New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-07-26


and Scotch men and women Bill spun them ieF long
yarns " and We bid them good bye ~ We rsnoun'51
bill cooked his pistol, and swore by Mount hSced'l
tia al the pss in the Colony d2ra say black WAS th-
white Of nv eye" We now struck of towards one OF
he beautiful beaches II Hobsons Bay snd as We soFy
tTaverfed ~ and long extending STRANDS 1tt nu
st-r ship, the Great Britain amer hove II gnt lh4
ceep 1psnsve waters ~ the Southern Ptctc vas h-re y
calm and unruiied sleeping babe and orith 81
rot % dazzling and played upon the surface
smiles Of heaven light % snd lunine the face or nn
cence and purity The noble vessel ignooly nam7''
gded along in great aesty. She wfs then returning
nom Sycney 20 take passengers 70 Europe from Ne
b 1rne: Two hours afterwards BIZ snd myself
relcheo our destination Ii was the residence OF
bis txO brothers John and Tom on ne
e e nj the beach John married aad himself aud
h Te srd children. and Ton and four or i've worknen
were making merry when We entered Cookies snf ;r'g
their Christmas evening meal II Vas right good cheer
for Port Art - convict. and enjoyed supTsme
BID John and Tom were cop.rtuers and coPAT 'sners %
farming. fishing, boating and lime burning Iheir ns'
kus situate siI niles farther down thu beach, where
hey Kept = named D sls) a carstaker and man
sger If the kln. While they conveyed the lime BY boats
g Melbourne and found ere quick anI lucrative mar,
ke' o. the morning OF s. Stephen Day was escorted
10 the line kn, snd dismanied old hut swarming win
rata and muskeioes, pointed out as the most eligible
and es. suspicious abode - Ilase ne 10 Ia Il i0uli
srL.cIer anu stove clrnot better describe hi. chan
Der than in the words OF the gifted Washington Irving
An old times chamber it sure enough aud crowded
with al kinds Of rumpeyy II looked lke Al iLl-mAry
for decayed and supeTannuaed iurn tGre "lere evVy
thing diseased Ded cent o. nursor 70 forgot
ten or Ter, Il n Et be taken r general c)rgr
Of old legitimate moy eS5les where every KIND ald iul
try had representative No two chairs lke Slch
heh backs aad oE backs and leather bottoms and TJrs
ted bottoms srd straw bottoms and no bottoms A era 4
90 marble tables With curOus carved legs holding Ots
in heir claws, though they we're going TO play AZ ule
pins
Mrs D the line urne-s wife VS. very 4ind So were
herfW0 children the Oldest five boy OF 10 Alter ,tblng
ny feet having tax broth made Td duck and
arranging arms Tentto bed and sic . soundy Next
day Monday. The 9Th Twas attacked vita dysenery aud
severe etcbirg Great anxiety fatigue, very hot weather
and bad water, pr dul ed this unAvorAbe change 10 ny
health l c. ntnued very IL on Tuesday, Wednesday and
on Thursday morning, the 3Oh December WAS very bad
indeed when arrived at SIX clock, after travelling
from Melbourne lie handed ma a letter. 1, was from
NY Melbourne friends who required my immediate pre-
in hat city the letter informed ne tnat Mr. ID mad
arrived from Laun and that he hai arranged with
the captain fthe Earl Of Lincoln for my enDsrk,on AZ
three clock the morning of he t. ana tnai tas yes
se Voud sail for SOlh America IN an hour AterF yard
crawed out If nv bed and scarcely able % stand
dressed myself mounted horse and proceeded on my
Journey with my acquaintance. C0nn0r hileen vas
the name Of my guide lie was commissioned by Mr.
Fit and strictly cautioned to bring 10 town that
day ii distance 90 miles, tue heat was intense and
was scarcely able to SIT in he saddle kileen vas
powerful athletic young man native OF hrush, County
Clare. lie made his through the thckes and most
secluded PIT of the bush followed hun We never
tasted food except 'eg aud Hlng 0t sid duck
drink except muddy hot water from The Creek during
journey, which We accomplished by two o'clock on the
morning al Friday the 3st. We only stopped fifteen min
during the entire journey and did not interchange ten
words was too sick 10 talk and Keen seemed 70 brood
with gloomy esrnesness on his mission He was armed
mr. so was l. Ana ID would b. wor-s than useless
for poce bush rangers 70 intercept progress have
rarely seen n.- spe men of Irish farmer than my
friend Conner Klesn. lie was just suited for "Cl're
dra .oons.'
