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First Fleet Index - Set Sail from Sydney.

Thursday, 14th February 1788.

Cloudy with fresh south-westerly gales and rain. Thermometer 67degrees, Barometer 29.80.

At six in the morning, Mr Altree and the five women selected from the "Lady Penrhyn" to go to Norfolk Island were transferred to the "Supply".

The personnel accompanying Lieutenant King to colonise the island were Mr. Jamison, Surgeon’s First Mate of the "Sirius"; Mr. James Cunningham, Master’s Mate of the Sirius; Mr. T Turnpenny Altree, Assistant to the Surgeon; two seamen, Roger Morley, a weaver and William Westbrook, a sawyer: two marines from the "Sirius", Charles Kerridge and John Batchelor; six female convicts, Elizabeth Lee, Elizabeth Hipsley, Elizabeth Colley, Olivia Gascoin, Ann Inett, Susan Gough; nine male convicts including Charles McClellan, Richard Widdicombe, Edward Garth, Edward Westlake, John Mortimer, Noah Mortimer and Nathaniel Lucas.

They took stores for six months, "some sheep, hogs and poultry, seeds and plants, with tools and implements for clearing and cultivating the ground." The "Supply" weighed anchor and made sail down the harbour at 6 p.m.
 

List of Livestock and Provisions
 

10 Forges                                                                     175 Steel Hand Saws
700 Iron Shovels                                                          700 Garden Hoes
700 West Indian Hoes                                                700 Grubbing Hoes
700 Felling Axes                                                         700 Hatchets
700 Helves for Felling Axes                                       747,000 Nails
100 Pairs of Hinges and Hooks                                10 Sets of Cooper's Tools
40 Corn Mills                                                                40 Wheel Barrows
12 Ploughs                                                                   12 Smith's Bellows
30 Grindstones                                                            330 Iron Pots
6 Carts                                                                          4 Timber Carriages
14 Fishing Nets                                                           14 Chains for Timber Carriages
5,448 Squares of Crown Grass                                 200 Canvas Beds
62 Chauldrons of Coal                                                80 Carpenter's Axes
20 Shipwright's Axes                                                  600 lbs of Coarse Sugar
1001 lbs of Indian Sago                                             1 Small Cask of Raisins
61 lbs of Spices                                                           3 Hogsheads of Vinegar
2 Barrels of Tar                                                            1 Dozen Tin Saucepans
1 Printing Press                                                           Type Fonts for DO
3 Dozen Flat Irons                                                       Candlesticks
3 Snuffers                                                                     48 Spinning Brasses
7 Dozen Razors                                                           Bible Prayer Book etc.
6 Bullet Moulds                                                            9 Hackies for Flax
9 Hackies Pins                                                            3 Flax Dresser Brushes
127 Dozen Combs                                                     18 Coils of Whale line
6 Harpoons                                                                  12 Lances
Shoe Leather                                                               305 Pairs of Women's Shoes
40 Tents for Women Convicts                                    6 Bundles of Ridge Poles
11 Bundles of Stand Poles                                         2 Chests of Pins ans Mallets
1 Portable Canvas House (Gov. Philip)                    18 Turkeys
29 Geese                                                                      35 Ducks
122 Fowls                                                                     87 Chickens
Kittens                                                                           Puppies
4 Mares                                                                        2 Stallions
4 Cows                                                                         1 Bull
1 Bull Calf                                                                     44 Sheep
19 Goats                                                                       32 Hogs
5 Rabbits                                                                      Gov. Philip's Greyhounds
Rev. John's Cats                                                          Mill Spindles with 4 Crosses
2 Cases of Mill Bills and Picks                                  1 Case of Mill Brashes
589 Womens Petticoats                                             606 Womens Jackets
121 Womens Caps                                                     327 Pairs of Womens Stockings
250 Womens Handkerchiefs                                     700 Steel Spades
175 Claw Hammers                                                    140 Augurs
700 Gimlets                                                                  504 Saw Files
300 Chisels                                                                    6 Butchers Knives
100 Pairs of Scissors                                                 30 Box Rules
100 Plain Measures                                                    50 Pickaxes
50 Helvers for DO                                                       700 Wooden Bowls
700 DO Platters                                                          5 Sets of Smith's Tools
20 Pit Saws                                                                 700 Clasp Knives
500 Tin Plates                                                             60 Padlocks
50 Hay Forks                                                              42 Splitting Wedges
8,000 Fish Hooks                                                       48 Dozen Lines
8 Dozen lbs of Sewing Twine                                    12 Brick Moulds
36 Masons Chisels                                                     6 Harness for Horses
12 Ox-Bows                                                                 3 Sets of Ox Furniture
20 Bushels of Seed Barley                                        1 Piano
10 Bushels of India Seed Corn                                 12 Baskets of Garden Seed
Coarse Thread (Blue/White)                                      Transport Jack
Ventilators for Water and Wine                                  Hoses
Windsails                                                                     24 Spinning Whorls
1 Set of Candlestick Makers                                     Carbins
Bulkheads                                                                    Beds
Hammocks                                                                  Marines Clothes
Fig Trees                                                                     Bamboos
Sugar Cane                                                                Quinces
Apples                                                                         Pears
Strawberries                                                               Oak and Myrtle Trees
135 Tierces of Beef                                                   165 Tierces of Pork
50 Puncheons of Bread                                            116 Casks of Pease
110 Frinkins of Butter                                                8 Bram of Rice
10 Pairs of Handcuffs and Tools                              1 Chest of Books
5 Puncheons of Rum                                                 300 Gallons of Brandy
15 Tons of Drinking Water                                        5 Casks of Oatmeal
12 Bags of Rice                                                         140 Womens Hats
1 Machine for Dress Flax                                          252 Dozen lbs of Cotton Candles
168 Dozen lbs of Mould Candles                             44 Tons of Tallow
2 Millstones Spindles etc.                                         800 Sets of Bedding
1 Loom for Weaving Canvas                                    2,780 Woollen Jackets
5,440 Drawers                                                           26 Marquees for Married Officers
200 Wood Canteens                                                 40 Camp Kettles
448 Barrels of Flour                                                   60 Bushels of Seed Wheat
381 Womens Shifts

Plants and Seeds

Banana                                                         Cocoa
Coffee                                                           Cotton
Eugenia                                                        Guava
Ipecacuanha                                                 Lemon
Orange                                                          Prickly Pear
Spanish Reed                                              Tamarind