All the officers, non-commissioned officers, drummers, and private men of the detachment, whose names are not expressed in the above list, wish to return to England, at the time proposed by their Lordship’s letter of the 8th October, 1786, or as soon after as their Lordships may find it convenient.

R. Ross, major.

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No.  IV

An account of provisions remaining in his majesty’s stores, at Sydney
cove, new south Wales, 30th September, 1788.

Flour, 414,176 pounds, is 62 weeks ration. 
Rice, 51,330 —­ —­ 15 —­
Beef, 127,608 —­ —­ 43 —­
Pork, 214,344 —­ —­ 128 —­
Pease, 2,305 bushels, —­ 58 —­
Butter, 15,450 pounds, —­ 49 —­

Number of Persons victualled. 
Men, 698.  Women, 193.  Children, 42.

Provisions at Norfolk Island, twenty months.

Number of Persons victualled. 
Men,44.  Women, 16.

Andrew Miller, Commissary.

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No.  V.

Return of Sick, September 27th, 1788.

Marines sick in hospital 4
              ——­ camp 21
Marine women and children in camp 5
Deaths since last return 0
Total belonging to the battalion
under medical treatment 30

Male convicts sick 62
Female ditto and children 31
Total of convicts under medical
treatment 93

Male convicts dead since the last
report of June 30 6
Female convicts ditto since ditto 4
Total convicts dead since ditto 10
Convicts unserviceable from old
age, infirmities, etc. 53

Chapter XVII.

Nautical directions, and other detached remarks, by Lieutenant Ball, concerning Rio de Janeiro, Norfolk Island, Ball Pyramid, and Lord Howe Island.

Some notice has already been taken in the preceding sheets of Rio de Janeiro, Norfolk Isle, and Lord Howe Isle; but since they were committed to the press, the following particulars respecting those places have very obligingly been communicated to the editor, by Lieutenant Henry Lidgbird Ball.  As these remarks are the result of minute observation, they cannot fail of being useful and interesting to the seafaring reader, which, it is presumed, will be a sufficient apology for giving them a place here.