October

Tuesday 6th. Octr.
... return to Sydney, after visiting all the Farms of the districts of Parramatta & Hawkesbury, which shew at present every appearance of most abundant Crops. —

Sunday 25th. Octr. 1812 ! —
Anchored this day in the Harbour the Minstrel Female Convict Ship from England from whence she sailed on the 4th. of June last, touching at Rio de Janeiro from which last Place she sailed on the 11th. Augt. — By the Minstrel Lt. Col. Thos. Davey of the R. Marines lately appointed Lt. Govr. of V. Diemen's Land, with his wife & Daughter; Lieut. Oxley of the R. Navy lately appointed Surveyor Genl. of the Colony; together with 125 Female Convicts, have arrived from England.

Recd. several Public Dispatches and a number of Private Letters from our Relations & Friends with good accounts of them, excepting that Nephew Capt. Hugh Maclaine has had his Leg shot off in the Storm of Ciuad [sic] Rodrigo in Portugal – but is likely to live & do well after it.

I received at the same time Official Notification of my being appointed Brigadr. Genl. on the Staff of N.S.Wales, from the 25th. of Novr. 1811 ! —

Accounts were received by this oppy. of the dreadful & horrid assassination of the Rt. Honble. Perceval the Prime Minister of England in the Lobby of the House of Commons by John Bellingham on the 11th. of May 1812 !!!

Saty. 31. Octr. 1812 !
I this day Reviewed the 73d. Regt. in Hyde Park – and entertained the Officers afterwards at Dinner – in the New Dining Room – used this day for the first time after being completely finished.

This day Thirty Six Years I landed and joined the British Army in America as a Volunteer, and this day did Duty for the first time as Brigadier General on the Staff. —

Source
Macquarie, Lachlan. Memoranda & Related Papers. 22 December 1808-14 July 1823.
Original held in the Mitchell Library, Sydney.
ML Ref: A772 51-52 ff. [Microfilm Reel CY301 Frames #57-58].