Early from Australia...
Item # 700860
February 02, 1793
THE EDINBURGH EVENING COURANT, Scotland, Feb. 2, 1793
* Early Australia w/ Arthur Philip
* The "Pitt" arrival to save starvation
Page 3 has a report noting: "Yesterday morning letters were received...from Governor Phillip at Jackson's Bank New South 'Wales [Australia]. The...mention the arrival of the Pitt with a seasonable supply of provisions and necessaries for the colony...".
Four pages, red tax stamp on the front paste, good condition.
background: The arrival of the Pitt at Port Jackson in February 1792, as reported by the Edinburgh Evening Courant, marked a desperate turning point for a colony that had been teetering on the edge of famine. Commanded by Edward Manning, the vessel carried over 400 people—including 350 convicts and a significant detachment of the New South Wales Corps—but its most "seasonable" contribution was a massive haul of salted provisions and ironmongery. This delivery arrived at a moment when the settlement’s rations had been cut to the bone, and the local harvests at Parramatta were still insufficient to sustain the population. Beyond survival, the Pitt also introduced a shift in the colonial economy; because it was a large East Indiaman with significant private stowage, its officers engaged in extensive private trade, selling luxury goods and spirits to the local officers. This effectively bypassed the government store and helped spark the early, albeit controversial, commercial market in Sydney.
* Early Australia w/ Arthur Philip
* The "Pitt" arrival to save starvation
Page 3 has a report noting: "Yesterday morning letters were received...from Governor Phillip at Jackson's Bank New South 'Wales [Australia]. The...mention the arrival of the Pitt with a seasonable supply of provisions and necessaries for the colony...".
Four pages, red tax stamp on the front paste, good condition.
background: The arrival of the Pitt at Port Jackson in February 1792, as reported by the Edinburgh Evening Courant, marked a desperate turning point for a colony that had been teetering on the edge of famine. Commanded by Edward Manning, the vessel carried over 400 people—including 350 convicts and a significant detachment of the New South Wales Corps—but its most "seasonable" contribution was a massive haul of salted provisions and ironmongery. This delivery arrived at a moment when the settlement’s rations had been cut to the bone, and the local harvests at Parramatta were still insufficient to sustain the population. Beyond survival, the Pitt also introduced a shift in the colonial economy; because it was a large East Indiaman with significant private stowage, its officers engaged in extensive private trade, selling luxury goods and spirits to the local officers. This effectively bypassed the government store and helped spark the early, albeit controversial, commercial market in Sydney.
Category: The 1600's and 1700's
