The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1854-07-29
A Gehrgian in Australia.

81,
from witch the. following extract we copy:
2 eGold continues to arrive, from the diegings
IN large Quantities. Large nuggets are fire.
sands OF the miners are barely making sup
port. About fifteen hundred Americans have
lett lately for Callao In fact, the larger por-
t'onof the Yankee population is much dssat-
lstied with Australia; and nll take .Californans
Wath whom hnvs conyersed, arc sorry that
they ever left TN country for thia. Even those
being disgustedj with English manners and
laws. / think1 myself that tho stars and
stripes, with bacon and corn bread is far pref
arabic to the union jack with mutton and dam
per: -
"a larger portion of the inhabitants would
be down upon the Yankees if they knew how,
and 50 will John Bull: but he firmly believes
that one of Colts six-shooters will shoot twelve
times in Yankees hand
Yankee, a few months ago, hired two
Engllshmen to take him and his luggage to the
Owens diggings All went on we'll the fl rst
day, but the second they insisted that he .hould
Welk. Ts this he refused, having paid @ long
they Knocked him off the dray and gave him
several kicks AS as he could, he drew
his'repehter and shot them both-killing one
upon the spot end wounding the other severely.
At the next station he gave himself up to the
pgGce, and told what he had done, and wns
senteheelh te twelve months hard labor on the
roads fof the Offence.
Ihe climate of Australia, leaving out the
miserable hot winds and. the long rainy season,
is delightful. The nights nre cool NIL summer,
the days not 80 hot as in Georgia. Ispeak from
this summers experience. 1t is now the fall
Ct the year, but the trees never shed their leaves
Ri fact, the recent rains have caused every
thing to lo0k-hke spring. The fields that were
atew days ago parched up, are now covered
with cont Pf green which has much more the
appearance Of spring than winter =
Eiihere afe but fewawild. animals here, and
t4cy are perfectly harmless, the. kangaroo is
tte'largcst, and they seem to be in great abun-
dsnee ;at least I*never fail to see them when
go far into the country. Soup made from
their tails is considered a great delicacy.
have ate it, but OK tail" soup is Just as,good
There is a species of lizards here called Guano
some of which are said to be seven feet long
captured one myself several months ago, i've
feet long, and still have it alive. 1t has Just
theseppearance of huge rusty lizzard; eats
Sometimes it will allow me to rub it's back
which seems tgplease it very much, rs it will
bend up, its body like cat; at other times, it
isquite savage, and tries to bite me; it's bite
is harmless. l.. have been Offered $50 for it.
The opossums arc numcrousybut do not rcsem-
bic ours at al, onayinith wsythey carry their
Sss a1ss o. ara and
common as ,.blackbirds atfRome: The natives,
like our Indians are fast. disappearing rare
~ sec one; They are very black, with straight
hair the ugliest creatures I ever saw
They are just such creatures as imagined the
Devil to bc when was child. They are con-
sidered harmless, but occasionally will commit
"Thcre affe a GOOD nianr NEGROES hero fron, n!
the u s. and West India Islands: most of them
have white wiyessSIt is not MT alf uncommon
to sec these sab]osncntlemen at.nnhI;S NJ ,SSs
waiting upon fine IookinS wI;t"ipd;3. f aTsn
heard a gentcsl yoine Iodv ,declore.fhat. si;s
would meyer marry any otf,cr tiinn ~ nentic. .
ma man Of IsS sSlsr "a Gas tls English cali ngssr
ny in the. summer season " :. n.y. 'on.p" Dit
exeepsg1 as.asfn Tne ess st assa with
numbers-crowds Of them a;iv.ynoreb n,,e' a,sff
down the streetst Nitii ahsif siiinbrclm bds
wooden shoes aht aIiaJ maj Ia; mud sfetsn le
dress on; they preasa j. SoaeI aneetacis;
with their curious 9wares fcr. .aaicSs ThsN
aud all make m6nayS ~ sssS -
nothing; and if those that come Mere eat rots,
am snre thsEn eea buy any Beef for
nothalf SO thick as han;
in n%ai number T l Sst 1lsss ss s s
IL making q fe,y t,SFe Ssss
sidney until eoal can bsss sSafis
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