The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-29

segars In their mouths. Onward they came in
dreadful race about sixteen men, properly disposed
BEFORE on the sides, and behind three light spring
carts, driven la tanoem. And rs they passed me
at full galIop thought them the hardest looking
set / ever saw. One of the party was good way
hebipd msdy gaoping after the others, but 50 drunk
that expected every moment be would fall of.
The company to whom the escort belonged has
since broken, and has been succeeded by the Mel.
bourne Gold Escort Company" This evening
entered into conversation With q bullock driver,
whose team unanimously rested on the road, and
evinced their determination not to stir leg further
Being good way in front Of my party stopped,
feeling pity for the poor brutes as they were cut al
goaded by the drivers, who at last were fegn to rest
ffom their inhuman treatment through sheer exhaut
ton The man alude to approached me, and his
first address to me "What part Of the 01ld sod
are you from!" / Immediately enlightened him on
tie subject, and he commenced asking me questions
about every town in the country al OF which he had
travelled through. When had time TO put In
n question i asked him where he was from.
We had walked on in front Of the team, Of which
he was n0tia driver but part owner OF three teams
He told me he was from the county Of Waterford,
from near the " big house." (Cmraghmore); he had
tie honor, he said, Of being sent TO Van Diemans
Land at the government expense, in company with
his two brothers and three fellow cuprts for being
engaged in an attack and attempt to burn Lord
Adaif's place. outside of Limerick, in lS4l Five Of
the same party, be told me, were hung, and himself
and the others mad escaped with transportation.
Poor fellow! He spoke feelBgly OF his pasgdays and
depcred the madness OF the act which had consigned
five Of his companions to an ignomnious fate-had
sent himself and brothers and two others into terri
BILE exile, and hurried to an untimely grave his
father and mother. As he related this latter
consequence Of his acts his feelings sverpowered him,
and he went into the bush to give vent 10 flood Of
tears, wp,ch 1 noted him vAinly endeavoring to
check. When he came out again he caught me by
tie hand, whish he shook heartily, and hurried away.
de told me his Lame--l believe it was James Kent
Our bivouac fol- this night similar in appearance
and peasantness OF situation to our former one We
halted early aud enjoyed beautiful evenings
rest The night passed over ~ usual, without any
tbinE occurring TO disturb our slumbers
FIi]ay we were up and away ut sunrise. During
M journey thus far have not seen the orchards and
gardens surrounding the homesseads OF the wealthy
squsters, with their light green foliage magnificent
tropical flowers and delicious fruits have seen
those flights Of birds Of the most brilliant pumage;
nor has my sense Of smell been RECALLED with sweet
odoriierous air, nor have snuffed the gale redoent
with perfume. | cannot describe such scenes as
these Tor have not seen felt them; nor do they
exist, / believe, except in the imagination OF in
terested writer's. have not experienced the delight.
on nature as thus described; but / have felt
other emotions in travelling through this land, where
men are allowed to faint for want Of water, and
beasts of burthen TO die and rot in hundreds and fill
the air with poisonous effiuvia. Government en-
.ploys thousands upon the roads to destroy them
ana to the detIiment Of traffic but in the towns
which lie between Melbourne and Bendgo, and at
Their. police stations, they sink no wells where
where the peor beasts, like man, sensible Of the
suft,iDgs which arise from heat, and thirst and
fatigue, could drink and assusge their drea iful
aRobies These are matters which writer's overlook,
ana note them not, though, above all others,
they need comment. Even At Bendigo, where there
are at this moment close upon hundred thousand
PEOPLE, there is not q well sunk, and the water is
so scarce and the little that is is impure, that
dysenteiy exists to fearful extent; while the gov
erLmsnt regardless Ut these things, continued for
long ;jDe 10 fitch, nth after month, from every
NAN in that community monthly hcence fee OF
thirty sbngs An immense revenue.
We reached P0rcupine about P. NJ, and oar en-.
campnent at Gbson's station seven miles from Ben.
dgo, about 6a P. NJ, passing by Sawpit GulIey,
from whence We brought water for the night. The
next morning we breakfasted in our encampment,
and after about three hours travel fixed our tent
in Bendigo in the midst Of the diggers, having thus
accomplished within the week our toilsome journey
OF one hundred and ten miles from Melbourne.
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