ine Forces.
On the first establishment of the colony of
New South Wales he was employed as Judge Advocate,
And in the year 1803
he was entrusted by his Majesty's government
with the command of an expedition,
destined to form a settlement at Port Phillip,
on the south coast of New Holland;
but which was subsequently removed to
Van Diemen's Land.

* * * * *

Under his direction as Lieutenant Governor,
the site of this town was chosen,
and the foundation of its first building
laid in 1804.
He died here on the 28th of March, 1810,[73]
aged 56 years.
And this monument long projected
was erected to his memory in 1838,
by direction of His Excellency
SIR JOHN FRANKLIN, K.C.H., K.R.

FOOTNOTES:

[Footnote 41: _Ross's Almanack_, 1829.]

[Footnote 42: Ibid, 1835.]

[Footnote 43: _Wordsworth's Sonnet to the Derwent._]

[Footnote 44: Colonel Paterson had been distinguished by his researches
in Africa, and had gained considerable reputation as a botanist. This
spirit of enterprise and intelligence he always preserved: he directed
the government botanical establishment at Parramatta, and the French
delineated his attainments with more than their usual enthusiasm. He
superintended the exotic plantation provided for the colonies, and the
repository of native shrubs intended for the gardens at Kew. His name
not unfrequently occurs as an adjunct to the scientific descriptions of
the botanist. Formerly acting governor and commander of the military
corps of New South Wales, he was not unsuitable for the more direct
duties of his office. It is, however, as a naturalist that he is
remembered. _He planted trees_: some are still growing amidst the
desolation of York Town. He was the first who attempted to improve the
grass of the country. He was the author of a volume of travels,
published in 1789, entitled, _Narrative of Four Journies into the
Country of the Hottentots and Caffraria, in the years_ 1777-8, _and_ 9.]

[Footnote 45: _Sydney Gazette_, 1806.]

[Footnote 46: Ibid, May, 1812.]

[Footnote 47: Ibid, May, 1807.]

[Footnote 48: Lieut. Lord's Evidence, Par. Pap., 1812.]

[Footnote 49: Johnstone's Trial, p. 337.]

[Footnote 50: _Sydney Gazette_, 1808.]

[Footnote 51: "After numerous observations, we found it--Lat. 29 deg. 4'