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CHRONOLOGY OF THE MOST REMARKABLE OCCUR-
RENCES OF THE COLONY.
[CONTINUED PROM OUR LAST.]
1792. - Lieutenant-Governor Grose arrived in the Pitt, with
remainder of New South Wales corps, detachments of which
had arrived by the Neptune and Scarborough, Feb. 24.- His
Excellency Governor Phillip sailed for England in the Atlantic,
Dec. 11 ; the Government of the colony devolving upon Francis
Grose, Esq., Lieut.-Governor.
1793. - Liberty Plains named, February. - A temporary church
commenced building at Sydney, July.- The colonial vessel
Francis, brought from England in frame, was launched July 24.
- Twelve hundred bushels of maize, the first ever disposed of,
was sold by the settlers to Government, September. - Wheat,
the first produce of the colony, issued from the store, which
was purchased by Government from settlers, November.
1794. - Lieutenant-Governor Grose sailing for England in the
Dædalus, the command devolved to Captain Paterson, of the
New South Wales Corps (afterwards Lieutenant-Colonel of the
102nd Regiment,) December 13.
1795. - Governor Hunter arrived in the Reliance, Sept. 7.
Bennelong, the native already mentioned, returned from England,
- An account of the Government cattle, which had strayed,
was received by the Governor by a young man who frequented
the bush, and was so far incorrigible as not to be kept within
boundary by any limit of the law, September 7. He neverthe-
less proved himself useful in finding out the wild cattle in the
plains now called the Cowpastures, and received his amnesty on
that account from the Governor, who not only extended to him
pardon for his desertions, but encouraged him to researches,
which afterwards terminated in the noble view which a colony,
so capable as this, might hereafter possess from so good a pros-
pect as the propagation of its cattle.- A shower of hail, more
in the form of slakes of ice, visited the colony. It did much
damage ; it was really a vicissitude ; for it cut up the grain and
grass, and left, under the hardships of time, both man and.
beast to suffer, December.
1796. - A play was performed, Jan. 16.- Coal found at Port
Stephen in May. This was indeed a fortunate discovery for
Port Jackson ; for, however extensive its woods, yet in a colony
of its growing population, its precinct woods have been cut
down, and the carters have now to produce the requiste fuel for
the town at immense distances ; whence naturally arises the
consequences that coals are very little, if at all, dearer than
wood. The coals are now received from Hunter's River (New-
castle.)- Captain Paterson, who succeeded Lieutenant-Governor
Grose, embarked for England on the Britannia, Sept. 29.- Lieu-
tenant-Governor King (Norfolk Island) embarked for England
on the Britannia in October, the command of that island devolv-
ing to Captain Townson.
1797. - A granary, with a winding machine attached to it,
was finished at Sydney in January.- Accounts received in
February of the loss of the Sydney Cove, Captain Hamilton,
who died here, June 20, same year.- The colonial vessel Cum-
berland, seized and taken away by pirates, who were prisoners,
in August.- Supply condemned in September.
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