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In January of 1788, white settlement of Australia began with the arrival of a fleet of British ships. The Expedition of Botany Bay, written by Watkin Tench, Captain of the Marines, is a first-hand account of the voyage as well as of the subsequent settlement activity.
Table of Contents
- INTRODUCTION
- CHAPTER I From the Embarkation of the Convicts, to the Departure of the Ships from England.
- CHAPTER II. From the Departure, to the Arrival of the Fleet at Teneriffe.
- CHAPTER III. From the Fleet's Arrival at Teneriffe, to its Departure for Rio de Janeiro, in the Brazils.
- CHAPTER IV. The Passage from Teneriffe to Rio de Janeiro, in the Brazils.
- CHAPTER V. 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.
- CHAPTER VI. The Passage from the Brazils to the Cape of Good Hope; with an Account of the Transactions of the Fleet there.
- CHAPTER VII. The Passage from the Cape of Good Hope to Botany Bay.
- CHAPTER VIII. 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.
- CHAPTER IX. The taking Possession of Port Jackson, with the Disembarkation of the Marines and Convicts.
- CHAPTER X. 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.
- CHAPTER XI A Description of the Natives of New South Wales, and our Transactions with them.
- CHAPTER XII. 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.
- CHAPTER XIII. Transactions at Port Jackson in the Months of April and May.
- CHAPTER XIV. From the Beginning of June, to the Departure of the Ships for Europe.
- CHAPTER XV. The Face of the Country; its Productions, Climate, &c.
- CHAPTER XVI. The Progress made in the Settlement; and the Situation of Affairs at the Time of the Ship, which conveys this Account, sailing for England.
- CHAPTER XVII. Some Thoughts on the Advantages which may arise to the Mother Country from forming the Colony.
