Marcus Clarke

Name: The Settlement of Sydney — Preface
Author: Marcus Clarke

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“The Settlement of Sydney — Preface”, is a work by Marcus Clarke. It explores elements such as convicts, Port Jackson and New South Wales.

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Marcus Clarke, The Settlement of Sydney — Preface

“ The dingo, that pest of the early squatters, was quite domesticated in those days. Governor Phillip had one given to him as a present by a friendly native, and thought it something like a fox. With the aspect and appearance of the colony the settlers seemed more than satisfied, but they complained bitterly at first of the bad grain of the wood. Snakes were plentiful, and the emu and kangaroo alarmed the female convicts greatly. The soil seemed well adapted for agriculture, and the vegetables planted by the garrison grew very successfully. ”

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Marcus Clarke, The Settlement of Sydney — Preface

“ Sailing in this order, then, on the 7th January, 1788, the expedition sighted the shore of New South Wales, but the westerly wind dying away, the little squadron was compelled to hold off the shore, and did not get sight of it again until the 19th, and on the morning of the 20th--a dull, heavy, and cloudy day--the last division cast anchor in the harbour, and was welcomed by the already-arrived "Supply" and her illustrious passenger. The voyage had taken exactly 35 weeks, and out of 112 marines His Majesty had lost but one, making up for it, however, by the death of 24 out of the 700 convicts. ”

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Marcus Clarke, The Settlement of Sydney — Preface

“ On that day the officers of the guard took post in the Marine battalion, which was drawn up and marched off the parade, with colours flying and music playing, to an adjoining ground which had been cleared for the occasion, and upon which the convicts were assembled. The judge-advocate, David Collins, Esq., then read His Majesty's commission, which appointed His Excellency Arthur Phillip, Esq., Governor and Captain-General in and over the territory of New South Wales and its dependencies. ”

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Marcus Clarke, The Settlement of Sydney — Preface

“ We can imagine the happy little picnic party in the cool of the evening drinking prosperity to Port Jackson, with the "Indians" handy in the adjoining bush, and about 1200 square feet of cleared land round about them, all unwitting of goldfields, Bathurst rushes, separation of Victoria, land acts, universal suffrage, and the like. ”

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Marcus Clarke, The Settlement of Sydney — Preface

“ He was swung off the limb of a big tree, near which were assembled the whole body of convicts, guarded by the battalion of marines.
The constitution of the court by which these fellows were tried was rather peculiar. The number of members, including the judge-advocate, was limited to seven, who are expressly ordered to be officers of either army or navy. The court being met in military fashion--armed--the judge-advocate swears in the members in the manner adopted towards jurymen, and is afterwards sworn in himself in the same manner. ”

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Marcus Clarke, The Settlement of Sydney — Preface

“ The crime is then put to the prisoner and the prosecution is left entirely to the person at whose suit he is tried. The witnesses are all examined on oath, and the decision is directed to be given according to the laws of England, "or as nearly as may be, allowing for the circumstances and situation of the settlement," by a majority of votes. ”

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Marcus Clarke, The Settlement of Sydney — Preface

“ The major-commandant and his staff were on board the "Sirius," and the transports carried about 200 officers and soldiers, together with 775 convicts, consisting of 565 men, 192 women, and 18 children. The list of the military force, as given by Captain Watkin French, of the Marines (from whose account of the expedition the minuter details of this paper are derived) , is worth noting--4 captains, 12 subalterns, 24 sergeants and corporals, 8 drummers, and 160 private marines ”

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