The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-14


Additional from Australia
We are indebted to Messrs. Adams Co. for hles oil
Melbourne papers dated to the 2lst Of December last
The papers filled with paragraphs Of merely local
portance further than that which appeared in the
HERALD Of yesterday morning.
CAPTAIN HovELL's DISCOVERY OF GEELoNa'
(From the Melbourne Argus, Dec. -. a.,
twenty ninth anniversary of the discovery 81 Ius
and the surrounding district the ,rlenas i o ~
this part of New Holland, met In the spacious oan4ae.
ing Of the Imperial Hotel e4rrio serrace, 70 com
memorate the occasion by inviting tue eaiians captain W
3bs evening the cHealth of Captain william
rrovelr, was proposed from the chair The toast
drunk with all the honors amidst the most unbounded
applause u.u -o.,unoa .,.n,s -, o,,.o..,....
from the enthusiastic in which his name and
poits as well that of Mr. Hume had been adverted
to- it caused him no little embarrassment when he rose
to address them added to which he had been slightly in
disposed these last few days. and the company would
perhaps far indulge him as to allow his making few
remarks, with which he came prepared, paper.
The Captain read from narrative to the following
eect-About this time twenty nine years back my
Their traveller, Mr. Hamilton Hume and myself,
talking what had passed during the Journey the
present prospects and the future The spot which
that conversation took place the point OPP
posite the Bird Rock Thirst kept awake and IFS
tened to the Of thousands Of water fowl which
then sporting the waters of the bay before
feet, watching for the light to show the
beauties which were then breaking in upon view
When II did come, what was our delight to find with
what outward journey had terminated The
eleven weeks of toll uncertainty by
the result and considered ourselves the two most for
tunae travellers on record We therefore
embraced each other and with extended arms returned
thanks to God for the shield of protection which he had
thrown We then went in search for water and,
after hours walk, in nearly NNW direction met
with Ii at Kennedey's Creek, now called Lime burners
Creek. Here remained one day-the shortness of
provisions and the mastering OF the natives warned
that longer delay would not be prudent; but the day
spent here one OF the happest in lives for
lad done that which published record had proclaimed
TO be impossible We however, proved the contrary and
there those present Who having read little work.
profted by it, by fixing their abode the land
which we bad travelled Fancy that this land should
be that which had been denounced uninhabitabe,
and unfit for the purposes of civilized man. and this the
land which is the richest in the world see gentle
men, how cautious traveller ought be before he ven
lures to describe guess what he has but little
opportunity Of knowing; he should confne himself to
that only which passes under his observation. The
next happy day Give weeks after) when arrived
among family to the surprise and establishment of
there those who would have been glad that
we had returned unsuccessful. That party in
uential and therefore operated against u.s. Pc
what object we had in view in undertaking such a
journey My has BEEN because it had been given
out that could not be done and from what recoect
believe 1t was that statement and for the glory of the
undertaking, which were the only objects we had in
view The next happy day, in connection with that
the children the land Of my adopting after so many
years absence is to pleasure of ordinary kind;
put that these children Should with accord meet
country shows that they appreciate the Of
the venerable parent. Gentlemen, when first
this land IL unocccuped wilderness; yet hope
to it garden inerseced with railways and electric
telegraphs that with lightning speed shall communicate
with the furthest end of the land This land that fed
only kangaroos is capable of producing food, both
animal and farnaceous sufficient to feed half the world
wool TO cothe half the world and gold enough to buy
half the world This land that and my brother ira
weller, Hume the first to tread, is capable Of all
this. tree with my cut 1t, bearing date 18th
November, 1924 and standing at the crossing place
Hum ri YER n yQtn i've
has fallen into decay propose building something in its
place.
1E MELBOURNE GOLD CIRCULAR.
SATURDAY, Dec. IL, 1853
The ruling price of gold during the week has been 76s
Cd. but high IT'S paid for lots for ship
ment by the Sidney steamer.
The continued demand for gold tends to keep up the
bank drafts at the rate Of exchange of
per cent premium. From . paragraph in the M NJ
Herald notice that something Of novel kind has
occurred this week. in the transmission of about 900
ounces of gold from Mount Alexander and MIv0r direct
Geelong Hitherto Melbourne received nearly all the
produce Of the gold fields with the exception of Baaara
which considered as more properly belonging to Gee
bng, and from that field receives weekly small share
Now, in return Geeong has begun to share with Mel
part of the produce Of the other gold fields along
with our neighbors from Sydney and Adelaide. Among
many claimants for the diggers gold he win at least
The quantity Of gold from Bendigo shows slight in
last week, while from Beaarat decrease
has taken place M'Ivor and Goulburn remain the
same.
For the first time since writing our weekly statement
notice that larger number Of people have left the
colony than reported have arrived This Is
easily to be accounted for by the fact that
full dggcrs are returning to spend the holidays in the
neighboring colonies, and not few Of fortunate
mercantile and other business also leaving under
exceedingly comfortable circumstances, thus making
room for fresh energy and enterprise.
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