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A Complete Account of the Settlement at Port Jackson

CHAPTER IX
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To quiet her apprehensions on the score of her husband's safety, Mr.Johnson, attended by Abaroo, agreed to remain as a hostage until Baneelon should return.
We landed our four friends opposite the hospital, and set out for the governor's house.

On hearing of their arrival, such numbers flocked to view them that we were apprehensive the crowd of persons would alarm them, but they had left their fears behind, and marched on with boldness and unconcern.

When we reached the governor's house, Baneelon expressed honest joy to see his old friend, and appeared pleased to find that he had recovered of his wound.

The governor asked for Wileemarin, and they said he was at Broken Bay.

Some bread and beef were distributed among them but unluckily no fish was to be procured, which we were sorry for, as a promise of it had been one of the leading temptations by which they had been allured over.


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