May

Wednesday 1. May 1816 !
This morning sailed from Sydney Cove, the American Schooner "Traveller" – Commanded by Capt. J. S. Wilcocks (who is also the Owner of said Vessel) on her returning Voyage to China by way of the North West Coast of America; and Mr. Wilcocks having very obligingly offered to touch at the Sandwich Islands, on my signifying to him my wish to that effect, I have availed myself of this favourable opportunity of sending the Presents from the Prince Regent for the King of the Sandwich Islands, and which have lain here since the year 1812; Mr. Wilcocks having been so good as to take charge of them, as well as of a Dispatch from me for the King – promising to deliver them safe to His Majesty. —

L. M.

This day Mr. Secretary Campbell removed to and took possession of the new office lately completed for him, and attached to his new Dwelling House in "Macquarie Place"; his Clerks, books and Papers having been this morning removed thither, but Mr. Campbell does not take actual Possession of his new Dwelling House until the 7th. of the present month.

L. M.

I this day directed Mr. David Langley Supdt. of Govt. Black-smiths, to be discharged from the Service of Government, on the complaint of Capt. Gill Acting engineer for repeated neglects of Duty, drunkenness and irregular conduct. —

L. M.

Thursday 2. May !
I Promised Asst. Comy. Genl. Broughton this Day, that on his son in law Lieut. Carne of the 40th. Regt., quitting the Service finally I would allow him to become a Settler in New South Wales, and would then give him a Grant of 700 acres of Land with the usual other Indulgences.

L. M.

Saturday 4th. May 1816 !
The three Separate Military Detachments belonging to the 46th. Regt., Commanded severally by Captains Schaw, Wallis, and Lieutenant Dawe, sent out on the 10th. of last month to scour the interior of the Country and drive the Natives from the Settlements of the White Inhabitants, returned this Day to Head Quarters, after having executed the several parts of their Instructions entirely to my satisfaction; having inflicted exemplary Punishments on the hostile Natives, and brought in a few of them as Prisoners to Sydney. —

L. M.

The Henrietta Colonial Schooner arrived this afternoon from the Derwent whence She sailed on the 19th. Ultimo – and brings accounts of H. M. Colonial Brig Emu having sailed from the Derwent for England on the 15th. of April, with a fair Wind – and all on board well.

N.B. It is hoped She will arrive safe in England on or before the 15th. of Septr. next. —

L. M.

Tuesday 7. May 1816 !
I this day paid the following Sums of money – or granted Orders on the King's Stores for Liquor, Provisions, and Slops, to the undermentioned European and Native Guides, Constables, Carters &c. who accompanied the Military Detachments recently employed against the Natives: Vizt. —

Remunerations in Cash —
To John Warbey – Guide £12. –. – Curcy.
To John Jackson – Guide £12. –. – do.
To John Pawson – Guide £12. –. – do.
To Thomas Simpson – Guide £12. –. – do.
To Joseph Mc.Loughlin – Guide £12. –. – do.
To Christopher Anderson – Carter £5. –. – do.
To Henry Mc.Kudding – Cart Hire &c. £9. 5. – do.
To Thomas Nobles – Guide £3. –. – do.
To Corpl. Partridge 46th. Repairing Carts £3. –. – do.
To Private Lidstone 46th. Repairing Carts £3. –. – do.

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Total Cash Remunerations £80. 5. – Curcy.

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The 5 first mentioned Guides received also from the Store each a Complete Suit of Slops including Shoes and Blankets – and also four Days Provisions. —

To each Noncomd. Officer & Soldier employed on the late Service, there were issued from the King's Store one Pair of Shoes and Half a Pint of Spirits.

Remunerations to Native Guides: —
To Bidjee Bidjee
To Harry
To Bundell
To Tindall
To Colebee
To Creek-Jemmy – or Nurragingy

Each a Complete Suit of Slops including Blanket – 4 Days Provisions, Half Pint of Spirits – and Half Pound of Tobacco.

I also gave Orders on the Store to the undermentioned Commissioned Officers employed on the late Service against the Natives for the quantities of Spirits specified against their respective Names – as Donations from Government to defray in part their Extra Expences whilst Employed on the said Service: Vizt.
To Captain Schaw 15 Gallons
To Captain Wallis 15 Gallons
To Lieut. Dawe 10 Gallons
To Lieut. Grant 10 Gallons
To Lieut. Parker 10 Gallons
To Asst. Surgeon Bush 10 Gallons

N.B. To each of the Noncomd. Officers & Soldiers of the 46th. Regt. left out on Duty in the Bush, the same indulgences are intended to be given on their return to Head Quarters as have been granted to their Brother Soldiers already come in. —

L. M.

Thursday 9. May 1816.
The American Ship Avon, Commanded by Capt. Isaac Whittimore, anchored this Evening in Port Jackson, from Boston in North America, whence she sailed on the 28th. of December last – and has touched at no intermediate Port.

