A Complete Account of the Settlement at Port Jackson
by
Watkin Tench
Table of Contents
 PREFACE
 A Complete Account of the Settlement at PortJackson
  1. A Retrospect of the State of the Colony of PortJackson, on the Date of my former Narrative, in July,1788.
  2. Transactions of the Colony from the sailing ofthe First Fleet in July, 1788, to the Close of thatYear.
  3. Transactions of the Colony, from theCommencement of the Year 1789, until the End of March.
  4. Transactions of the Colony in April and May,1789.
  5. Transactions of the Colony until the Close ofthe Year 1789.
  6. Transactions of the Colony, from the Beginningof the Year 1790 until the End of May following.
  7. Transactions of the Colony in June, July, andAugust, 1790.
  8. Transactions of the Colony in the Beginning ofSeptember, 1790.
  9. Transactions of the Colony in part of Septemberand October, 1790.
  10. The arrival of the ‘Supply’ fromBatavia; the State of the Colony in November, 1790.
  11. Farther Transactions of the Colony in November,1790.
  12. Transactions of the Colony in Part of December,1790.
  13. The Transactions of the Colony continued to theEnd of May, 1791.
  14. Travelling Diaries in New South Wales.
  15. Transactions of the Colony to the end ofNovember, 1791.
  16. Transactions of the colony until 18th ofDecember 1791, when I quitted it, with an Account of its state atthat time.
  17. Miscellaneous Remarks on the country. On itsvegetable productions. On its climate. On its animal productions.On its natives, etc.
  18. Observations on the Convicts.
  19. Facts relating to the probability ofestablishing a whale fishery on the coast of New South Wales,with Thoughts on the same.
PREFACE
When it is recollected how much has been written to describethe Settlement of New South Wales, it seems necessary if not tooffer an apology, yet to assign a reason, for an additionalpublication.
The Author embarked in the fleet which sailed to found theestablishment at Botany Bay. He shortly after published aNarrative of the Proceedings and State of the Colony, brought upto the beginning of July, 1788, which was well received, andpassed through three editions. This could not but inspire bothconfidence and gratitude; but gratitude, would be badlymanifested were he on the presumption of former favour to layclaim to present indulgence. He resumes the subject in the humblehope of communicating information, and increasing knowledge, ofthe country, which he describes.
He resided at Port Jackson nearly four years: from the 20th ofJanuary, 1788, until the 18th of December, 1791. To an active andcontemplative mind, a new country is an inexhaustible source ofcuriosity and speculation. It was the author's custom not only tonote daily occurrences, and to inspect and record the progressio                        
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