIP. [specimens] of Banks Cockatwo ; we returnd to dinner. See the Cal- cutta at anclior. At 5 hard rain and a dreadful tempest, which continued till late at night. Saturday, 19. a.m. — At 11 see the Calcutta move her station toward Arthers Seat ; at 8 three of the deserters returned to the camp. We receivd letters from the Calcutta's boat that the natives had obliged the woodmen to return on board. The Calcutta's boat went arm'd and relivd the men ; the number of blacks were about 400. At 12 a party were sent to pitch a tent near the Governors garden, to give notice if the blacks were approaching the camp. This morn I sewd coucumbers, and onion seeds, and melons. At 4 p.m. heavy rain, with dreadful thunder and lightning. Sunday, 20. a.m. — At 7 H.M. Ship Calcutta was imder weigh, and standing for Fresh Water River. At 11 the military, &c., &c., all assembled ; at |-past all attended the Governor at divine service. The day was very fine. At 8 a.m. rain. Monday, 21. a.m. — Moderate breezes and clear. At 2 p.m. the thermomiter stood at 96 in the shade, and in the sun, by the side of the marquee, 118°. At 4 Mr. Harris and self, with Stewart, a convict, went in my boat a fishing ; I caught three maiden rays. We returned to the camp by 8 in the eve ; it very soon came on to blow and rain. Tuesday, 22. a.m. — Strong breezes; at 11 rain; ;^-past, a heavy storm of thunder and lightning and hard rain with squalls, p.m. — At I more moderate. Eeceivd a pocket compass from the store. Wed. 23. A.M. — Li the morn Mr. Humphries, Lieut. Johnson, and self went in my boat to the Yellow Bluff to catch fish, but finding the wind too much we were obliged to return. In the afternoon I kill a teal. Continual rain with thunder and lightning. Thursday, 24. a.m. — At 8 rain : 10, fine settled wr. 3 p.m. I walked to the opposite shore, across the island to the S.S.E. part of the shore ; see a great many of the Banktian cockatoos. Friday, 25. a.m. — At 10 Mr. Bowden and self walkd to the oppo- site shore to Arthers Bonnet, but found very few shells, the tide come in too rapidly. At ^-past 7 [p.m.] Mr. M. CoUough arrivd in the camp from H.M. Ship Calcutta ; he walkd it from the Fresh River where ship layd watering The YarraP, not less than 45 or 50 miles, a very great undertaking. He and a party sup'd with me. At 9 Sarjent Thorns wife was deliverd of a boy — the first child horn on the settlement of Fort Fhillij)} Saturday, 20. a.m. — Very unwell. Employed erecting a new signal staff near my marquee. Mr. M. Collough and self dind at the mess. In the eve I walked to the Governors gardens. At 11 p.m. rain with a fresh breeze. Sunday, 27. a.m. — This morn at 10 the thermomiter stood at 96 in the shade. At 11 the military, &c., attended divine service. At ^-past 12 continual thunder at a distance to the N.W. of the encampment. p.m. — ^At 4 the tempest increas'd, and at 9 it was very violent with rain. Monday, 28. a.m. — At 9 Lieut. M. Culloch, Mr. Humphries, and self went in my boat to the Fresh Water River, on the E.S.E. side of ' William James Hobart Tliorne still [1878] lives, and resides at Lewisham, Tasmania.