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Sydney in New South Wales
October 12th 1795.
Dear Sir
I did myself the honor of writing you from Rio de Janeiro in May last mer'ly to inform you that we had that far escap'd the Enemys Cruisers; I have now the pleasure of writing from hence by a Store Ship which arriv'd here since I enterd this harbor which after a tedious & Storny passage from Rio Janeiro I effected on the 7th Sept.r - I confess Sir Joseph that after the various accounts which from time to time had been circulated of the wretchedness & distress of the people in this Colony since the time of my leaving it, I coud not nor did I expect to see the face of our cleard lands wear so far an Aspect - On my Arrival off the heads of the Harbor, the Wind being unfavourable for our Sailing immediatly in, a Boat came out with several Officers to meet me; I of course was Anxious to know their State with respect to provisions, their Answers were highly gratifying to my Ear, they assurd me, that notwithstanding there was very little Animal food, there was abundance of Every other kind, & there was not the Smallest appearence of distress, that the greatest part of the Ration at that time Issued, was there own growth, that those who had industry enough to endeavour the rearing Goats
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