Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-11-16

lhcre Is, perhaps. no colony, of modern es-
tablishment, in the world which consde riny its
origin and is object, is of a more sing ular cha
racleE than the British settlement at New
South Wales, or, as 1t is otherwise called New
Holland. This immense TERRITORY. which 10
called all island, but might with more %, oprie.
" be considered continent, was explored Inv
the celebrated navigator Cook, in the wear
lUO, and IN consequence of his suggestion.
was adopted by the British government as a
receptacle for their comvicts. The first nse
made OF IT Tor this purpose was, III we recoIIect
Alright, III the year 1887, when several hundreds
were sent over from The pare mt country, under
sentence of transportation for various crime.
ana under the government of Governor PHI
lips From that time 10 this, il has been made
use OF Tor the same purpose, and is now larpe
and important colony, and bids fair, AT SOME
futnre day, 10 become an immensely valuable
portion OF the British dominions. or perhaps
may grow, IN the end, to a powerful indepen-
dent nation. The number of inhabitats in
the year 1877, was more than twenty thousand
who had under cultivation nearly 30 900 acres
OF land, which WAS stocked with numerous
docks and herds, the sheep amounting 10
more than 40 900, and the horned Cattle 10 Ri
slug ~ 900.
The natural productions of New Holland
in plants, flowers, birds, quadrupeds. are rare
and extraordinary. Although IL is more than
thirty years since its settlement commenced
SIM, owing To Its vast extent and The peculiar
circumstances of the colony, the true cllarac.
Ter OF the interior of the country has been. I'M
III lately, but little explored or understood
WlIhiH The last two or three wears however
under The patronage of Gov Mac0uarrie A.
lempls nave been made, and with great sue
cess, 10 examine and survey the unexplored
regions, and the result has been such as not
On'y 10 3ratfy, but 10 suTpriZe, the persons EN-
gdSed w. Tie excursions. Ameng other disco
serIeS 'huS made, we mud an account, ia The
Edtn1WS RerieU for July, 1919, in AN article
on several publications respecting that conn
Try, ora most majestic river, heretofore nm
known, but which bids fair, iu its extent and
character, TO equal the most distinguished
streams on our own continent. T'l,is ac.
connt ;" contained in a despatch from Mr.
ONley, Surveyor General OF the settlement IN
the Governor, dated 30th of August, 1919. " and
is rs follows "'u
On lie 10Th We were gTatifieJ BY falling in
WIN fiVeF running through the most brant
iul country, and which | would have been
wen c0nienied 10 have believed twas the river
we were III search OF. Accident led us doWn
IhlS stream about d mile, when we were sur-
Pfi$ed ny IT'S junction with river coming from
the south, OfSHch WIDTH ~ magnitude a, ,o dis.
pei all doubts as to thIs last beiur the river we
hau so anNi7nsly looked for. Short az our re-
sou ces we're, we could not resist the temuta-
uon lhls beautiful country offered ,ts, to remain
TWO u"\s on Tie Junction of the river, for The
pu' pUne VI eHd'ni,iHg tile vicinity, TO as great
an extent aS possible.
OGf examination increased the Satisfaction
we had ieit. rs far as the eve could reach i'm
every direction, a rich and piciuresuae conn.
Try extended, abOundIng ~ limestone. slate
SOon ilmber, and every other reuuisiss tLai
conln fehderdU mcufirdfed country desirable
1ne soil cannot he exceiled wiiiIsta noble
river ~ the first mdgDifnfe, affords the means
OF conveying us productions from one mari To
Tue olheF. Where quilted il It's course was
hoi lheIly aud we wcfe thPu north Of the pa
Ianei OF Port stevens being iu latitude ~ de-
- nm. south, aud | IS deg. IS min east longi-
1t appears 10 me that the Mdcguarrie
h"n taken y nnilhwCsf rOutse from I}atbntst
dnh Ihatil must have received immense acces.
,1,"hN'I water ga its course from thai place
We viewed u al PeriOd hest calculated To
l"'m II" accurate Judgment OF its Importance.
VIC" IL was neither SweIIed by foods beyond
80 nhtr'Al~ usual height. nos Contracted with
h Iiinils ny summer droughts. Ofits magni-
lhde when IL should have received the streams
We had crossed, independent 0Cany il NAV re-
SeiNs nom the east, which, from he b0ldness&
nelsht OF ibr country, presume must be Al
ie'sI as iDasSy, some idea may be formed when
dl ms pOlnt u exceeded, in breadth and anna
leht depth tie Ilawkcsbnry at Windsor. Ma.
ny OF me branches WEIR OF grandeur and more
20 'enueu pToporliOn than the admired one on
t1e Nepeah River from the Warragambia 10
htsolying Ga sep 20 near the river as possi-
lac 400, "A.