Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World

Chapter 10

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The Discovery of Australia—Transportation of Convicts—Discipline —English Laws, Ancient and Modern—Flogging Prisoners to Death—Arrival of Settlers—New South Wales Corps—Rum Currency—Intemperance Everywhere —$100,000 for One Gallon of Rum—Development of the Country—Immense Resources