Blaxland visited England and in February 1823 he published his Journal of a Tour of Discovery Across the Blue Mountains : `` On Tuesday , May 11 , 1813 , , Mr. Gregory Blaxland , Mr. William Wentworth , and Lieutenant Lawson , attended by four servants , with five dogs , and four horses laden with provisions , ammunition , and other necessaries , left Mr. Blaxland 's farm at the South Creek , for the purpose of endeavoring to effect a passage over the Blue Mountains ... '' Later the same year Blaxland was awarded the silver medal of the Royal Society of Arts for some wine he had exported to London , and five years later he received its gold medal .
Later the same year Blaxland was awarded the silver medal of the Royal Society of Arts for some wine he had sent to London .