An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales: With Remarks on the Dispositions, Customs, Manners, &c., of the Native Inhabitants of that Country. To which are Added, Some Particulars of New Zealand, Volume 1

David Collins

T. Cadell Jun. and W. Davies, 1798 - Aboriginal Australians

Contents

• INTRODUCTION: xx
• Proceed on the Voyage Altitude of the Peak of Teneriffe Paſs: xx
• CHAP: xxi
• Proceed on the Voyage Captain Phillip fails onward in the Supply: xxxv
• An ACCOUNT of the ENGLISH COLONY in NEW SOUTH WALES: 1
• Broken: 19
• Tranfactions Tranfports fail for China The Supply fails for Lord Howe: 27
• Heavy Rains Public Works Sheep ftolen Prince of Waless Birth: 37
• Settlement of Rofe Hill The Golden Grove returns from Norfolk: 45
• New Years Day Convicts how employed Their Difpofition to Idle: 51
• Neutral Bay Smallpox among the Natives Captain Hunter in: 64
• CHAP PAGE: 75
• A Convict made a free Settler A pleafing Delufion Extraordinary: 92
• The Lady Juliana Tranſport arrives from England The Guardian: 114
• Governor Phillip wounded by a Native Intercourſe opened with: 133
• New Years Day A Convict drowned A Native killed Signal: 146
• A Mufquet found by a Native Reports of Plans to feize Boats: 161
• The Salamander fails for and the Mary Ann arrives from Norfolk Iſland: 176
• A Party of Iriſh Convicts abfcond The Queen fails for Norfolk Iſland: 185
• The Queen fails for Norfolk Island Whalers on their Fiſhing Voyages: 194
• Mortality in April Appearance and State of the Convicts Ration: 209
• APPENDIX PAGE: 225
• The Britannia cleared Survey of Provifions Total of Cargo received: 226
• A Veffel from America arrives Part of her Cargo purchaſed George: 242
• Order refpeing Spirits Seamen punished Convicts enlifted into: 259
• Provifions embarked on board the Bengal Ship for Norfolk Island: 278
• The Dedalus fails for Nootka A temporary Church founded Criminal: 298
• The Boddingtons and Sugar Cane fail A Mill erected Thefts com: 315
• A Murder committed near Parramatta The Francis fails for Norfolk: 335
• Alarming State of the Provifions The William arrives with Supplies: 351
• The William fails Cultivation Excurfion in Search of a River: 366
• The Speedy fails and returns Excurfion to the Weſtern Mountains: 383
• Gangs fent to till the Public Grounds The Francis fails Regulations: 403
• CHAP PAGE: 421
• The Arthur arrives from India Francis from Norfolk Island A Play: 447
• Slops ferved Orders Licences granted The Supply returns from: 470
• Two Men killed confequent Regulations The Britannia hired to proceed: 486
• Comprifing Particulars of the BRITANNIAS VOYAGE to ENGLAND with: 503
• An Account of NEW ZEALAND and its INHABITANTS: 519
• A Short VOCABULARY of the NEW ZEALAND Language: 532
• APPENDIX: 543
• Government and Religion: 544
• Stature and Appearance: 549
• Habitations: 555
• Mode of Living: 556
• Courtship and Marriage: 559
• Cuſtoms and Manners: 561
• Superftition: 594
• Diſeaſes: 596
• Property: 598
• Difpofitions: 599
• Funeral Ceremonies: 601
• Language: 608
• POSTCSRIPT: 617

Bibliographic information

• Title: An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales: With Remarks on the Dispositions, Customs, Manners, &c., of the Native Inhabitants of that Country. To which are Added, Some Particulars of New Zealand, Volume 1; An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales: With Remarks on the Dispositions, Customs, Manners, &c., of the Native Inhabitants of that Country. To which are Added, Some Particulars of New Zealand, David Collins; An account of the English colony in New South Wales, David Collins; Issue 76 of Australiana facsimile editions
• Author: David Collins
• Compiled by: David Collins
• Publisher: T. Cadell Jun. and W. Davies, 1798
• Original from: National Library of the Netherlands
• Digitized: Mar 27, 2014