Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-11-19
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Extract Of letter from Fan Dien,ans Land
Take the climate OF Italy, the mountain scenery IF
Wales the fertility of England,-comhino these, and
You have Van Demans Land. OF fruits and o. her pro
auctions of the earth, there ia succession for
~ this place there Il winter, unless about month.
Of rain and wind in June July may deserve the name
nl that season. All fruit, grain and vegetables have
hucr tavOur and grow 10 much greater pei lection than,
in England think il Dr. Gail had xaninrd the era
nium 1.-THE world, he would have discovered the bu,np
OF pho-proge this spot; for rositvely
lie, sheep, kangaroos. hogs, dogs children, ana Other
animals increase so fast as to become a nuisance T.
cattle brought by the early settlers srayed away ami
have bred among the mountains. The stock timber
Is most beautiful, and apparently Inc xhaustibe. Pine.
oak str my bark, peppermint waffle, cedar gumwood
rosewood and light wood, abound in trees OF majestic
growth uncomfortable 10 an Engshman. The hea,h,,
wid flowers and fruits, exclusively delicate ard de-
hgh ul The air is impre gnatsd with the perfumes Of
odo'ilerous plants. The peppermint, which gives cir-
nan'sn scent, the camphor plant musk plant geranuns
myrtes an honey suckics, grew spontaneously to the
size OF trees. There is only native wild beast,
small kind OF panther, which is tnid and avoid. the
approach OF The most fOrnilahie of the in
sect and reptile tribes OF the tarantula spider large
as wanu, in the body, have destroyed many in the
sitting room; these, with the horrible nipode are
very poisonous There rs species of snakes Of dca-
~ venom. Cultivation and industry will remove the -.
Hnnoyanccs From the plenty OF horned cattle, their
prices are lower at Hobart Town than at Snieid ac-
cordng TO the last quotations in the LONDON newspapers
That have come ou-you shall Judges live OK or a
and calf may be had for IS sterling; good IA, she
alive are from Is 81 to 5s head pigs, just ncw are
dear OIL per lib kangaroos, which all the freauenters
OF the Geological Garden, in the Regents Park may
not know is equal to yeniSon any BODY NAV have for
the shooting 1 must add Of butchers meat; that the
baef and nation are finer aavoured than in England
which may be ascbed to the rich and odore rous he
bage The animals feed upon and TO the state OF re-
pose they uninterrUpely enjoy. Flour is ID to
I'D per 10, which is deemed fair average price
neither cheap nor dear. Potatoes 81. cwt. anil
beauties they Peaches are a penny dozen; and
apples are in such quantities that they lie and rot
wish you could see and enjoy your old friend --'s
garden at New Town the are breaking dow n
with fruit Of every kind; there are not hall hand. e..
nough to pluck II, or mouths 10 eat it, Grapes fine
and abundant, but as yet not much cultivated. We
have capital French wines very cheap Good Burgnu-
dy at 3. 6d per gallon. Hops grow luxuranty and
malt is begun to he made OF fish you may readily
catch almost every known and delicious kind 10 any Of
the notable bays which abound in this country or buy
them in The town for trilr They are often OF
II sizes from the whale TO the minnow. There are no
Game Laws the possession Of gun il the only quail.
hciion, and your ability to walk and take good aim the
only certificates required for shooting, when, where
and what you please. We have eagles, hawks and al.
most every variety Of the Gcshered tribe Wild ducks
are fine, fat and amazingly numerous. They aboun!
IN the extensive rushy lagoons. Poultry il plentiful
and all birds thrive well. struck with anaz.ment
by the Improvement in color of the domestic kinds sue
az fowls and pgeona Ia the woods the parrot and par
roquets arc social and almost tame. have had at one
lime MY lying around me, sparkling in The sun.5ea-
Ike precious gems. OF that creature which YOU and
intma. ely acquainted with we have here t,yo
species white, the other Jet black. The former are
much the same as in England; IL any thing, less social
he white subdvides into the free settler, who migrate
rs 40. HOH tne law cl necesty-ihe
Of crcnm ,ances in the mother country; and the con
wet to whom more stern necessity forbid home If
his native land The convict population are well.fed
elclolhej, very indoent, and very mi'erabe-irsd-
ing cheating canng, lying, praying, swearing, drink
ing, disspang, being every thing but what they mi h
bc in This land Of abundauco-virtuous AMI happy
My friend. you want here for there are nonr o.
those pad, worn anxious faces that looked upor
me from every and street in London. There /.
misery but what results from ieness debaucl,ery
or unwarranable speculation. Plenty abounds in Var
Iiemdns Land, because nature and, d
icrs 10 man In spite Of himself Misery and want
prevail in England, because man would govern ma
lure by enactnenis. The black population i. moi
very numerous, but utterly nsensblc 10 the blessings
oil civilization They such srrant idiots 10 prefer
nakedness in climate where clothes arc not rcqstr
TO being inca'eh with woollcns proTsred to them in
change Tor ibery and they prefer life Of aud in
dependence to ore of labor and restraint The whi;es
wisely disguised by such brutal folly express their f
ference Of opinion by arguing upon them from the mouti
OF The musketa and the blacks ackno glelge these aopea
TO the understanding by spearing the whites al conve
ncnt opportunities; the controversy will not ternina,
until color has cxiinguished the other The hlsck
have great muscular strength. and what yor and
should imagine 10 be the most deored and ugly Of III
hamln spscies; they 90 in herds but from al hat ca
bcrecOlectedjhey have chief nor any dc1 ola lo
OF governments young ones have been taken snd bro
up ~ lamleS but 1t puberty, they have invariably
turned 10 the woods. What we head IN England con
c"rning ne reformation Of conVicr, was-ludge. The
arc progaio and idle az the t%eves Of the Unite
hnglof9 Az That can observe or learn upOn the sui
jet amounts 10 tis the tenps alton 10 crime IL icsser
ny thc comparative absence Of want, i's commission
rendered more difficult by ocd re guld,ions; the pur
hnmens are more dreddiuIy severe and more Ger lair