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 170 SETTLERS l'^ the passage. The despatch from Dundas giving instruc- tions to the Governor to send the Daadalus to India for live stock came into Grose's hands shortly before the arrival of the D89dalus, and. having doubts as to her safety, he made arrangements to carry out the instructions in another way. In April, 1793, he contracted with the master of the store- ship Shah Hormuzear to proceed to Calcutta and bring back one hundred head of cattle.* Disastroui When the Daadalus arrived, the day after the despatch in voyage of, , -^ •/ r stockahip which Groso informed Dundas of the hire of the Shah Dffidalus. Hormuzear was written, Grose feared that he had been too precipitate; he must, however, have felt relief when he learned how destructive to the live stock the voyage of the Daedalus had been. The Shah Hormuzear did not return ; in her place the Neptune was fitted and loaded with cattle and provisions, but was wrecked shortly after leaving Bombay; and it was not until 31st May, 1795, that the Live stock Endeavour entered Svdnev Harbour with the live stock for from India. , ' •' which Grose had contracted in April, 1793. One hundred and sixty-two head of cattle were safely landed, but about twenty died shortly after.f The Daedalus was to have brought stores as well as live stock for the settlement, but when she arrived it was found that Vancouver, instead of being in a position to send provisions, was himself in want of supplies. As it happened, Grose was able to furnish almost everything that he required. India, which was regarded by the Qovemment of the day as the best place to go to, both for live stock and provisions, failed at first in both respects. The breed of cattle which thrived there was small, and the provisions and clothing produced were found, as a rule, to be of inferior quality. Some time before Dundas's despatch of 16th July, 1792, reached Phillip, the Atlantic, which had been sent to Calcutta for supplies, returned to Port t lb., pp. 286 and 802 s Collins, tuI. i, p. 419L
 * Historical Beoords, toI. ii, p. 22 (note).