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On the Ships arrival in False Bay, being late in the Afternoon, it falling nearly calm we were obliged to come to anchor about three miles from Simon's Bay at 7 oClock in the Evening. The Harbour Master came on board when Captain Short came on deck to receive him he was so much intoxicated that it was with great difficulty he could stand; & the Ship - at this Time being at an unsafe place to Anchor had it come on to blow from the N.E. But the light airs of Wind prevented us getting to any other Anchorage that night, and on the 13th of June Captain Short came off to the Ship so much intoxicated that without assistance he could not get up the Ship's Side & I think it my duty also to point out that Captn Short has made a wastful expence of His Majesty's Stores in converting them to his own private use
Having likewise wanted the Gunner at the Cape of Good Hope to expend two of the Ship's Muskets which the Gunner refused to do. The Articles of War have never been read since the Ship left England which I think has been the means of so many punishments being inflicted in the Ship owing to the People being ignorant of the Articles they are liable to fall under. Since the Ship has been in Port Jackson the Boat's Crews have been kept up almost every night from Eleven Twelve and sometimes till two o'Clock in the morning when the Ship's Company is always turned out to whip the Chair up, and I am confident if the Ship was in any other Port than this the greatest