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ted, and it was agreed on that Guberi should remain with

his mother, and that Teloné fhould accompany Selico to the Dutch factory, where he should receive the price of his brother's liberty, and should then return with the provisions, c. of which they were in want.

During this agreement Selico was the only one who did not weep; but what difficulty and distress did he suffer to hide his tears when he was to leave his mother, and bid her an eternal adieu! to embrace her for the last time ! and to deceive her in swearing that he would soon return with Teloné! that they were only going to revisit their former habitation, and find if they could not again take pofsefsion of it! The good old woman believed them, but she could scarcely tear herself out of the arms of her sons; the trembled for the dangers they were about to run; and by an involuntary foresight she ran after Selico, when he had disappeared from her presence. The two young brothers, of whom it was difficult to say which was the most to be pitied, arrived in a few days at the city of Sabi. The murders had ceased; Peace began to raise her head; and the king of the Dahomais, quiet pofsefsor of the states of Juida, wished to encourage an intercourse with Europeans, and had given them an establishment within his walls. Many English and French merchants were admitted to his court, to whom he sold his numerous prisoners, and he divided among his soldiers the lands of the conquered. Teloné soon found a merchant who offered him an hundred crowns for his brother. Whilst he was hesitating and trembling at this horrible bargain, a trumpet sounds. in the square, and a public crier proclaims with a loud voice, that the king of Dahomai would give four hundred ounces of gold to whoever would deliver alive a negro, as yet unknown, who had dared to profane, the preceding night, the seraglio of the monarch, and had escaped at day-break, amidst the arms of his guards. Selico, on hear

ing this proclamation, made a sign to Teloné not to conclude the bargain with the merchant; and taking his brother aside, spoke thus to him in a firm and determined voice: "thou must sell me, and I am resolved on it, in order to preserve my mother; but the moderate price this white offers thee, will not make her comfortable. Four hundred ounces of gold will be a large fortune for her and you both. You must not let this opportunity slip; no, brother, you must bind me directly, and conduct me to the king as the criminal he is in search of. Don't be frightened, I know as well as you what punishment awaits me; I have calculated its duration, and it cannot last longer than an hour; and when my mother brought me into the world, the suffered much longer." Teloné trembled so much he could not answer. Full of alarm and tenderness, he fell at the feet of Selico, embraced his knees, and, prefsing them, besought him by the name of their mother, by that of Berifsa, by every thing he held dear and sacred on this earth, to give up so terrible a resolution. "Of whom dost thou speak?" replied Selico with a smile of anguish, "I have lost Berifsa; I am anxious to meet her again;-I preserve my mother by my death, and render my brothers richer than ever they could have expected, and I save myself a slavery that may have lasted forty years. My determination is fixed; do not argue longer, or I will go and deliver myself to the king; thou wilt lose the benefit of my death, and be the means of destroying her to whom we are indebted for our existence."

Intimidated by the tone and manner with which Selico pronounced these last words, Teloné dared not to make any reply; he obeyed his brother, and went for cords to bind him. He tied his two arms behind his back, as he bathed it with his tears; and, driving him before him, went to the palace of the king.

To be concluded in our next.

FARTHER INTELLIGENCE FROM NEW SOUTH WALES.

Continued from vol. ix. p. 80.

Sydney, New South Wales, Oct. 29. 1791.

T HE governor continues to direct his views chiefly to

Norfolk island, and the settlement at Rosehill, (now called Parramatta from the native name.) The town there continues to enlarge, according to the first plan, and 200 additional acres of land are cleared of the timber. But the intense drought which has prevailed for upwards of twelve months past, has almost deprived us of water to drink, and marred our hopes of reaping any considerable increase from the harvest.

Indian corn is likely to be the most profitable grain: that can be raised in this country; and our views are: chiefly directed to the cultivation of that article; but. how we can succeed in raising a sufficient quantity, I. know not, without a more speedy method of preparing. the ground is hit upon, than that by the spade and hoe.

To labour with a plough is impracticable, as the stumps of the trees and their roots still remain in the ground, and cannot now be removed without an immensity of labour. Such of the convicts whose times are out, and choose to become settlers, have small grants of land given to them, and men to cut down the trees, with eighteen months provisions from the public store. But the clearing and cultivation of the land depends wholly upon themselves. The governor has endeavoured to place them as contiguous to fresh water as possible; but that article is so scarce that there is a danger of their being without it, even with the best management. They are allowed grain also to sow their first crop, and a good many lately have made. trial of the businefs; but some of them are already repenting of their bargains, and it is highly probable they will have greater cause ere long,

A reform of government, (if this country is continued,) is much wanted; but nothing can be so truly acceptable as freedom and a trial by jury, in all cases.

Our journies to the northward or southward, along the coast, have not as yet extended farther than Broken Bay and Botany Bay. But the country backwards has been penetrated and pretty accurately examined for upwards of thirty miles; but, as I have formerly said, it has not been commended, some few tracts excepted, that have presented a better appearance.

Norfolk island, I am informed, from the benignity of its soil, bids fair to support five or six hundred colonists very wel But a greater number it is thought would prove a burden, as a sufficient quantity of timber must be left to stand for firewood; and the whole island does not exceed 11,000 acres.

At this place, and Parramatta, bricks and tiles are made in numbers, and with ease; so that more permanent buildings than our original habitations were, are erecting as fast as possible. I wish we could fill our granaries as readily as we can build houses.

The Mary Ann arrived here on the 9th of July last, with 141 female convicts, after a passage of four months and twelve days from Gravesend. Since which the Gorgon, and six of the transports bound to this part of the world, have come in all safety; the other four were left at the cape.

They have been very healthy throughout the voyage, and few of them have greatly exceeded five months on their passage.

These ten sail of transports will nearly land us 2000 convicts; without bringing more than a proportion of six months provisions for their subsistence; so that store fhips will need to arrive shortly, or else we shall soon be sorely pinched.

Aug. 8. The governor is authorised, by this conveyance, to inform such of the convicts as have served their terms of transportation, that they are at liberty to go where they think proper; had this been made known before, it would have prevented much murmuring and discontent among them. They all despaired of ever being able to leave this country, which operated so powerfully on their minds that labour became painful, and any chance of escaping, however dangerous, appeared to them preferable to to that of remaining in perpetual slavery. Fifteen of them set out at different times in two open boats belonging to the settlement. How they will succeed I cannot devise, but the chance is certainly much against them.

The marines who have justly felt much indignation, at the treatment they have met with here, are, to their great joy, to return home immediately in the Gorgon. On their arrival, as well as captain Hunter, matters must be brought to light, and I have no doubt but the injured will obtain ample justice.

The discontent and murmuring that has already arisen in the New South Wales corps, prognosticates very little harmony in that quarter, and I believe the chiefs in politics here are heartily sorry for the exchange, but as themselves are to blame for it, they do not deserve pity.

TO CORRESPONDENTS.

THE very elaborate and interesting essay by John Burns is thankfully received, and fhall be inserted as soon as possible. The critique by A. M. M. came safe to hand. it refers is perhaps one of the most unequal in the might have picked out many such faulty pafsages. very just!

The poem to which English language; he The remark seems

J. M. seems to be more afraid than the subject requires, and more zealous than is necefsary: "persecute us, and we will thrive," is an old remark. If the doctrines he reprehends be really pernicious, then the true way to prevent them from doing hurt is to let them fall to the ground without farther notice. The Editor of the Bee is no friend to persecution in any form.

Many acknowledgements still deferred for want of room.

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