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 EARLY RECORDS OF PORT PHILLIP. 103 Subordinates of the night watch : — Mr. John Ingle, Wm. Thomas Stocker, Andrew Whitehead, John Boothman, 1. John Sculler. 2. Patrick M. Carty. 3. John Crutes. Matthew Power, James Groves, Francis Shipman. 4. James Taylor. 5. John Hindes. 6. Sanders Van Strutten. Cromhe. Given under my hand, at Head Quarters, Sullivan Bay, Port Phillip, this 1 day of January 1804. David Collins, Lieut.-Governor. The 6 soldiers mutiners from Giberalter. Crombe died at Port Phillip. Thursday^ 5. a.m. — Men employd in loading the Ocean transport. P.M. — Moderate and fair wr. At 9 p.m. we musterd all the prisoners, fearing that any should be absent. I set up late looking out after some prisoners. Officer of the night watch — Mr. Hopley ; C. Sign, Penzance. Friday, 6. a.m. — At 5 Mr. Wm. Stocker and 2 men and self armd went to the harbours mouth. Did not find tlie trace of any convicts. At 3 p.m. returned. Killed a red bill, &c., at 9. Rain. Officer of the night watch — Mr. Harris ; C. Sign, Exmouth. Saturday, 7. a.m. — At ^ past 2 p.m. the drum beat to arms ; the military and all the officers of the association, with the subordinates, attended. Each man received a brace of pistols and 4 rounds of cartridge and balls, and 1 lb, of bread, and 1 lb. of beef, ^ a pint of spirits. At ^ past 3, 9 soldiers armd with the same rounds of cartridge, sarjant-major (MacCauley), 1 drummer, and the gentlemen of the asso- ciation and subordinates — in the whole, military, 11 ; association, 18 — went in search of some convicts that had escaped from the camp. We all went first to the lagoon and to the harbour mouth to the west, from thence to the flagstaff to the south, beyond Needle Point ; then took a course S.E., and back to the camp, which we reached at 7 p.m. We found many places where they had been, and some of their things. It was computed that the distance we walked could not be less than 50 miles, some said more. Sunday, 8. a.m. — Dark cloudy wr. People employd loading the Ocean, by which means we had not divine service performd. p.m. — At 8 rain ; 9, fine wr. The thermomiter at 64. My brown hen had 7 young chickings. Officers of the night watch — Bowden and Fosbrook ; C. Sign, Tinmouth. Monday, 9. a.m. — All the morn engaged on justice business, p.m. — Clear wr. Receivd of Governor Collins three gallons of spirits. Officers of the night watch — Mr. Harris, Mr. Hopley; C. Sign, Torbay. Tuesday, 10. a.m. — Moderate and clear ; people employed variously. At 2 P.M. Governor Collins, Lieut. Lord, Mrs. Powers, and self went in the Governor's boat on board the Ocean, and dind with Capt. Merthew ;