A little native boy named Bondel, who had long particularly attached himself to captain Hill, accompanied him, at his own earnest request.

His father had been killed in battle and his mother bitten in two by a shark: so that he was an orphan, dependant on the humanity of his tribe for protection*.

His disappearance seemed to make no impression on the rest of his countrymen, who were apprized of his resolution to go.

On the return of the 'Supply' they inquired eagerly for him, and on being told that the place he was gone to afforded plenty of birds and other good fare, innumerable volunteers presented themselves to follow him, so great was their confidence in us and so little hold of them had the amor patriae.
[*I am of opinion that such protection is always extended to children who may be left destitute.] March, 1791.

The snow had but just sailed, when a very daring manoeuvre was carried into execution, with complete success, by a set of convicts, eleven in number, including a woman, wife of one of the party, and two little children.