Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-02-15
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Iof Tahita Its general operation IS ID
grind down and keep in a stase. Of slayes
Try the entire native poppl asion, WHO are.
las nation, a fine race ofpeople.. =
Tongtabo. where the New Orleans
next stopped. is entirely Of coral forna-
ton, and slough of great extent. and 90.
yered with . luxuriant grow III OF poplar
and coaeo, is low, aud so level as TO be
destitute ofyariety of scenery thToug hont'
its whole extent. Il has q fne climate,
and that is all that can. be said in CONS
mendation. of it, except that the, natives
fare race ofmen far superior 20 any Of
she other Pacific islanders. !.
At Morston Bay, every courtesy was
shown, and the inhabitants of the town
l,of Brisbane seemed TO vie with each oths
erin layishing kindness and attention up
on the officers and pRssengers Its q
country town. distinguished for its soela-
bilitysl and the genuine ,politeness OF its
citizens, 1t is alsos very pretty place,
and the river which flows through it is,
'although small, very beautiful in It's sce-
merry. AA Ns
On the Brisbane river, ply two little
steamers, each about seventy feet long,
perfect miniatures of the .Cunarders, as
regards their outward appearance. En.
gines Of about twenty horse power drive
them. and they carry all the wool, tallow.
passengers &C., from the headswaterS OF
the river Brisbane Tor shipment. The
aboriginies of this country are a hfdeous
set Of tbeings-blaok us ink, aud lt.form-
ed, they appear moro like animals than
men. They are very skilltul in the uss
of their weapons, which consist Of the
club, spear, boomerary and shield, and
altogether they would prove 0n ugly set
of customers to meet id tho bush, were
they not so cowsrdly. q
And now for Sydney. Port jackson,
which is the name of the bay on which
Sydney lies, is a very spacious and COM
modious harbor, and is surrounded by
beautiful scenery, even surprising chat of
New York bay 1t is we'll sheltered and
at the anchorage completely handbook
ed. Sydney itself is city of as great
an extent as Boston proper and Is built
on limestone hill, from which thcsstreets
are all graded, There are atew hand
some buildings, the principal one being
the Government House, the Library, aud
the Sydney Museum, together with q few
stores on Georges street. t'41 99Rt'+
The houses arc all built Of brown stone
on which the city stands, and have So
much sameness ofappearance. MS % al.
stroy the pretty effects that this w8Gld
otherwise give them. Business Is al
done in very 6ulItSh style, aud fs there.
fore vexatious to an Auefican. The
merchants generally areta fine GLASS OF
men, and show every courtesy. while:the
lower orders are down" on the Ameri-
cans. especially CaIifornians, and do not
scruple.to show their dislike Asto mo-
ney making, Sydney is not the place for
it, except for a man who has trade.--
Wages for clerks very poor and not
at all in proportion to the expenses.
Melbourne isin6niteIy better in this re-
spect---in truth, it is said. that il resem.
bles California city of 80.
The exceedingly valuable letter, Of
which the above is an outline, closes with
the particulars of the loss of the Monu.
mental City.