Hobart Town, 1816: Andrew Bent and fermenting change

Abstract

ON SUNDAY, 28 April 1816, the Reverend Robert Knopwood noted this: Very unwell. Unable to perform D.V. [Divine] Service. I sent for Mr Luttrell. Many of the officers called and sent to know how I was. A signal was made for a brig from the south. Rain.1 The signal seen by Knopwood at Battery Point was relayed by a flag raised on the summit of Mount Nelson, where the guard commanded a full view of Storm Bay and the entrance to the River Derwent. The approaching ship was soon identified as the colonial brig Kangaroo under the command of Lieutenant Charles Jeffreys. It was making its second trip bringing convicts down from Sydney to Hobart Town, interposed by a protracted voyage to Ceylon. Show more