Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-08-22
o.aoev Gazette, &c the 18th Fsbru-

4 prls, ,stb Of May Mr. Evans ceto
On y. h;s four Of discovery. anu on ',t'
psrs ct1. 10 finding his provisions, Weui'
y : MI. .s him to proceed further, ne . De-
81 snaD at,sce his course back g. ba
70 . ' shsre he arrived on the I'm uif
b}qfs'' hsen absent thirty one days. IL
hi''s , "a If this tour, Mir. Evans ha
b'ss : fortunate as to travel over : vas 3
hss II rich and fertile valIies, w.thY
Dnnpe ';;sns Of hills well covered witeH
ssEs's,l nseful tilnbenchieay the strlngyy1
gl ri ri nine. and the Whole country a
@ Sra with ponds. gu!!ies OF I'M
sqne' 6e lalso fell IN with a large
s'la' ,sb;ch he conceiyes would BE-
Na rayigable for small boats at
Sp'a ;.tynce of a few days travelling a.
:. haaks fromits coirse. he on-I
,,ss that it must join its wa'efs With
aftAe siacqaarie River, aud little
i "a, esn BE- entertained that their joint
aea Gums must FORM natigable river of
Ns ,ry considerable size. Ata distance
aS sixty niles from Bathurst, Mr.
v.,ss discovered number Of hills, the
p ';.+sof which ended in perpe diculafI
ss'l,. from thirty to forty feet high, Of
20 "a lime stone Of misty grey colour
y,tsis place, and also throughout the
ssssr,l coutse efthe Journey, kangaroes,
mes ducks, &c. we're seen iEtsgreat
s , and thenew river, to which Mr.
vs.,s ave The name of the Lacblan, a.
sSan.Is with fish althuaeh from the
,sloess Of the season, be was not able to
.s,g6ang oil item. In the course o! this
,@ar Mr. Evans also discovered a very
ma,ual and extraordinary production,
4. ucper or scientific naale of WITCH
cannot at present be assigned to i. 1t
nsseses much ofthe sweetness and favor
ss(snanna, but is totally different IL It's
,Dgeasance, being vcsy white, aud hay
no sroundiSh, irregular surface. not IN :
ne The rough outside If ceafectioners'
e,mfts, and of the size Of the largest
lalIstones. MI EvaHs does rot eunsi-
daitto be theproduction Of any insect
Tree, Or vegetable OF the county AID
from thence the most probable copiec-
lures appear to be, ina: it is production
sftAe same nature with that which s
faad in Arabia, and there eallei! : Wild
Honey or the Almighty S9gar Fiuuibs,
AID they are Supposed to be a dew.
Where this substance was fosad nIost
plentiful SIR. Evans saw the knnSarcoin
immense flocks, aud wild fowl equally a.
buadant.
The natives appeared mere numerous
than at Bathurst hut soVery wild, aad
SO much alarmed at the sight
Il white men, thatbe could Mt induee
them to come ne r. or 20 hold any inter-
course whatever With hHn,
At tue termination If the tcur, ~.
Evans saw a good level coantiy, o., a
nsst interesting appearance, AID a very
rich soil aud he chNceiyes Tat there IS
no barrier to prevent the travelling far
ther westward, 70 almost any extent that
cOudbe desired &c states that the dis
lance travelled by him on fhis occasion
was l42 measured miies eUt; which,
with digressiens 10 the southwark, made
hetptai distance IJ5 miles from Bathurst.
He ADDS at the same tire, that having
aken a more dif ect line back TO BSfburst.
han that BY which he left il, he made
he distance then only rs miles: and he
deserves, hat good read NAY be made
Il tat length without any considerable
liiEcaIty. there not being more Than three
MIS- which may not be voiied.
From the entire tenor Of Mr.. Evans
larratiye of this tour, it appears that the
upntry over which he passed has even
needed the county iessiing to and sur
Ouading Bathurst. in richness, fertility,
nd all thc'other valuable objects for the
ustenance ola numerous population.
Beisye closing the present account, the
ieyernor desires 70 observe, that having
ccidentIy omitted some particulars OF
is own tour, which be had meant TO re
mack on, he ayails himself of the present
ccaSion to notice them.
When the Cove NOR arrived at Ba-
hprst -, AZ AtA e Mo-, Ea f,u01 fbora
A'ee Native men aud six children,
isnding with the woriins party they
PPeared much alarmed, but particularly
the hoyses--but ibis S. on ceased, aid
ney becameqaite familiar, eating what
yer iOOd was offered them, and appear
g very proud Of some little articles o
rsss which were given them. Frequent
during the Governors stay at 6a-
hurst, small parties Of men & boys came
. and they always got meat and some