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Postscript.
Yesterday morning a Native from Botany Bay brought an account of a large ship having anchored there: As the wind was fair for her getting into this Port, the reasons for her going into Botany Bay could be in no other way ac- counted for than the probability of its being some ship with hostile intentions. Every ne- cessary preparation was made,and the detach- ments at the out-posts ordered to be in readi- ness to march. Major JOHNSTON immediately
set off to reconnoitre, and was soon after fol- lowed by the GOVERNOR, Captain WOOD- RlFFE, and other Officers: On their return
it was found the ship was small, and no ap- pearance of any thing hostile. In the course of the night the GOVERNOR was informed by
a Letter from the Master, that she was the ship Mary of Boston, which she left the 7th of Sep- tember; is bound to Manilla, and intends refreshing here, so may shortly be expected
round.
This morning a Ship appeared in sight,
supposed to be the Britannia whaler Captain
Questerd,