The Voyage of Governor Phillip to Botany Bay/fleet

The Voyage of Governor Phillip to Botany Bay
by John Stockdale
View of the Fleet and Establishment Sent Out with Governor Phillip to New South Wales
145267The Voyage of Governor Phillip to Botany Bay — View of the Fleet and Establishment Sent Out with Governor Phillip to New South WalesJohn Stockdale

Captain ARTHUR PHILLIP of the Navy, Governor and Commander in Chief of the territory of New South Wales, and of his Majesty's ships and vessels employed on that coast.

Major Robert Ross, Lieutenant Governor. Richard Johnson, Chaplain. Andrew Miller, Commissary. David Collins, Judge Advocate. John Long, Adjutant. James Furzer, Quarter-Master.

  • George Alexander, Provost Martial.

John White, Surgeon. Thomas Arndell, Assistant Ditto. William Balmain, Ditto Ditto.

[* This Gentleman did not go]

His Majesty's ship Sirius, Captain Arthur Phillip. Captain John Hunter.

His Majesty's armed tender Supply, Lieutenant H. L. Ball.

Six transports carrying the convicts. Alexander 210 men convicts. women convicts. Scarborough 210 men convicts. Friendship 80 men convicts. 24 Charlotte 100 men convicts. 24 Prince of Wales -- -- 100 Lady Penrhyn -- -- 102

Each transport had a detachment of marines on board.

Three store ships:

The Golden Grove, Fishburn, and Borrowdale; With provisions, implements for husbandry, cloathing, etc. for the convicts.

Lieutenant John Shortland, agent for the transports.

The garrison is formed from the marines.