<P> The First Fleet was commanded by Commodore Arthur Phillip , who was given instructions authorising him to make regulations and land grants in the colony . The ships arrived at Botany Bay between 18 January and 20 January 1788 : HMS Supply arrived on 18 January , Alexander , Scarborough and Friendship arrived on 19 January , and the remaining ships on 20 January . </P>
<P> The First Fleet was commanded by Commodore Arthur Phillip , who was given instructions authorising him to make regulations and land grants in the colony . The ships arrived at Botany Bay between 18 January and 20 January 1788 : HMS Supply arrived on 18 January , Alexander , Scarborough and Friendship arrived on 19 January , and the remaining ships on 20 January . </P>
what was australia called when the first fleet arrived
what was australia called when the first fleet arrived
Botany Bay
Botany Bay