She is ladened with a very valuable Cargo of various Goods and Merchandize – and is bound for the North West Coast of America, and China ultimately. — I have deemed it advisable for the benefit of this Colony, to allow this American Vessel to make regular entry – and dispose of any part of her Cargo that Capt. Whittimore can find Sale there. —

L. M.

Friday 10. May 1816.
The Brig Bridgewater, Capt. Jones, from Bengal with India Goods – but last from the Derwent anchored this day in Sydney Cove, in ten days from the latter Place. —

L. M.

Wednesday 15. May !
I this day drew a Draft on The Treasurer of the Female Orphan Institution Fund for £583.8.6 Str., in favor of Mr. James Smith – Architect –; being the amount of sundry additions, alterations and Repairs made by him to the Church at Parramatta up to this date; Mr. Marsden deducting from the said sum of £583.8.6 – the amount of the several advances of Cash already made by him to Mr. Smith on account of this Work. —

L. M.

Monday 20. May 1816 !
I this day drew a Draft on the Police Fund in favor of Mr. J. Underwood for the sum of One Hundred Pounds Sterling, being the amount of Twelve months Rent due to him from Government – from 10th. May 1815 to 10th. May 1816 inclusive – for the House and Offices belonging to him in George Street occupied up to that period by Mr. Secretary Campbell on the Public account.

L. M.

At the earnest and pressing solicitation of D'Arcy Wentworth Esqr. Supdt. of Police, and of Lieut. Watts A.D.C., I have this day agreed and promised to grant an absolute Pardon in Two years from this date to Samuel Coates, Convict, now at New-Castle, under a Colonial Sentence for Life; providing he continues to conduct himself properly and in a becoming manner during the intermediate time. —

L. M.

Wednesday 22. May 1816 !
I this day inspected the 46th. Regt. commanded by Colonel Molle in Hyde Park for Half Yearly Period ending in May; and had the Officers of the Corps to dine with me on the same Day at Government House. —

L. M.

Friday 24. May 1816.
I Drew a Draft of this date on the Treasurer of the Police Fund, in favor of Mr. Nathl. Lucas House Carpenter, for Two Hundred Pounds Sterling, in part payment of his Contract for erecting a Parsonage House & Officers in the Town of Liverpool on account of Government. —

L. M.

Saturday 25. May !
The two European Guides and three friendly Natives ones who lately accompanied Serjt. Broadfoot's Detachment of the 46th. Regt. in pursuit of the hostile Natives having yesterday returned to Sydney after scouring the Parts of Interior the Natives were last seen in; I rewarded those White & Black Guides as follows: Vizt. To Wm. Pawson & Jno. Jackson White Guides, I gave £6 Curcy. each in money, 1 Pr. Shoes, 7 Days Provisions, and a quarter Pound of Tobacco. — To each of the 3 Black Guides, Nurragingy, Colebee, and Tindall, I gave 7 Days Provisons, a quarter Pound of Tobacco, and a Blanket for each of their Gins.

On this occasion I invested Nurragingy, (alias Creek-Jemmy –) with my Order of Merit by presenting him with a handsome Brass Gorget or Breast Plate, having his Name inscribed thereon in full — as Chief of the South-Creek-Tribe. — I also promised him and his friend Colebee a Grant of 30 acres of Land on the South Creek between them, as an additional reward for their fidelity to Goverment and their recent good conduct. —

To William Pawson I have promised to give 80 acres of Land, and to John Jackson 50 acres – as additional rewards for their recent Services – with the usual indulgencies [sic] granted to Free Settlers. —

This Day Sailed from Port Jackson for India the Brig Campbell-Macquarie Commanded by Capt. Siddons, and the Brig "Tweed" Commanded by Capt. Eddis. — On this latter Vessel went Passenger Mr. Philip Connor late Lieutenant in 73d. Regt., who had come hither in the same Vessel with the intention of Settling in the Colony, but which I would not sanction on account of his former infamous bad conduct here.

L. M.

Monday 27. May 1816 !
The Surveyor Genl. and Dy. Surveyor Genl. — Messrs. Oxley and Meehan – on this Day Commence measuring and marking out the several allotments of Land promised to Individuals who have been permitted to become Settlers, and have been promised Grants of Lands in this and the former Year, agreeably to the Lists delivered to Mr. Oxley. – N.B. The Surveyors meet this day at Liverpool and Commence their measurements in the Districts of Airds – Appin – and Minto. —

I this day drew a Draft on the Police Fund in favor of Wm. Cox Esqr. (– per his son Henry Cox –) for Two Hundred Pounds (£200) Sterling; being in part payment of his Contract for making Bricks for the New Church intended to be soon erected at Windsor. —

I also drew a Draft of this date on the Police Fund for £15.– 9. – Str., in favor of Thos. Henshaw Plaisterer – for Colouring inside of the Government House at Parramatta. —

L. M.

Tuesday 28. May 1816 !
The Colonial Brig "Governor Macquarie" Commanded by Capt. Wm. Campbell anchored this forenoon in Sydney Cove from the Island of Otaheite ladened with Pork. —

Arrived also this day and anchored in the Harbour between 2 and 3,O'Clock in the afternoon, H. M. Colonial Brig Kangaroo from the Derwent. —

L. M.

Friday 31. May !!!
It having rained incessantly and very heavily for these last four days including the present Day, there is reason to apprehend that we shall have a Flood, and that there will be a serious inundation of the Rivers Hawkesbury and Nepean and South Creek; the Wind now blowing from the South East, which is the one that has generally blown during during former Floods in this Colony. — It is now 5, O'Clock in the afternoon and it is raining and blowing most furiously and it has been a Continued Gale of Wind from the South East for the last three days. —

L. M.

Source
Macquarie, Lachlan. Diary 10 April 1816 - 1 July 1818..
Original held in the Mitchell Library, Sydney.
ML Ref: A773 pp.8-18. [Microfilm Reel CY301 Frames #245-255].