We rode to the rear Of the IL Il aod Kilean
having vaued overiho outer gate awakened the
Mrs Fit nme cately came down stairs, and we we're
son seated 'e ei'yps rzresh,pg glass Of orlnay
psrtd b. M and Mr L. c. If Port Philip, hal rode
into the "bush e meet me- ard mus, have missed us "a
tier,ed In few minutes vas uT)unded With tr01
of frierds Nv uuerring friend G. ID, j l., Z. g., ald
ihree other whose names forget soon arrived and il
determined hat -hould ct on board the Earl Of
Learfsd Mrs Fi'z - had o carpet bag packed with All
nee ssares fer long voyage No sister could have
shown Is mere af-ctouate gard in the selection of every
comfort than sha had done f0- me Ny tine young SUP
porfers J and Charles O. Of Lsunce stOD mad procured
NJ n0i'msutesu, and everything being complete took
a iar-g-i adieu 1t Mr.. FIJI and ID L. O. and
myself united vehicle md drove 70 beach opposite
Wiaustowr hsrbor. about three miles from Melbourne
w. there procured at and pulled aFay for The Earl
"of incolo which lay long way out IN the harbor Il
b'. gale 90 bot wind quite distressing We reached
H.. .ii1 az O'clock IN the morning-tie Captain was
absent no ou4 could tell whore. Mr. ID and Charles
returned % Melbourne Mr. John L. ana another gentle
msr remained hours with ms-thcy then vent Ashore
IN .e.roh of the Captain was then alone IN s'ie Of
Great 81 yty ard continued Illness The irst and second
Mate AID tie Doctor seemed dag eable fellows ald the
entire crew were n confusion disorder At O'Clock
m. evening a. - Cstn came on bo4rdhe vas qIi'e
drunk. II. iIan stately a.ked me if [ had my "g,ie
cll,dn,,f answered ia ihs n-gliiye aud inquired %
linn tie ,Ai0s agents had not eved forty pounds for
my pa.sage'o Clao aid II b. had not received himself
one hurc!sd sud fi,y pounds for procuring my cIdr
~once" or s,oRiny ne away lie replied in the airmt
tive. but faed his inab . 70 obtain c'y1rqHce WAS
now faceG r sd position for the had spread hat
had efcatsd from Van D-man's Land and thu police
tie alert IT, pursuit IT nc, aud il 6-ray-t they
nigh have readily re4tsd me Oh board II was tie last
day q tie year i-5 and the Captain and his officers
bsirc al Weehnen, Thy finished ne Cd year
and u,hered in the rew, with drunkenness, sing
ing SWEARING and bl -ckguWdng slept none
and in re morning being Me- Years day lsj3, request
80 he Capt.in 20 % Melbourne and carry le'te- ny
friend Os telling him Of my dilemma IL unter.oos TIE
cuui''ion AID proceeded 10 ms otn gig boy N.- Ne
wa away G. D. came on board 20 od ms good bye hlnk
ing al a. zen arranged for my sailing Ia presented
IN purse Of on hundred sJyer-zns, which he told
me au 0IizeJ & hand ne BY my N-lOourne fri 4nds
Ol trg lin 90 my unfortunate pr-dicam ent he went
a.lor, in pursuit 81 fAe Capt in. Two hours aie'gri
th4 returned N bis boat acc mp tni-d by ID 10 al
ether boat The captain as again ha'f drunk and nad
never delivered ny letter or made any iuriher pr gess
M th. matter Mr. considered D prudent lr n % re-
IN in longer board wlefrupon d-mlnd-d Of tn Cap
.iu % a. liver % t1e hundred and tfy ulfs pad
=, him which after u ght h--itson b gave Up 1l de-
dared ife .ther fry uucs iOrl-ed-and ID entered
Olaf. Bat an aNkT4rd q. cDrrelce arose-'he ODA-
nan ; suted 20 cal 20 Melbourne steamer viii lay
alongid- the az Britain steamer, dsharsnz i4t' TIE
LATER %. seugefs aud zgage AT ZEN insurance AMI en-
t y were e-ss Thy pulled scross the harbOr and ~
OF o. o. ard the Melbourne steamer T. crowded
with pol.ceme s.4rchug every cr-yce / wore blue
monkey i.rket ani sou Wes'er, AMI passed unl1t,ed
We were defined two hours in this situation when
The Nlehourr4 steamer got under way and returned
~ he civ We arrived al ne city wharf a. clock and
proceed I'D ttroulh hr public streets foot - the -
If IL hazard II arrest which had undergone dur
liz The lat 'hry IL hours was great Indeed and al
,.r. sent l~o.p-ot of escape seemed frI-tfat-d Ia
= .iort tm4 Mr. o.. called upon NE M-s.rs. J. l..
y l.. ON G-g G-n II. D-y. Do, two
NJ B.. X Alderman C. D-n, H=y, Nc
Coruaok. ant Others. also visit q Various p.Ls OF
escape were suggested AID discussed bat determined
,~.. Ao~-atar r1.oived that I shDufi ain