Editing Rum Rebellion (section)

===A new governor is appointed===
[[File:Ln-Governor-Lachlan macquarie.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Lachlan Macquarie]], c. early 1800s]]
Following Bligh's overthrow, Johnston had notified his superior officer, [[Colonel (United Kingdom)|Colonel]] [[William Paterson (explorer)|William Paterson]] of events. At the time, Paterson was in [[Van Diemen's Land]] (now called [[Tasmania]]) establishing a settlement at Port Dalrymple (now [[Launceston, Tasmania|Launceston]]). He was reluctant to get involved until clear orders arrived from England. When he learned in March that Lieutenant-Colonel [[Joseph Foveaux]] was returning to Sydney <!-- from where? -->with orders to become acting [[Lieutenant-Governor|Lieutenant-Governor of New South Wales]], Paterson left Foveaux to deal with the prevailing situation.<ref name="AustEncIIp">{{cite book | title=The Australian Encyclopaedia Vol. II | editor=A.W. Jose| pages = 278–279 | publisher=Angus & Robertson | location=Sydney | year=1926|display-editors=etal}}</ref>

Foveaux arrived in July and took over the colony as lieutenant-colonel on 28 July 1808, which annoyed Macarthur. Since a decision was expected from England, and feeling that Bligh's behaviour had been insufferable, Foveaux left Bligh under house arrest. He turned his attention to improving the colony's roads, bridges and public buildings, which he felt had been badly neglected. When there was still no word from England, he summoned Paterson to Sydney in January 1809 to sort out matters.<ref name="AustEncIf">{{cite book | title=The Australian Encyclopaedia Vol.I | editor=A.W. Jose| pages = 485–486 | publisher=Angus & Robertson | location=Sydney | year=1927|display-editors=etal}}</ref> Paterson sent Johnston and Macarthur to England for trial, and confined Bligh to the [[barracks]] until he signed a contract agreeing to return to England. Paterson, whose health was failing, retired to Government House and left Foveaux to run the colony.<ref name="AustEncIIp"/>

In January 1809 Bligh was given the control of HMS ''Porpoise'' on condition that he return to England. However, Bligh sailed to [[Hobart]] in Van Diemen's Land, seeking the support of Lieutenant-Governor [[David Collins (lieutenant governor)|David Collins]] to retake control of the New South Wales Colony. Collins refused to support him<ref name="SLNSWBlighBanks"/> and on Paterson's orders, Bligh remained cut off on board ''Porpoise'', moored at the mouth of the [[River Derwent (Tasmania)|River Derwent]] south of Hobart, until January 1810.<ref name=" AustEncII"/>

The Colonial Office finally decided that sending naval governors to rule the New South Wales Colony was untenable. Instead the New South Wales Corps, now known as the 102nd Regiment of Foot, was to be recalled to England and replaced with the [[73rd (Perthshire) Regiment of Foot|73rd Regiment of Foot]], whose commanding officer would take over as governor. Bligh was to be reinstated for twenty-four hours, then recalled to England; Johnston sent to England for court martial; and Macarthur tried in Sydney. Major-General [[Lachlan Macquarie]] was put in charge of the mission after Major-General [[Miles Nightingall]] fell ill before departure. Macquarie took over as governor with an elaborate ceremony on 1 January 1810.<ref>''The Australian Encyclopaedia Vol.II'', p. 15</ref>