The Sun.
London, England, 1809-12-22 00:00:00

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Captain Dalrymple asked Bruce, if he chose to go
on shore, and remititi there ? which he declined, on
account of the barbarous and sanguinary disposition
of their inhabilants. - Captain D. desired that. he
would choose for himself; and then took from him
several little presents, which he himself and his
Officers had given to him at New Zealand ; these
now were 'given to the natives of the islands, in the
boats then alongside the vessel.
Leaving the Feegee islands, they steered; towards
Santo(); visiting two or, three islands in their,pas-
sage ; but: the•limits of this narrative do nut admit
of giving any account of the • occurrences at those
places, -though they are not devoid of interest.—
After remaining four or five days• at Sonloo, they,
;ailed for Malacca, where •they arrived in Decem-
ber last. At Malacca, Captain Dalrymple and
Bruce went on shore. Thu latter was anxious to see
the GovernOr or Commanding Officer, to state his
grievances, but as it Was late in the evening when he
landed, be. cou'd . not see him till the following
morning, by which time' Captain Dalrymple had
weighed from: Malacca roadS,` leaving Bruce on
shore, 'and carrying off his wife on board the till-
lesley (o Penang., - ,
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Bruce acquainted the Commanding Officer.at Ma-
lacca With his case, and expressed his wish to regain
his wife, and to return -With bee to New Zealand.—
The Commanding Officer endeavoured to console
him; desired that he .wouldpatie'ptly wait at Me:
lacca, for a short time, as some ship migbt,probably
touch there, on their passage from Bengal to Neer
South Wales, by Which he Would pro Cur- a passage,
for himself and' his wife; and that, _in the mean,
tinie, he, would mite to Penang, cesiriug that his
wile .sbouid be returned to her- husband at Malacca.
After Waiting,fOr three or four weeks, accounts were
received of Capt.: Dalrymple's arrival at Peneng ;—.
upon which Bfuce Obtained' the Coati/iambi% Orb.-
Cer's permission, and, left
,Malacca in the Scourge
gun-brig, - for p,imig, ;where, opou leis arrival, .lie
found that his wile had been hartered.away to Cap-
tain Ross. On waiting upon the, Governor of Pe-
eling, he was asked What satisfadion he reeelired for
the ill-treatment he had experieneed ? Bruce aswer-
ed„that all he wanted was to have his veife restored-,
and to get a passage, it possiblee. to New Z:edand.
Through the interterenCe of the Governor, his wi!e
was restored :to Bien. With her he returned to.Ma-
laeca, in hope of the proiniste.l pa!e-age to New
South Wales.; but as there was no appraumce of the
expected-ships for that port, he wits now promised'
a passage ter hine4if and his Hyde 'to England
in one of the 'homeWard4ound Indiamen from
China. By getting -to &eland, he hoped frOm
thence to
:tied a passage to :.‘ew South Wales;
,but
the China ships only anchored in Malacca Roads for
n-few honri tarring ,the night, -so that he had no
opportunity of proceeding by any of the ' ships of
:hat fleet. 'He then entreated the Commanding Of-
neer to get hint a passage in the Sir Edward •Peilew
1 to Penns, where he 'hoped to evertene the India-
' teen. - A passage- for himself and his witeewas ac-
cordingly provided on board the Pellew ; and, on
his arrival enPenaiig, he foam' the Indianien stand-
ing still there ; but, he could not- be:accommodated
with a pass-age to Europe, without the payment
of, 400, doliais. Not having that Stan, and without
the means: to raise it, he cane 'on with the Sir
Edward Pellew to Bengal, where he and his wife,
the atfeetionatecornpAniun of his,distress, have beer
most hospitably received, and where their hard-
ships and long sufferings will be soothed and for-
gotten in the kindness that awaits them. (Wore
amities will probably occur, in the course of a' few
neanths; of -a passage to New 'South Wales, from
mbence they will find-no difficulty in regaining New
Zealand.
'lt was believed that the visit of Tippahee to Port
Jackson had partly for its object to iequire after
his favourite daughter and his son-in-law, who, had
been carried so unecountably from his coasts.
- As we, were unwilling to interrupt the course of
the preceding narrative by any matter not inane-
diately connected with the parties, we reserved,
for this,piace, a short account of theenetural pro-
duce of New Zealand;
,an account that must be
considered as valuable, in coming from a man long
resident in the country, and who
:had opportuni-
ties of satisfying himself on the points to which he
speaks. . . ,
Bruce, our present informant, relates, that
.Itiew
Zealand abounds with a great Variety of useful time
ber, among which are the pind and the fir; the fo-
rests are of great extent, and may be considered as
inexhaustible. Flax and hemp, which are both in-
digenous to that country, grow in the utmost pro-
fusion. lmmense plain; are entirely,covered.with
these plants, some of which is cultivated, but, much
thegreater part is of spontaneous growth. . The tree
producing the white benjamin is also found in many
parts of the island.
Mines of dttferent valuable metals - are known to
'exist in the interior. Specimens of their ores have
been obtained ; ,but, .from the total ignorance of
, the., people in metallurgy, er in any other art of
civilized countries, their
.mines remain unwrought.
Iron ores ar:: found in great abundance, aud with
these the natives paint both themselves 'aud their

canes.
. Cabbages, the common and sweet potatoe, yams,
parsnips, turnips, carrots, &c. rank among their gar-
den vegetables. They have a , plant somewhat.te-
setribling a fern, with a large farinaceous' roOt,, which,
when roasted, is a pleasant, wholesome food, and
is a most excellent substitute for bread. They have
also fruit trees, some of which are indigenous, others
are:exotic. The orange and the peach have bath
been introduced from the Cape of Gobd kiope, and
are in a very thriving way.
Breeds of swine and goats have been lately brought-
into New Zealand, and are increasing rapidly. fish
. they possess in grat variety ,and profusion,- and
daring ail the mamba of the year. In the summer
season they are visited by shoals of mackarei; arid
during thew inter their coasts are frequented by nu-
mense quantities of herrings. The isl'and' is vyater-
ed by many fine rivers, which abound with fish,
some of which are well known in Europe, :while
others seem , peculiar to the countries in the
Southern Ocean. Thft shales of, the rivers and.
their lakes are ,Ire..quented by wild geese and wild
ducks ; but it is retriarkible ihat they hav,e no tame
web-footed birds. The only quactruved on the land
is a kind of fox, and their,only reptile