A Narrative of the Expedition to Botany Bay

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A Narrative of the Expedition to Botany Bay Watkin Tench

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  Bythispartitionitmaybefairlypresumed,thateverysourceoffuturelitigationbetweentheDutchanduswillbeforevercutoff,asthediscoveriesofEnglishnavigatorsalonearecomprizedinthisterritory。

  NorhaveGovernmentbeenmorebackwardinarmingMr。Phillipwithplenitudeofpower,thanextentofdominion。NomentionismadeofaCounciltobeappointed,sothatheislefttoactentirelyfromhisownjudgment。

  AndasnostatedtimeofassemblingtheCourtsofjusticeispointedout,similartotheassizesandgaoldeliveriesofEngland,thedurationofimprisonmentisaltogetherinhishands。ThepowerofsummoningGeneralCourtsMartialtomeetheisalsoinvestedwith,buttheinsertioninthemarinemutinyact,ofasmallernumberofofficersthanthirteenbeingabletocomposesuchatribunal,hasbeenneglected:sothataMilitarycourt,shoulddetachmentsbemadefromheadquarters,orsicknessprevail,maynotalwaysbefoundpracticabletobeobtained,unlessthenumberofofficers,atpresentintheSettlement,shallbeincreased。

  ShouldtheGovernorseecause,heisenabledtograntpardonstooffendersconvicted,\"inallcaseswhatever,treasonandwilfulmurderexcepted,\"

  andeveninthese,hasauthoritytostaytheexecutionofthelaw,untiltheKing’spleasureshallbesignified。IncaseoftheGovernor’sdeath,theLieutenantGovernortakeshisplace;andonhisdemise,theseniorofficeronthespotisauthorisedtoassumethereinsofpower。

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