[VISIT OF HOPE TO SYDNEY COVE, NEAR BOTANY BAY.]
[VIEW OF THE FLEET AND ESTABLISHMENT SENT OUT TO N.S.W.]
Public utility of voyages--Peculiar circumstances of this--New Holland properly a continent--Reasons for fixing our settlement there--Transportation to America, its origin, advantages, and cessation--Experiments made--The present plan adopted--Disadvantages of other expedients.
Preparation of the fleet ordered to Botany Bay.--Particulars of its arrangement.--Departure and passage to the Canary Isles.