The Sun.
London, England, 1825-07-08 00:00:00

SYDNEY GAZETTES.

A file of Sydney Gazettes have been received
at the New England Coffee House to the 12tli
of February. The following account of the Ex-
pedition across the country to Western Port,
will be found to possess no inconsiderable share
of interest :

" On the 3d of October last, we took our departure from the
District of Appin, and proceeded to Mr. Hume's station at
Lake-George. On the 17th we continued our journey in a
S. W. direction, and the following day passed over a fine
grazing country, which we named Macdougal's Plains, called
by the natives, Yon. ; and continuing our rout to the S. W.,
crossed the Morrumbidgee, over an open forest country, till
the 24th. It was not until the 29th that we discovered a
passage over the mountains, which run nearly N. and S. ; and
on 31st we descended this range, and arrived at a small river
running north, which was crossed on the 2d November, and we
encamped in the evening about a mile distant from another ri-
ver, of which we ascertained the preceding to be a branch. On
the 4th and sth we pursued our progress over the mountains, and
on the evening of the 6th descended into a country of a different
aspect, being much broken, and the mountains in a southerly
direction, having Cudr tops covered with snow, which induced
us to take a westerly course, upon which we continued until
the 13th, through an open country, well watered by numerous
creeks. We proceeded S.W. until the 16th, when we reached
the banks of a river situate in lat. 36. 15. S., which we named
Flume's river, and is about 100 yards in breadth and deep. On
the 20th we crossed to the South hank and continued our jour-
ney through a country interspersed with swaps for a distance of
four miles, when we crossed a branch of the last river and con-
tinued our course S.W. through forest land abounding in ex-
cellent pasturage, and on the 24th arrived at the banks of a
small but beautiful river about lat. 36. 30. S. which we named
Oven's river, and which we forded the following day, and
pursued our journey along the base of a range of mountains,
which we crossed on the 29th, descending into a fine forest
country until the 3d December, when we arrived at a river

in lat. 36. 50. which we called Goulburn River. Having crossed
this, we continued our course to the S.W. until the Bth, when
we changed to N.W. on account of a mountain found im-
passable. On the 12th we resumed our journey S.W. with an
open country in front, and on the 13th came in sight of some
plains superior to any we had passed, and in the course of the
afternoon we ascended a hill, from whence we bad a very exten-
sive view of as fine a country as we had ever seen in any part
of the Colony, extending from S.E. to W. We continued our
journey still south west, through the same description of
country until the evening of the 16th, when we reached West-
ern Port, and encamped on the right bank at the head of the
bay, at the back of a large island in the bay. A large river
runs from the eastward, which empties itself into Western Port,
and which appears to come from between a range of mountains.
Many other rivers which crossed the plains we had passed on the
last two or three days, discharge themselves into this, and we
consider it in point of magnitude equal to any we have seen in
the colony. We did not fall in with any natives in the course of
our journey, though we frequently observed traces of them, but at
Western eon we met a tribe, and on our return we fell in with
about 100 men, women, and children, who behaved themselves
in the most friendly manner. Our return was by a more west-
ern track, and on the 18th January we arrived at Lake George,
after an absence of sixteen weeks, during all which time we had
not more than six days rain, and the country generally seemed
suffering from the want of it. Our provisions lasted us to the
end of our journey, with the exception of flour, which was ex-
pended three days before our return."

FOR THE SUN.

JUDIAZING CHRISTIANS,

MR. EDITOR—III pursuance of the remarks
lately communicated to you (June 23) on the
Judaic propensities of our young men at the pre-
sent day, I went last Sunday to speculate upon
appearances, in a place of very public resort, the
Royal Gardens at Kensington. The day was
beautiful, and the walks very full. The Ladies
were in general tastefully dressed : the men
plainly and properly ; but with a general fear of
displaying their legs, which were universally
concealed by trowsers or pantaloons. This fashion,
very convenient for those whose legs and knees
are ill-formed, or badly proportioned, is conti-
nued with a zeal which naturally conveys the
notion that such deformities are very prevalent.--
As to beards, I could not but remark a great
variety in their appearance ; but was pleased by
observing that, among those who seemed to bear
the true character of Gentlemen, very little of
this Jewish appendage was discoverable. The
completest Judaizers, whose bushy excrescences
covered the whole chin, and nearly the whole
face, were evidently pretenders to distinction ;
ambitious young men, who having nothing else to
bring them into notice, carefully encouraged the
bounty of Nature in this particular. They could
hardly fancy it to be genteel, but they thought it.
dashing, spirited, " Life in London," and were
doubtless ready to display the feats of the Fancy
(so called) to any one who should be bold enough
to smile at their appearance. I saw, however,
only a very few who would have been received at
Duke's-place as brothers, without some hesita-
tion ; but many advances were made towards
that distinction. One man, whose taste would
not allow him to make a complete brush of his
face, had a light thin fringe of hair from his ears
to his chin. It looked, indeed, very Jewish, but
not so formidable as the full crop. In general 4
could perceive evident marks of dullnes in the
Judaizers ; they seemed to be young men, who,
having no hope of any useful produce from the
upper part of their skulls, were driven, in mere
despair, to cultivate the lower. I have inquired,
but without success, whether the ladies en-
courage this species of masquerade. It is natural
to suppose some objections to exist on their
parts. But among the class which frequents the
Fives-court it is so much the fashion to disregard
the opinions and feelings of the softer sex, that
they, probably, are not taken into the account.
As for those who only nourish whiskers that they
may be taken for military men, I wish them pro-
motion in some whiskered corps, till, by a new
general order, restoring the troops to the form of
English soldiers, their whiskers shall be doomed
to fall under the trenchant steel of the barber.
In the mean time I would propose, that all those
who voluntarily wear either whiskers or beards,
should be obliged by law to say their catechism,
once every month, to the parson of the parish
where they reside ; lest, by the influence of the
outward form upon the inner man, they should
gradually become what they outwardly appear
Jews, Turks, or Infidels.

ANGLICLTS,