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 The sentence of the Garrison Court-martial, held this day, to be put in execution to-morrow morning at six o'clock.

The court is dissolved.

Detail for duty.

Sullivan Bay, 30th November 1803. General Orders. Parole—Caledonia. C. Sign—St. Andrews.

It having been mentioned to the Lt.-Governor, that many of the people not adverting to the consequences, are daily bringing birds' nests into the encampment, containing either eggs, or young unfledged birds. He thinks it necessary to prohibit a practice at once so cruel and destructive; any person found offending against this order will be punished. It appearing by the proceedings of a Court-martial, held yesterday, that two of the convicts, and one of their wives had purchased articles from a soldier belonging to the detachment of Royal Marines, the Lieutenant-Governor informs them that they are not to have any dealings or transactions whatsoever, with the military, who have not anything of their own to dispose of, and assures them that he shall always consider the purchasers of such articles as greater offenders than the sellers, and deal with them accordingly.

Garrison Orders.

The Commanding Officer hopes that no one of the detachment under his command, but such an unsoldierlike character as Thomas Hodgeman, would be concerned in any dealings or transactions with the convicts. They must perceive that the bad consequences that ever must and will attend such disgraceful conduct, and which he trusts none of them will ever be guilty.

Detail for duty.

Sullivan Bay, 1st Dec. 1803. General Orders. Parole—Randolph. C. Sign—Oxford.

The Lieut.-Governor expecting the arrival of ships in this harbour, and being desirous of preventing as much as possible the clandestine introduction of spirits into the settlement, and the irregularities which must ensue, if once such an evil is admitted, directs that there shall in future be no other landing place than the one opposite the eastern angle of the battery in Sullivan Bay for boats belonging to ships, or vessels of any description, except when on business of particular emergency, it should be absolutely necessary for there to have communication with the settlement, and which could not be effected at the established landing, they may in such case be permitted to go round to the adjoining bay, where the sentinel will suffer them to land. The sentinel at