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enter the port, lung replied: **Je ro'empresBe de vous •donner les assui'ances que rien ne manquera de fournir a tons vos besoms autant que cette colonie est capable, J'ai donn^ lea ordres que votre frt^gate seroit mouillee a Tentr^e de Cove, et en attendant le plaisu" de voiia recevoii% j'ai rhonnenr,** &c. The friendly reception thus opened was continued. All that the Btores permitted was afforded. There was much gickness amongst the French, and the sick were taken into the colonial hospital. Flinders records that when the • 4jmijnjphe arrived in June 1802 onlj twelve men out of 170 were capable of duty. It is due to Baudin and to Hamelin to state that on then* parts they heartily testified to the kindness they received. It is unnecessary, therefore, to ■:accumulate instances to prove it* Captain Hameliii saw Flinders arrive in May 180*2, and hearing from him of the Gmfjruphe^ determined to cruise on the coast until Baudin might appear there also, as he had led Flmders to expect. Baudin, in piteous plight, arrived in June 1B02, News of the Peace of Amiens had just preceded him, but King sent him word at once that "a continuance of the war would have made no difference in ^tny reception of your ship, I beg you would give yourself Who concern about sahiting. When I have im honour of •seeing you, we will concert means for the relief of your «ick. The manner in which one of the officers of the New South Wales Corps was constrained to apologize to the French has been noticed. Baudin applied for permission to hold **un jure" on board "pour prendre connoissance du mvol qui a ete fait/* King accorded it — **pourvu que cette Bgeance soit tenue, jugement prononcee et mis en execution ' abord votre corvette." A French gunner and a soldier were condemned to the chain on board ; and four convict accomplices were sentenced on shore to be flogged and otherwise punished. Permission to careen the Geographe for repahs was given in July. The officers landed freely, and were hospitably entertained. Peron speaks with admiration of the estab- lishment of the Kev. S. Marsden, and the managing energy and kindness of the owner. It appears also that the French officers did not shrink from association with those