A Narrative of the Expedition to Botany Bay

by

Watkin Tench

Table of Contents

[INTRODUCTION]

  1. [From the Embarkation of the Convicts, to the Departure of the Ships from England.]
  2. [From the Departure, to the Arrival of the Fleet at Teneriffe.]
  3. [From the Fleet’s Arrival at Teneriffe, to its Departure for Rio de Janeiro, in the Brazils.]
  4. [The Passage from Teneriffe to Rio de Janeiro, in the Brazils.]
  5. [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.]
  6. [The Passage from the Brazils to the Cape of Good Hope; with an Account of the Transactions of the Fleet there.]
  7. [The Passage from the Cape of Good Hope to Botany Bay.]
  8. [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.]
  9. [The taking Possession of Port Jackson, with the Disembarkation of the Marines and Convicts.]
  10. [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.]
  11. [A Description of the Natives of New South Wales, and our Transactions with them.]
  12. [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.]
  13. [Transactions at Port Jackson in the Months of April and May.]
  14. [From the Beginning of June, to the Departure of the Ships for Europe.]
  15. [The Face of the Country; its Productions, Climate, &c.]
  16. [The Progress made in the Settlement; and the Situation of Affairs at the Time of the Ship, which conveys this Account, sailing for England.]
  17. [Some Thoughts on the Advantages which may arise to the Mother Country from forming the Colony.]
  18. [A list of the Civil and Military Establishments in New South Wales]

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