Friendly Contributions, for the Benefit of the Royal Schools of Industry at Kensington, the Potteries, and Shepherds' Bush [Ed. by Lady M. Fox].

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1838 Excerpt: ... A NARRATIVE OK THE SUFFERINGS AND ADVENTURES OF CERTAIN OF THE CONVICTS WHO PIRATICALLY SEIZED THE FREDERICK AT MACO.UARIE HARBOUR IN VAN DIEMAN's LAND, AS RELATED BY ONE OF THE PIRATES, WHILST UNDER SENTENCE OF DEATH IN THE GAOL AT HOBART TOWN. Orders having arrived from head-quarters of the Colonial Government for the breaking up of the penal establishment at Macquarie Harbour, Major Bay lie, 63rd regiment, the Commandant, and most of the prisoners embarked on board a colonial vessel, and set sail for Hobart Town, leaving a brig that had been built at Macquarie Harbour to be brought round after them; placing Mr. Taw who had acted as pilot at the settlement in command of her, together with three soldiers and a corporal, Mr. Hoy, the master shipwright, a man of the name of Tate, who acted as mate, and ten convicts for a crew to work the vessel. On the 11th of January, 1834, having embarked every thing that was left worth carrying away on B board the brig Frederick, Captain Taw gave orders to the whole of us prisoners on board, to prepare ourselves to weigh anchor on the next day; also ordering two men to go with him on shore, to release Charles Lyons, one of the convicts, from confinement, where he had been placed for using threats, and behaving insolently to the captain, and brine him on board, as we were then under sailing orders. Contentment appeared on the countenances of all on board, and was displayed by their conversation, with the exception of Charles Lyons. We set sail from the settlement on the morning of the 12th, with a light air of wind from the southwest, and about three o'clock P.m. came to an anchor outside of the Gates, so named from the narrowness of the entrance. Orders were then given by the captain to lower the jolly-boat, which being d...