▁two ▁soldiers ▁desert ed ▁at ▁Cob h , ▁and ▁two ▁were ▁left ▁at ▁the ▁hospital ▁there , ▁of ▁whom ▁one ▁died . ▁On ▁the ▁voyage , ▁three ▁died ▁and ▁one ▁was ▁missing , ▁believed ▁d rown ed . ▁One ▁private ▁joined ▁at ▁Rio . ▁There ▁were ▁a ▁number ▁ ▁of ▁free ▁sett lers ▁as ▁well , ▁at ▁least ▁three ▁men , ▁seven ▁women , ▁and ▁six ▁children , ▁one ▁of ▁whom ▁died ▁at ▁Cob h . ▁The ▁crew ▁number ed ▁ 5 6 , ▁all ▁but ▁eleven ▁of ▁whom ▁where ▁Sp ani ards ▁or ▁las c ars . ▁ ▁Prov idence ▁sa iled ▁in ▁company ▁with ▁, ▁which ▁part ed ▁at ▁T ener ife . ▁Prov idence ▁then ▁reached ▁Rio ▁de ▁Janeiro ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁March . ▁She ▁stayed ▁there ▁for ▁three ▁weeks , ▁depart ing ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁April . ▁She ▁arrived ▁at ▁Port ▁Jackson ▁on ▁ 2 ▁July , ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁actually ▁anchor ▁until ▁ 6 ▁July . ▁Four ▁male ▁and ▁three ▁female ▁conv ict s ▁had ▁died ▁on ▁the ▁voyage . ▁ ▁Prov idence ▁left ▁Port ▁Jackson ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁October ▁bound ▁for ▁China . ▁She ▁took ▁with ▁her ▁some ▁officers ▁and ▁soldiers ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 0 2 nd ▁Regiment ▁of ▁Foot ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁permitted ▁to ▁stay ▁due ▁to ▁ill ness ▁or ▁leave ▁when ▁the ▁Regiment ▁had ▁been ▁re called ▁to ▁Britain . ▁ ▁On ▁her ▁way ▁to ▁China ▁Prov idence ▁redis cover ed ▁the ▁U jel ang ▁At oll ▁at ▁( ), ▁and