Page:History of New South Wales from the records, Volume 1.djvu/702

 578 BIBLIOGRAPHY Biblio- criminals there, and loyal colonists began to seek new settlements, graphy. Some removed to Canada and Nova Scotia; others thought of ■~"~ emigrating to the Southern Continent. James Maria Matra, of Frome, proposed to the Home Govern- ment that New South Wales should be set apart for their reception, where they might repair their broken fortunes. August, 1783. Sir Georqe Young, RN., submitted another plan in January, 1785, which was printed. Folio, pp. 4. London, 1785. A fftc-simile of this pamphlet was published by Messrs. Angus and Robertson, of Sydney, booksellers, in 1888. These schemes were duly entertained, and resulted in a deter- mination on the part of the Government to utilise New South Wales as a penal settlement. The plan met with considerable opposition. John Howard considered the " Botany Bay scheme expensive, dangerous, and destructive." Others advised the estiEiblishment of penal colonies nearer home, or in smaller islands in mid-ocean, such as that of Tristan D'Acunha. A Serious Admonition to the Fublick on the intended Thief Colony at Botany Bay. [By Alex. Dalrymple, Hydrographer to the Admiralty.] 8vo., pp. 52. London, 1786. Dalrymple recommended the island of Tristan D'Acunha as more suitable for a penal colony than Botany Bay. The pamphlet (written in September and October, 1786) includes a letter (dated July, 1785) addressed by the author to the Directors of the East India Company, advising them against a project for settling Norfolk Island, which was then within the limits of the Company's Charter. Harion : — Nouveau Yoyage k la mer du Sud, commence sous les ordres de M. Marion et acheve sous ceux de M. Duclesmeur ; on y a joint un extrait de celui de M. de Surville dans les m^mes passages. 8vo., charts and plates. Paris, 1783. Parkinson: — A Journal of a Voyage to the South Seas in H.M.S. Endeavour; faithfully transcnbed from the papers of the late Sydney Parkinson, draughtsman to Sir Joseph Baiiks, Bart., in his Expedition with Dr. Solander round the World ; and em- bellished with twenty-nine views and designs, engraved by capital artists. 4to., pp. xxiii, 353. London, 1784, Histories : — ^The determination of the Government to colonise New South Wales led to the publication of several works on the history of New Holland. Among them are : — An Historical Narrative of the Discovery of New Holland and New South Wales, containing an account of the inhabitants, soil, animals, and other productions of those countries; and including a particular description of Botany Bay. With chart. 8vo., pp. 54. London, 1786. Another edition. 4to., pp. 36. Digitized by Google