Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser (NSW : 1803 - 1842), Sunday 19 May 1805, page 2


SYDNEY.

Major Jᴏʜɴꜱᴛᴏɴ, Commanding Officer of the New South Wales Corps, on Monday last left Sydney at Hɪꜱ Exᴄᴇʟʟᴇɴᴄʏ’s re-quest, on a visit to Hawkesbury for the pur-pose of enquiring strictly into the extent of damage sustained to the settler’s property from the various incursions of the natives ; of which we have every reason to believe the reports heretofore published convey but a faint idea, as few, if any of the out‐farms have escaped pillage to an amount more or

less considerable. The above Officer was

attended on the expedition by a single Troo-per ; and after an extensive survey returned to town on Thursday evening.

Last Monday a party composed of the set-tlers of the Northern Boundary and Baulk-ham Hills, joined by the constables of Parra-matta went in quest of the natives in the neighbourhood of Pendant Hills, in order to disperse them, and prevent any ravages in that quarter, having previously driven off a

number secreted in the Northern Rocks, who being alarmed by their dogs, escaped, many of the dogs being killed by the settlers. At Pendant Hills the same night one of their number was apprehended, whose vices have on many former occasions rendered his very name terrifying to the unwary passengers. This fellow proves to be 𝑇𝑒𝑑𝑏𝑢𝑟𝑦, the son of the assassin 𝑃𝑒𝑚𝑢𝑙𝑤𝑜𝑦, under whose horrible tuition and example he imbibed propensities of the most diabolical complexion. He was conducted into Parramatta, when in crossing the bridge he slipped his jacket and had nearly escaped from custody ; but failing in which he was taken before Major Jᴏʜɴꜱᴛᴏɴ and the Rev. Mr. Mᴀʀꜱᴅᴇɴ, by whom the miscreant was soon 𝑏𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟, and declared one of the ruffians who volunteered his guidance in quest of the murderers of the stockmen at Prospect

to be himself one of the assassins. He was fur-

ther prevailed upon to conduct a party to a cavity in the north rocks wherein the property taken from the unfortunate victims to their cruelty lay concealed ; and where a tomahawk was found, with which one of their heads was cloven. This party fell in with a small cluster, one of whom, called 𝐵𝑢𝑠ℎ 𝑀𝑢𝑠𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑡𝑡𝑎, saluted them in good English, and declaring a determination to continue their rapacities, made off.

The person mentioned last week to have been apprehended on suspicion of robbing another of upwards of 20 dollars was exami-ned on Monday : when another offence committed against the same complainant was accidentally brought forward. It appeared that a few nights before the above loss was

sustained he had missed notes and bills to the amount of between 3 and 4ℓ. but considering his co‐resident as incapable of 𝑚𝑒𝑎𝑛𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠, sus-picion never once attached to him, until by this urgency of circumstances every 𝑑𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑒 reserve was necessarily laid aside ; and now

as 𝑙𝑢𝑐𝑘 would have it, the very person to whom the man in custody had paid the bills, carne upon him “ in the time of trouble” to declare the fact. For the first offence he

was ordered to be brought up at the first Sitting of Magistrates, when all the evidence

will appear.

On Tuesday a Richmond Hill native that accompanied Warby to the Mountains in search of some of the chief delinquent of his own colour, fired at and mortally wounded the identical fellow who perpetrated one of the murders at Prospect. They had passed

several, whom the guide declared to be inno-cent of murder ; but as soon as the above appeared in view, he burst into a transport of rage, and after pointing him out to Warby, presented his own piece, and shot him.

A quantity of property of different descrip-tions has been found at 𝐽𝑒𝑟𝑢𝑠𝑎𝑙𝑒𝑚, near Par-

ramatta, to which 𝑇𝑒𝑑𝑏𝑢𝑟𝑦 led the way,

having confessed himself a party in most of the robberies committed in that neighbour-hood. At least 40 bushels of corn was found

secreted in a single cavity.

A robbery has been recently discovered to have been committed on the property of Mr. A. Thompson at Hawkesbury, on account of which several persons were sent down for

Examination. Wheat, corn, and live stock

to a considerable amount are missing ; and we are sorry to say that several of his own

servants are suspected as principals in the

felony.

On Monday last a woman of bad character was banished the Military District with the usual 𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑒𝑠.