Convicts

sentences of, expired, 433, 449, 460, 565.
industrious, at Norfolk Island, 440.

two batches to be sent per annum, 458, 532.
return of expirees to England, 460.
concessions to expirees, 460.

return concerning, 463.

distribution of, 470.

expirees, claim of, to freedom, 443, 449, 472.
return of emancipated convicts, to England, 472.
proposals for conveyance of, 508, 515-519, 522,
524, 525, 552, 580, 626, 637, 642, 670-671.
proposals for maintenance of, 509-515, 625.
absconding of, at Rio, 528; at Sydney, 565.
reward of well-behaved, 535.

arrival of 1,863 at Sydney (Third Fleet), 538.
traffic in stores by, 556.

attempt to reach China by, 556.
Orders-in-Council relating to, 591.
debilitated state of, 596.

mortality amongst, 596.

stealing of Indian corn by, 645.

death of, from eating crude maize, 645.
allowance of spirits to, 648.

employment of, as servants to officers, 653.
escape of one at the Cape, 665.

Cornwallis, Lord

Letters to-

from Grenville, 403, 666.

from Phillip, 600.

from Dundas, 679.

Corps

Lieut.-Colonel Stirling's offer to raise, 38.
See also "New South Wales Corps."

Cotton-plant

brought by Phillip from Rio, 113.

Court-martial

Phillip receives warrant for appointing, 103.
proceedings at, 139 et seq., 195.

arrest of officers constituting, 139 et seq., 157

et seq.

on Privates Strong and Knight, 199.

on Quarter-master Furzer, 202.

officers refuse to sit, 203, 216.

Collins's opinion on legality of, 209.
impossibility of holding, 291

asked for by Major Grose on Ensign Duberly,
404.

request withdrawn, 405.

on Captain Bligh and officers of the Bounty,
407.

constitution of, at Norfolk Island, 322.

powers of, at Norfolk Island, 392.

general, at Norfolk Island, 439; number of
officers insufficient for, 484.

on Captain Hunter and crew of Sirius, 618;
acquittal, 618 (note).

at Rose Hill, 299.

proposal for re-sowing, 234.

at Norfolk Island, 398, 399, 417, 430, 529, 562,
563, 639.

at Port Jackson, 529, 611, 645.

injury to from drought, 470, 529.

destruction of, at Norfolk Island, 435, 469.

failure of, from drought, at Port Jackson, 533.
injury to, at Port Jackson, by grubs, 646.

at Norfolk Island, not up to expectation, 656.
See also" Harvest."

Crowther, Rev. John

appointment of, as assistant chaplain, 260.
escape of, from the Guardian, and return to
England, 260 (note).

Cultivation

to be commenced at once, 87.
clearing the ground for, 123.

the first sowing, 126.

suitable land for, 134.

selection of, for Vancouver's expedition, 451.
arrival of, at Teneriffe, 489, 523; at Simon's
Bay, 502, 504; at False Bay, 523; at Nootka,
638; at Dusky Bay, 639; at King George's
Sound, 639, 668; at Mattavai Bay, 640; at
Owhyhee, 640; at New Albion, 668; at Mon-
terey, 680.

attack upon crew by Spanish soldiers, 490, 523.
notes on voyage of, by Banks, 635.

account of voyage of, by Menzies, 639-642.

at Norfolk Island, 430.

at Rose Hill, 470.

at Port Jackson, 529.

failure of crops from, 533.

Duberly, Ensign

court-martial asked for by Major Grose, 404.

request withdrawn, 405.

Exile

as a punishment, 52, 55.

Expedition

by Vancouver to North America, 312-314, 451,
497.

instructions to Phillip concerning, 312-14; to
Menzies, 424 (and note).

memoranda by Sir Joseph Banks, 426-427.
Discovery and Chatham to be got ready, 451.
objects of expedition, 451-454.

by Bligh in the Bounty, 109, 117, 269; in the
Providence, 473, 485, 617.

arrival of Vancouver at Teneriffe, 489.
despatch of Dædalus, 497.

instructions to Vancouver from the Government,
500, 501.

arrival of Discovery and Chatham at Teneriffe,
489, 523; at Simon's Bay, 502, 504; at King
George's Sound, 639; at Dusky Bay, 639; at
Mattavai Bay, 640; at Owhyhee, 640; at Straits
of Juan de Fuca, 640, 668; at Nootka, 641; at
New Albion, 668; at Monterey, 680.
voyage of Discovery and Chatham, 639-642.

Fishburn

storeship, 55.

receives three men from Hyæna, 105.

return of, delayed, 154, 166, 185, 209.
ready for sea, 214.

Flax

to be cultivated, 2, 11, 89, 143.

its commercial value, 19, 708.

native flax found at Port Jackson, 143, 707; its
strength, 708.

