A sympathetic review, describing the treatment that the ‘Scottish Martyrs’ were subject to during their transportation to Botany Bay as inhumane, and “exceeding, by far, all that we have read or heard of the sufferings of the unhappy negroe slaves in their passage from Africa to the places of their destination.” The reviewer regarded Palmer’s account as truthful and accurate, and disbelieved the allegation that he was involved in a conspiracy to murder the captain of Suprize and commandeer the transport ship. The review concluded with a reflection on Palmer’s favourable account of “the settlement at Sydney Cove” and the good climate enjoyed by the convicts settled there.