The National Register. — London, England, 1816-01-07 00:00:00

.6.. ~.1~ ..t JAN.- 7. which may occur, and is at the same time so near to the River I on ii 9 south hank as to derive all the advantages of its clear and Beautiful stream The owe; anics and settlers, of whatever wh:, may be hereafter permitted to form permanent residence , to themselves at this place, will have the highly im portant advantages °fa rich and fertile soil, with a beautiful river flowini., through it, for all the uses of man. The Gover nor ells! however add, that the hopes which were once so san gide& v ent-r:ained of this -River becoming navigable to the We•q •, n '4.3. have ended in disappointed. n the week that the_ Governor remained at Bathurst, he made !lady. excursions in various directions ; one of these ex tended c'.9 miles in a south west direction. and on that occasion, as well on al! the others, he found the country chiefly composed of wall es Ind plains, separated occasionally by ranges of low hills —th. soil tie oil:Jima being generally fertile, and well cir cumstanced for the purpose of agriculture or grazing. The ~v ei nor he e feela much pleasure iii being enabled to communicate to the Public, that the favourable reports which he had , eeeived of the country to the west of the Woe Moun tains have not been by any means exaggerated The difficul ties %Well present thee.sel% es in the jellifies , from hence are certainly great and into, itable, hut those persons who may he inclined to become permanent Settlers there, will probably content themselves with this part of the Colony but rarely, and of course will ha% e them seldom to encounter. — Plenty , f water and a sufficiency of grass are to be found in the Mount :ins for the suppo' t of such cattle as may be sent over them ; and the tracts of fertile soil and rich pasturage which the new country aftiird , , arc fully extensive enough for any int-re:ls.i of oopulation and stock which can possibly take place for many years. Within a distance of 10 miles from the scite of Bathurst, there is not less than 50,000 acres of land clear of timber, and fully one half of that may lie considered excellent soil, well cal culated for cultivation. It is a matter of regret, that in propor tion as the soil improves the timber degenerates; and it is to be remarked, that every where to the westward of the Mountains it is much inlet ior both in size and quality to that within the present Colony : there is, however, a sufficiency of timber of tolerable quality within the district around Bathurst, for the purposes of house-building and hnsbandry. '1 be Go , error has here to lament, that neither coals or lime stone have yet been discovered in the Western Country : arti cles in themselves of so much importance, that the want of them must be severely felt whenever that country shall be sett:ed. Having enumerated the principal and most important features of this new country. the Governor has now to notice some of its live productions. All around Bathurst abounds in a variety of game ; amid the two principal rivers contain a great quantity offish, but all of one denomination, resembling the perch in appearance, and of a delicate and fine flavour, not unlike that of a rock cod : this fish grows to a large size, and is very vora cious. Seveval of them were caught during the Governor's stay at Bathurst, and at the Flatting-place on the Fish River. One of those caught weighed 171 b. and the people stationed at Bathurst stated, that they had caught some weighing ifilbs. The field game are the kangaroos, emus, black swans, wild geese, wild turkies, bustards, ducks of various kinds, quail, bronze, and other pidgeons, &c. &c. the water-mole, or paradox, also abounds in all the rivers and ponds. The scite designed for the town of Bathurst, by observation taken at mhe Flag, Staff, which was erected on the day of Bathurst receiving that name, is situated in lat. 33 deg. 24 min. 30 sec. South, sod in long. t 49 deg. 37 min. 45 sec. East of Green wich, being also ..)71- miles Noah of Government House, in Scolney, amid 911 M/ coat of it, bearing West 20 dee . , 30 ndn. North. 83 geographic miles, or 0.1 s tatute miles ; ttie measured road distance frotn Sydney to Bat hut st being t 40 English miles. The road cunt: acted Nlr. Cox arid the party under him commences at Eine Fold, on the left bank of the river Nepean, and is thence carried lot miles to the Flag btaff at Bathurst: this road has been carefully measured, and each mile regularly marked on the trees growing on the left side of the road pro ceeding towards Bathurst,. •~ •• r _,. ~ _~~ THE NATIONAL lIEGISTEII. T e Governor in his tour made the following stages, in which he was principally regulated by the consideration of hav ing good pasturage for the cattle, and plenty of water Ist stage—Spring Wood, distant from Emu Ford. 12. (.2d ditto—Jamieson's Valley, or second depot, distant tom ditto 28 miles. 3d ditto—Blackheath, distant from ditto 41 miles. 4th ditto--,Cox's River, 'distant from ditto SC. miles. 'sth ditto—The Fish River, distant from ditto 72 miles. eth ditto--Sidmouth Valley, distant fcom ditto 80 miles. 7th ditto—Campbell River, distant from ditto 91 miles. Bth ditto—Bathurst, distant from ditto 01! miles. At all of which places the traveller may assure himself of good grass, and water in abundance. On Thursday, the 11th of May, the Governor and suite let out from Bathurst on their return, and arrived at Sydney on Friday, the 19th ult. The Governor deems it expedient here to notify to the Pub lic,.that he does not mean to make any grant of land to the Westward of the Blue Mountains until he shall receive the com mands of his Majesty's Ministers on that sulikct, and in reply to the report he is now about to make them upon it. In the mean time, such Gentlemen, or other respectable fres persons, as may wish to visit this new country, will be permit ted to do so, on making a written application to the Governor to that erect, who will order them to be furnished with written passes. It is at the same time strictly ordered and directed, ' that no person, whether civil or military, shall attempt to travel over the Blue Mountains without having previously applied for and obtained permission, in the above prescribed form. The military guard stationed at the first depot on too mountains, will receive full instructions to prevent the progress of any per sons who shall not have obtained regular passess. The neces sity for the establishing, and strictly enforcing this regulation, is too obvious to every one who will reflect on it, to require any explanation here. The Governor . cannot conclude this Account of his Tone, without °tiering his best acknowledgements to W. Cox. Esq. for the important service he has rendered to the Colony in so short a period of time, by opening a passage to the new-discovered con ntrv, and at the same time assuring him, that he shall have great pleasure in recommending his meritorious services on this occasion to the faxourahle consideration!of his Majesty's Minis ] tors.—By command.of his Excellency the Governor. J. T. CAMPBELL, Secretary. s , • • *J4% , " SPANISH PATRIOTS. Our readers will see with disgust, but without surprise, that King ir.TtDIN AND " the Beloree of Spain has been heaping all sorts of indignities and severities on the heads of some of the woi thiest and most distinguished men in Spain " MADRID, DEc. 28. " This town is inspired with terror by the blow which the King has just struck, and which is of a nature not to be paral leled by the most extensive examination of the annals of despotism. In consequence of orders given by the King, to conclude within a fixed period the ti ials of those called Lrberats, and to consult him with regard to the sentences to be pronounced, the commission named for that purpose, notwithstanding that it consists of perscns enjoy Mg the full confidence of the K n the g, which is proved by his ha vin g nominated them to compose fifth tribnal, which hitherto ha. conducted those tria!s, seizing the opportunity of consulting the King upon the decisi ur they were to cive on Don Manuel Gal cia He; eras. formed. 'Mails• ter of Grace and Justice, and Depot in the Gene . -l a nd Ex traordinary Cortes,cleclared to his Maj.:sty, as already th former Judges had done twice or thrice, that nothin type wed evi dence to convict the accused, that atoin , t them •here were nothing but charges and aceu•at.ons wAtout io &on, and that it would there f o re he consonant .ss ith o t val -1 me cyto , throw, a veil over,the past, and to restore the accused to liberty. " "Ilw King, dissatisticd with this recommendation, imtue. diatei.y.itisued the following order 1-- R