Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1831-11-03

A netc Colony is thus announced in the Nj,
Chronicle: "A proposal for iouading new
Colony has been put in,s our hands, which
claims the fullest attention Of all those who
care for the welibeing of the starving part
of our population. The spot upon which It
IS proposed to establish the settlement Is 90
the southern coast Of Australia, between the
lS2d and l4lst degrees Of easts longitude
Upon the eligibility Of the site we shall ex
press no opinion; but if the aver, &c quality
of the soil is similar to that Of the other sci
Elements in Australia, the excellence OF the
mode Of granting land, and the unshackled
system Of government to he pursued, will
much Contribute TO render the colonlsts sue
eessiui and happy.
The principles upon which the Colony will
be founded have been already recognised by
this Administration, in tie terms issued for
granting land in New South Wales and Van
DIeman's Land. Land is not TO be given
way, but is to be sold by auction at mini
mum price, the proceeds TO be expended in
supplying the purchasers with labourers from
Great Britain. This system is TO be invaria
bly, pursued throughout the Colony; by il
the cultivation Of lan,l will be rendered easy,
as every fresh appropriation viii cause iae in
ilux oi Number Of laborers propor'ionate
10 the extent and price OF the purchase The
gain TO Britain, by this arrangement, is at
once evident; q number Of It's paupers will
be conveyed to the Colony free of cost TO
the State, and the quantity of good achieved
by this operation will be determined only by
The success OF the Colony. The wealth oil
the colonIsts mast depend upon the return
they may be able to ma for the mauuiac-
lures imported, and the prospect of dong
this is thus stated ia the pamphlet:
III has been asked with reference to the
proposed colony, what is the value of the
commodities exported from New SouthWales?
The question is asked with a view OF conjec.
turing by analogy what will be the value ol
the cSportable produce Of the intended col
ony. Any answer TO the question would mis-
lead; because the intended colony will have
combination Of capital and labor, and will be
able TO produce commodities which the PEG
pie oil New South Wales have never been a
bile to produce, because, IN consequence o
their dispersion, they could no. use conlbna
ton o. lal.or and capital The question ough
10 be, What is the value Of comRodi,ir:
| produceable on such soil, and under such
| climate as those Of the new Colony, which
form, not the exports only. but some Of thu
| imports OF colonies in that neigEbsurhood?
The proposed colony, in consequence of IL
enjoying combination OF capital and labor
will be able to produce commodities such Al
the dispersed inhabitants of New South Wales
and Van Diemen's Land have hitherto beer
Obliged to import, and therefore il is cieal
they will be able TO produce commodities ex
changeable with those settlements, with In
dia, South America. asd China. This is tht
answer to the question. The proposed colo
NY in consequence of the combination o
capital and labsr provided for by an ample
supply Of labor, will be able TO produce ex
changeable commodities"
1t is the intention Of the originators of tbi
novel mode Of Colonization, TO establish The
settlement by means OF Company which il
IN formation, and which waits only the sane
lion OF Governmental commence operations