Norfolk Island, 211, 218, 219, 401, 429, 434, 707.
fishing-lines made from, at Norfolk Island, 296.
natural growth of, at Norfolk Island, 401, 429.
flax-dressers wanted at Norfolk Island, 211, 296,
429.

flax-dresser arrives at Norfolk Island, 403.

manufacture of, at Norfolk Island, 434, 437, 442,
529; at Cascade (Norfolk Island), 441.

cloth sent to Sydney from Norfolk Island, 484.
machinery asked for, by Hume, 434.

seeds of, sent to Sydney, 434, 437.

cloth made from, sent to England from Norfolk
Island, 171.

seeds of, sent to England, 471.

machinery for manufacture of, required, 471.
capture of New Zealand natives to teach manu-
facture of, at Norfolk Island, 429 (note), 683,
709.

description of flax-plants of New South Wales
and Norfolk Island, 707-709.

Flora

Captain Hill's description of, 371.

Good Hope, 118, 121.

mutiny on the Scarborough, 106, 108.

ammunition forgotten, 107, 108, 111.

number of convicts, 110.

ships of, separate, 121.

Australian coast sighted, 121.

arrival of, at Botany Bay, 121, 170.

removal of, to Sydney, 122, 170.

Fish

distribution of, does not save salt provisions, 190,
362.

scarce and dear, 369.

served in lieu of salt provisions at Norfolk Island,
390, 430.

Fishing

at Port Jackson and Botany Bay, 382.

at Norfolk Island, 398, 430.

appliances for, 433.

Foreign Ports

communication with, prohibited, 91,

Fortifications

at Norfolk Island, 295.

Fowell, Lieutenant

a promising officer, 116.

description by, of wreck of the Sirius, 372,
380-382.

departure of, with the Supply to Batavia for por-
visions, 372.

arrival of, at Batavia, 372.

appointment of, as second lieutenant of the
Supply, 372.

account by, of the voyage of the Sirius from the
Cape to Port Jackson, 373-375; of events at
Sydney, 375-378; of events at Norfolk Island,
379-582; of the Supply's voyage to Batavia,
383-386.

loss by, of sketches and collections, 386.
death of, from fever, 475.

Letters from-

to Under Secretary Nepean, 372.

to his father, 373.

Free Settlers

officers and men as, 23, 82, 198, 347, 450, 453.
encouragement of, 91, 191, 361.

want of, 153, 177, 191, 207, 347, 470, 534, 537, 557,
597.

proposal to send out families, 424, 590-591.

marines as settlers, 450.

Ferguson, W., application of, 486.

marines as settlers at Norfolk Island, 531.

proposal to send out, by Sutton, 580-585, 586;
proposal not carried out, 648 (note).

proposal by Matcham, 590.

eleven sent by the Bellona, 631 and note.

Freeman, Thomas

application of, for employment, 331.

allowance to, 588.

letter from, to Nepean, 331.

French

at Botany Bay, 123, 170.

Friendly Islands

voyage of the Bounty to, 269, 270.

arrival of the Bounty at, 270, 690, 694.

Friendship

transport-ship, 55, 86, 121.

convicts on board of, 34, 42, 79.

hospital ship, 59.

marines on board of, 79.

health of convicts and marines on board of, 107,
111.

return of, to England, 182, 193.

scuttled at sea, 226.

Fruit

production of, at Norfolk Island, 420.

Fruit-trees

brought by Phillip from Rio, 54, 113.

Fuca

See "Juan de Fuca."

Furzer, James

quartermaster (first lieutenant of marines), 106,
110, 145.

court-martialled, 202, 203, 215, 216.

Gaols

a Sydney Bay (Norfolk Island), 573.
at Queensborough (Norfolk Island), 573.
Gardens

given to marines, 189; to convicts, 362.
to sailors, at Norfolk Island, 418.

Gardeners

loss of, 352.

of Providence, instructions concerning, 502, 503.
Garrison

Phillip's view as to strength required, 310.
George III.

address of officers on recovery of, 344, 589.
kangaroo sent to, by Phillip, 559, 566.

reception ship for convicts, 56.

appointment of Captain Harvey to command of,
280

superseded by Captain Parker, 427.

detention of ship in England, 465.

arrival of, at False Bay, 492; at Simon's Bay,
502.

departure of, from False Bay, 503, 506; from
Simon's Bay, 504.

arrival of, at Table Bay, 504, 506.

loss of live stock on, 529, 530.
departure of, from Table Bay, 529.
arrival of, at Sydney, 529, 537, 553.

specimens of timber put on board of, 556, 572.

departure of, for England, with Major Ross and
marines, 596.