Star.
London, England, 1802-06-25 00:00:00

COCKING.

GOODWILL. N. I. LISTER Sr. 11.
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We are informed by Lieut. GRIVIT, who is late•
ly arrived from New South Wales, of the flourifh-
ing (late of that Colony. He left Port Jackfon in
November laft, when the crops were very luxu-
riant and beginning to be cut down, without
having fuffered that year from the floods of tale
Hawkeibury.
Governor KING had opened a commun'cation
with Otaheite for the purpofe of fupplying the
Colony with pork, in which he had been fingular-
ly fuccefsful-.His Majefty's armed (hip PORPOISt
having made one trip, and the Not FOLK brig hay-
:ng failed on the fame employ previous to Mr.
GRANT'S leaving Sydney.
The moft friendly undcrftanding exifts between
the natives of Otaheite and the fettlement of New
South Wales. We are happy to hear that the lat-
ter country is no longer in want of a (topic com-
modity, the article of Coals, of an excellent kind,
being found in abundance in Hunter's River, to
gether with plenty of Wood, well qualified for
the mailing of (hipping. Mr. GRANT made his pot-
tage to the Cape of Good Hope, round Cape Horn,
ia the brig Anna Jofepha, laden with (pars for
malls, and coals, which latter fold immediately
at the Cape at 35 Rix Dollars per ton (nearly 61.
fterling). The above veffcl's top-malls, top-gal.
lint-malts, and yards, were of the wood cut in
Hunter's River, and anfwered remarkably well.
Mr. GRANT had thus an opportunity of being an
eye witncfx of its quality ; and that was more par-
ticularly proved from the very heavy weather al-
ways met with in thole feat. Some fpecimens of
this wood he has brought with him.
Governor KING had formed a lmall fettlement
at Hunter's River, for the purpofe of working the
coal which is of the fame nature with that of New-
cafile.

Mr. GRANT entered this River in the Lady Nel-
fon, in order to obtain the furvey of it. He pene-
trated in his boats nearly 70 miles up the'fame, ac-
companied by Lieut.-Col. PATTERSON, without
being able, at that time, to difcover its fource.—A
wood refembling Flack bad alfo been found.
Mr. CRAM?. in his paflage from England to
Port Jackfun, in the Lady Nelfon, a vefla of only
63 tons burthen, with three Hiding keels, was the
firft that paired f trough the Straits which fepar*
ted Van-Dieman's Land from New Holland, aria
failed along a great extent of coati to the weft-
ward of any land before feen by thole who had
vifited that country, going into no higher latitude
than 39.30. South, and obferves, that the South
Cape of New Holland lies in 39. 2. South. He
found the lhore he failed along bold, with very
deep water, wherever he attempted to land; and,
in general, he had, with a very moderate Offing,
from so to 45, and 3o fathoms water, fine fand,
and fometimes (hells.

By order of Governor Km:, he returned into
thofe &eights, and obtained the furvey of the coaft
from Wilfon's Promontory to Weftern Pori, with
the furvey of that harbour, which is well (Inhered,
and capable of containing many fail of [hipping.—
There is abundance of wood eafily to be got, and
plenty of mater ; though the latter is rather dif-
ficult to be procured, on account of the diftance,
and from feveral (boa!, lying in the way, which
render it neceffary to take advantage of tide. Mr.
GRANT gi►es a very favourable report of that part
of the country. The different furveys obtained in
the Lady Nelfon were executed ,by Enllgn Batt-
ISILIAN, of the New South Wales Corps, who
accompanied him for that purport.