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Economy 11
II Collins

P.209. May 1799. "Some of the people (Natives) ever hostile to
"the settlers, has lately speared one of them, a marine settler
"(as those were stiled who had former formerly belonged to the
"marine detachment) at George's river, so effectually, that he died
"of his wounds. The natives belonged to the tribe of which
"Pemulwy was the leader."

Pp 281,282,283. "The natives having murdered two men who "possessed farms at the Hawkesbury, some of the settlers in that
"district determined to revenge their death. There were at this
"time three native boys living with one Pavel, a settler, and two
"others, his neighbors. These unoffending lads they selected as the
"objects of their revenge.......

"The prisoners, in their defence, brought forward a crowd of
"witnesses to prove that a number of white people had at
"various times been killed by the natives; but, could these people
"have been sufficiently understood, proofs would not have
"been wanting on their side, of the wanton & barbarous manner
"in which many of them had been destroyed .......

"As it was impossible to explain to the natives, or cause
"them to comprehend the nature of these doubts, it was to be
"expected that they would ill brook the return of the prisoners
"to their farms and occupations, without having received some
punishment: a circumstance wholly inconsistent with their
"own ideas and customs; and, indeed, they loudly threatened
"to burn the crops as soon as it could be effected. Fire, in
"the hands of a body of s irritated and hostile natives,
"might, with but little trouble to them, ruin the prospect
"of an abundant harvest; and it appeared by this threat,
"that they were not ignorant of having this power in their
"hands; it was, therefore, certainly very essential to the comfort
"& security of the settlers in particular, that they should live
"with them upon amicable terms."

Identifier: | JB/116/068/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 116.
Date_1		Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	116	Main Headings	panopticon versus new south wales
Folio number	068	Info in main headings field	economy ii collins
Image	001	Titles
Category	collectanea	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	d11
Penner	john herbert koe	Watermarks	1800
Marginals		Paper Producer
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year	1800
Notes public		ID Number	37601
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