Volume II Part 21 (2/2)

Soon after otten to leave so back his native servant But as he was out of the limits of his own tribe, it required soo; and he was only prevailed on to do so by being allowed to carry his h a thickunbroken one froht perhaps with less trouble have tried to take an elephant straight with a snaffle bit in his reat it is difficult to hold a direct course; and if, after having chosen one to steer by,up, I was always obliged to refer to the coerup; it is there a s by wide shady trees The valley is narrow, sloping gently up on either side If I had been pleased with the good piece of land just left, I was still more so with this; the mould was rich and fine: I did not believe there was land of such quality near the Sound

LADY SPENCER'S FARMS

In passing another of Lady Spencer's farlad to pocket a large piece of da meal, which we made at our old bivouac near the Great Plain, where we found the native under the break-wind, which he had covered with another bough or two Next evening we got into Albany, and on the e's Sound

It was resolved that we should touch at South Australia, to secure a good es between Swan River and Sydney

Accordingly, on thebeen detained by strong easterly winds about a hundred and fiftywith theh rocky island, the surees 49 rees 4 rees East nine h peak on Greenly's Island The nale was bestowed upon it

At noon, as we entered the Strait, we committed to the deep the body of Nicholas Lewis, seaman, who died of sickness contracted at Timor

NEPTUNE ISLES

We kept close to the Neptune Isles, a low rocky group, the southernive the position of; Captain Flinders, who passed too far to the northward, having not exactly deterrees 22 rees 22 minutes 15 seconds East of Swan River These islands appear well adapted for a light-house

There was a strong indraught of a knot an hour into Spencer's Gulf

Kangaroo Island has no remarkable features; whilst Althorpe and Quoin islands are sufficiently striking to be recognized by anyone who has once seen the of the 29th we anchored in Holdfast Road, in 4 1/2 fathohest part of the range of hills eastwards, bearing North 80 degrees East; a flagstaff at a straggling village under it pointed out the townshi+p of Glenelg At the foot of this we rees 58 rees 41 minutes 15 seconds West of Sydney

(Footnote This hill, bearing east, is a guide to Holdfast Road)

Landing at Glenelg we proceeded towards Adelaide, which lay about six miles to the northward, in the centre of a rich plain, stretching froradually to the southward, where beyond Glenelg it rises into downs, increasing in height as they approach Cape Jervis, and ultie Adelaide itself is situated on the banks of the Torrens, a very insignificant stream, or rather series of pools, in the dry season

ADELAIDE

I have spoken, in a for Sydney; but certainly the saree by the first appearance of Adelaide; although I was prepared for soreat by what I had heard of the multitudes that had flocked thither from the mother country In truth a noble city had in the course of four years sprung, as if bysuch an appearance of prosperity and wealth that it seemed almost incredible it could have existed but for so short a time

GOVERNOR GAWLER'S POLICY

The fact is that this was overnor, Colonel Gawler, who saw the policy at the earliest possible opportunity ofadequate preparation for the strea in Every public building was erected on a scale to suit the anticipated splendour of the colony, and in so substantial aere another outlay becomes necessary That this was the best line of conduct to adopt, e In New Zealand, for example, much of the disturbances that have arisenbefore sufficient preparation had been made for their reception

Much fault has been found with Colonel Gawler's military display, as it is called; in other words, with his raising a corps of volunteers But the necessity of this may be presumed from the facts, that Sir Charles Napier, the conqueror of Scinde, as we learn froovernment, because a military force was not to be sent with him; and that it has been found advisable to place a body of troops at the disposal of Colonel Gawler's successor

I paid a visit to the port, distant from the town about five miles, made easy by an excellent macadamized road, carried, in soreat and i spirit The port rerove creeks on the North coast, except that it had only one bend, changing from a northerly to a south-westerly direction, which at certain tiable, with a fair wind, each way For instance, the seabreeze will take a vessel out through the northerly part, and nextshe will have the land breeze to carry her the rest of the distance; whilst, alternating, the same breeze serves to take shi+ps in The mouth of the port is well ht vessel is moored off the entrance, with pilots in attendance; a red buoy is on the bar, where at high-water there is so eneral rise was about four feet

MR EYRE'S EXPEDITION

We were very much pleased with the animated description we had of the departure of Mr Eyre's expedition to the north; but what gave us particular satisfaction was the evidence afforded of howlittle band at heart I had not before seen in Australia any place where the progress of discovery was so liberally forwarded, as the readers will at once learn from Mr

Eyre's book One cause of this we may discover in the fact that the richness of the country ier to ascertain its extent Indeed until this was known they were necessarily unsettled, as few liked to locate themselves permanently until the extent of the field within which they were to make their choice was determined

To what extent the colonists of South Australia are indebted to the sacrifice of property, the loss of ti exertions of Mr Eyre, I also leave the reader to gather from his own lucid narrative The country has now been found to be alood lands, contrary to our experience of the rest of the continent, to be nearly all in one spot A nu colonists, therefore, concentrated within co the resources of the country, and of discovering what mineral treasures it may contain