A Narrative of the Expedition to Botany Bay
by Watkin Tench
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About this eBook
- Author
- Tench, Watkin, 1759?-1833
- Title
- A Narrative of the Expedition to Botany-Bay
- Credits
- Produced by Col Choat and Stuart Kidd
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- DU: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: History of Oceania (South Seas)
- Subject
- Australia -- Discovery and exploration
- Category
- Text
- eBook-No.
- 3535
- Project Gutenberg
- https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/3535
- Release Date
- May 8, 2006
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.A Narrative of the Expedition to Botany Bay — by
- 2.Watkin Tench — Table of Contents — INTRODUCTION — CHAPTER I — From the Embarkation of the Convicts, to the Departure of the Ships from England. — CHAPTER II. — From the Departure, to the Arrival of the Fleet at Teneriffe. — CHAPTER III. — From the Fleet's Arrival at Teneriffe, to its Departure for Rio de Janeiro, in the Brazils. — CHAPTER IV. — The Passage from Teneriffe to Rio de Janeiro, in the Brazils. — CHAPTER V. — From the Arrival of the Fleet at Rio de Janeiro, till its Departure for the Cape of Good Hope; with some Remarks on the Brazils. — CHAPTER VI. — The Passage from the Brazils to the Cape of Good Hope; with an Account of the Transactions of the Fleet there. — CHAPTER VII. — The Passage from the Cape of Good Hope to Botany Bay. — CHAPTER VIII. — From the Fleet's Arrival at Botany Bay to the Evacuation of it; and taking Possession of Port Jackson. Interviews with the Natives; and an Account of the Country about Botany Bay. — CHAPTER IX. — The taking Possession of Port Jackson, with the Disembarkation of the Marines and Convicts. — CHAPTER X. — The reading of the Commissions, and taking Possession of the Settlement, in form. With an Account of the Courts of Law, and Mode of administering Public Justice in this Country. — CHAPTER XI — A Description of the Natives of New South Wales, and our Transactions with them. — CHAPTER XII. — The Departure of the French from Botany Bay; and the Return of the 'Supply' from Norfolk Island; with a Discovery made by Lieutenant Ball on his Passage to it. — CHAPTER XIII. — Transactions at Port Jackson in the Months of April and May. — CHAPTER XIV. — From the Beginning of June, to the Departure of the Ships for Europe. — CHAPTER XV. — The Face of the Country; its Productions, Climate, &c. — CHAPTER XVI. — The Progress made in the Settlement; and the Situation of Affairs at the Time of the Ship, which conveys this Account, sailing for England. — CHAPTER XVII. — Some Thoughts on the Advantages which may arise to the Mother Country from forming the Colony. — A list of the Civil and Military Establishments in New South Wales — POSTSCRIPT — FINIS
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