E-text prepared by Jonathan Ingram, Jane Hyland, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) THE HISTORY OF TASMANIA: by JOHN WEST, Minister of St. John Square Chapel, Launceston. VOLUME I. Tasmania: Henry Dowling, Launceston. 1852. Tasmania: Printed By J. S. Waddell, Launceston Facsimile edition 1966 TO HENRY HOPKINS, OF HOBART TOWN, ESQ., THE HISTORY OF TASMANIA, UNDERTAKEN AT HIS REQUEST, IS RESPECTFULLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR. LAUNCESTON, SEPTEMBER, 1852. ADVERTISEMENT. The author takes this opportunity to thank the gentlemen who have allowed him, for several years, the use of their works on the colonies, and valuable original papers; especially the trustees of Lady Franklin's Museum, Messrs. R. Lewis, Hone, Gunn, Joseph Archer, Henty, P. Roberts, Wooley, and Pitcairn. The public are indebted to Ronald Gunn, Esq., for the section on Tasmanian Zoology; and to Mr. F. Wales for a useful list of the chief places in this country. CONTENTS--VOL. I. DISCOVERY. SECTION I. p. 1. Anthony Van Diemen, governor of Batavia--Sir Joseph Banks obtains Tasman's charts and journal--brass hemispheres at Amsterdam--discovery of Van Diemen's Land--Maria Island--visit of Captains Marion, Furneaux, Cook, Clerke, Cox, Bligh, D'Entrecasteaux--discovery of Bass' Straits by Bass and Flinders--Flinders' misfortunes and death--Baudin--misfortunes of our eminent navigators--monument erected by Sir John Franklin to Flinders. SECTION II. p. 20. Colonel Purry's project--opinion of Dalrymple--Cook's account of New South Wales--fleet assemble at Motherbank--Phillip governor--various opinions of the prospects of the colony. FROM 1803 TO 1824. SECTION I. p. 27. Van Diemen's Land occupied--state of Port Jackson at the time--Port Phillip occupied--abandoned--account of Buckley--debarkation at Sullivan's Cove--names of officers--Paterson occupies at Port Dalrymple--account of Collins--Burke's remarks--Collins' history--Lord Hobart. SECTION II. p. 34. Hobart Town named--York Town--Tamar river--Launceston--the first house--Norfolk Island vacated--settlers conveyed to Van Diemen's Land--overflow of the Hawkesbury--destitution--deposition of Bligh--he visits the Derwent--conduct of Collins--establishes a newspaper--his death--monument erected by Franklin to his memory. SECTION III. p. 48. Lieutenant E. Lord acting lieutenant-governor--ditto Captain Murray--visit of Governor Macquarie--Davey lieutenant-governor --improvements effected--St. David's church built--Bent's newspaper--death of Colonel Davey. SECTION IV. p. 53.