▁being ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁provision ing ▁stop ▁and ▁rende z vous ▁by ▁se al ers ▁looking ▁for ▁new ▁se aling ▁grounds ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁and ▁east ▁of ▁New ▁Zealand . ▁F ove aux ▁Stra it ▁is ▁discovered ▁in ▁December ▁but ▁its ▁existence ▁does ▁not ▁become ▁widely ▁known ▁for ▁some ▁time . ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁marked ▁increase ▁in ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁wh al ers ▁operating ▁in ▁the ▁north ▁of ▁New ▁Zealand , ▁due ▁in ▁part ▁to ▁attacks ▁on ▁British ▁boats ▁in ▁the ▁South ▁Atlantic ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁Napole onic ▁wars . ▁There ▁is ▁also ▁an ▁increase ▁in ▁American ▁ships ▁from ▁New ▁England . ▁ ▁Inc umb ents ▁ ▁Reg al ▁and ▁vic er eg al ▁Head ▁of ▁State ▁– ▁King ▁George ▁III . ▁Governor ▁of ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁– ▁Philip ▁G id ley ▁King ▁ ▁Events ▁ ▁? M arch ▁or ▁July ▁– ▁The ▁Alexander ▁returns ▁Te ina ▁to ▁the ▁Bay ▁of ▁Islands ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁g ifts ▁from ▁Governor ▁King ▁including ▁probably ▁the ▁first ▁p igs ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁May ▁– ▁In ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁maintain ▁a ▁British ▁mon opol y ▁of ▁trade ▁in ▁Australian ▁waters ▁Governor ▁King ▁prohib its ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁una ut hor ised ▁boats ▁of ▁more ▁than ▁four teen ▁feet ▁long ▁in ▁New ▁South ▁Wales . ▁June ▁– ▁James ▁Cav an agh , ▁a ▁prisoner ▁on ▁the ▁government ▁vessel ▁, ▁Lieutenant ▁James ▁Sym ons , ▁runs ▁from ▁the ▁ship ▁when ▁it ▁stops ▁near ▁the ▁Caval li ▁Islands . ▁He ▁lives ▁with ▁M ā ori ▁in ▁the