The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-05-04
AUSTRALIA.


Explorations In the Northern Portion of the
Continent.
From the Melbourne Argus, Feb Al
In April, 1857, Captain Cadet, who had already
distinguished himself by opening up the navigation
of the Murray river, was despatched by the South
Australian government to explore territory belonging
to that province In the northern part of the CONT
nent.
On the 9Th OF January, 1868, he arrived at Bowen,
In Queensland, on his return voyage, and the faow-
ing particulars have been published of his expedi-
ton. He reached Arnhem's Land on the "a May,
1867, and made running survey Of the coast far
as the Liverpool river but made no new discoveries
OF Importance He then examined the northwest
coast OF Arnheim's Land in the direction of the Old
settlement at Port Essington. On this coast line he
scribed, with bar at the entrance. He assembled the
river for fifteen miles and found depth Of five faith.
oms INSIDE the par on which there were three faith
river as far as he explored was two faith
oms. The mouth OF the river lies between
Cape Guon and Cape Turner, and is remarkably easy
OF access, as far as Captain Cades examination
tended. The water was salt, and subjected to the
the river consisted OF moderate ranges clothed with
coarse grasses and eucalyptL He then returned to
Port Essngton; but in the country to the westward
faloes the progeny of the stock which had been
brought from the Malayan isles by the Old settlers
the country for twenty or thirty miles on either side
and found it to be Of an unduating character, the
vegetation of the prevailing Australian type consist
has and grevileas, and with coarse grasses To the
eastward OF the river in many places were patches
could not see over It. Game was abundant, princi.
pally kangaroo, emu and wallaby. and the rivers
s OF FISH From the Liver
eastern boundary Of the South Australian ter.
ritory. and examined the reputed mouth OF
thirty miles, where sandy bar was found
to extend right across the river and formed de-
river. Above this bar were dne deep reaches Of
water as far as the river could be seen. The true
mouth OF the Roper was found In IS deg. Is min.
south, and this river was explored up to the point
where Leichardt struck It, It fully bore out the char
acter which Leichardt has given ii and Is superior to
any river yet discovered in Australia. The range de-
scrbed by Lechardt was recognized as the point
where he left the river and Is situated about thirty
river is from i've hundred to eight hundred yards
across. At that place the water was brackish, al
though the river was low It being the end Of the
1t, magnificent pastoral country, resembling the
Plains OF Promise, was found on both sides
Gulf OF Carpentaria, was then visited and found
to be sngularly rich In rivers and harbOrs. Many
rivers and streams, some OF them OF considerable
magnitude, were observed flowing into these bays
To the southwark OF Cape Amheim, In latitude l3
deg. % min large land-lOcked harbor, about nfty
square miles in area, was discovered which received
the waters OF several rivers and streams In the
northeast part of Arnhems Land, on portion Of
the coast which Flinders was prevented from exam
lining by thick weather, strait about thirty miles
long was discovered dividing what is marked ON the
charts as Probable Island from the mainland, thus
proving that Flinders surInse correct The
island appears to be deeply indented, and further
examination will most likely prove to be group OF
islets separated by narrow straits To the south
ward OF this strait Is deep bay opening towards the
northwest into Arnhems Bay, which Is twenty miles
long by ten broad. This hay Is only separated from
the strait above mentioned by a narrow peninsula,
which runs from southeast to northwest. No less
than three rivers now into this bay, in Of which
there are five fatioms OF water On one OCCASION
while on the Liverpool, the blacks gave Captain Ca
dell to understand that there was white living
among them who had long white beard, but that he
was then away catching turtle. Not being able TO
see him Captain Cadet gave the blacks tomahawks
and sltrts on which were marked, "Make to the
southeast; plenty OF stations.n
Captain Cadel reports in favor OF the Liverpool as
the site for the capital Of the territory.