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 II, Tasmania: Henry Dowling, Launceston. 1852. Tasmania: Printed By J. S. Waddell, Launceston Facsimile edition 1966 CONTENTS.--VOL. II. THE ABORIGINES. SECTION I. p. 1. Tasman's account of the natives--Cook's--Labillardiere's--Flinders'. SECTION II. p. 6. Conflict at Risdon--cruelty to natives--tribe visits Hobart Town--child-stealing. SECTION III. p. 12. Causes of conflict--Musquito--execution of blacks--unavailing attempts to civilise--ill-treatment by bushrangers--cruelty to the women--effects of civilization--the food destroyed--abduction of the women--natives not naturally cruel. SECTION IV. p. 26. Proclamation against them--forbidden to enter the colony--martial law proclaimed--captures--escape--efforts of Mr. Batman--commandoes. SECTION V. p. 32. Murders committed by natives--instances of female courage--odd expedients--difficulty of capture--humane efforts of Arthur--list of atrocities. SECTION VI. p. 44. Conciliation proposed by Mr. Robinson--project to drive them into Tasman's Peninsula--forces assembled--line of posts fixed--great preparations--martial law proclaimed--advance--line crossed by natives--Walpole's party--white man traced--plan unsuccessful. SECTION VII. p. 55. Mr. Robinson's efforts--his plan reasonable--well-timed--opinions of the press--aborigines' committee--proposal to destroy the natives--Robinson goes round the island--Sydney natives--captures--instances of intrepidity--murder of Captain Thomas--Robinson takes the murderers--rewards given to Mr. Robinson--further success. SECTION VIII. p. 67. Disposal of the natives--removal to Flinders' Island--opinions of Sir John Pedder--Backhouse's visit--Robinson's management--removal to New Holland--some executed. SECTION IX. p. 71. Rapid extinction--original number--cause of decline--clothing--change of habits--restraint--bad water--sight of Van Diemen's Land--notion of Strzelecki--brought back to Van Diemen's Land--Arthur's opinion of the natives. SECTION X. p. 76. Origin of the natives--consanguinity--stature--general appearance--families--infanticide--half-caste--tribes--huts--food--dress and ornaments--arms and implements--corrobories and dances--language--disposition--religious ideas--the sick--funeral--conclusion--right of occupation--native rights--exposure to robbers--necessity for protecting the whites--lamentable results of colonization--inevitable. TRANSPORTATION. SECTION I. p. 101. Exile--Roman custom--abjuring the realm--Spaniards the first who transported--practice in the time of Elizabeth--James--Charles the second--James the second--George the first--America--kidnapping--America resists--numbers transported. SECTION II. p. 106. State of English gaols--Howard--labor bill.