SYDNEY.

New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume VIII, Issue 712, 29 May 1852, Page 3

SYDNEY.

Fate of Dr. Lbichhardt. — To the Editor of the Moreton Bay Free Press. — Sir — I have ascertained from the blacks about Mount Abundance, Fitzroy Downs, the fate of Dr. Leichhardt and his- party. Of the truth of what I «ra going to. state I have not the least doubt, as they all agreed in giving the same account separately and in different places. It appears the party of .wbije men travelled but a short distance during the day, which gave the blacks an t opportunity of collecting in their rear. W.hen they thought themselves strong enough, they rushed them in the night and killed every -one, without losing a single man in the attack. The place where they were murdered was on the bank of a large creek called Buuderabella, bearing north-west from Mount Abundance, about ten days' journey, which I reckon to be about 150 to 200 miles. One of the natives who had been on the 3pot offered to accompany me there, but I was unable to go with him, as I had not the means. The bones of the murdered men and horses, as well as iron work "belonging to their saddlery, &c, are to be seen scattered about the bank of the creek. Richard Walker. Ukabella, Balonne River, 6th April, 1852.

German Immigration. — In our last we noticed the information contained in a, contemporary journal with reference to thie proposed visit of Mr. Neuhass to Brisbane next month, Tyith the object of extending his operations for the introduction of German immigrants. We liave since received a communication on the same subject, from which it appears that Mr. "Neuhauss proposes, if duly encouraged., to procure ships of 300 tons burden, of such a draught of water that they may come up to Brisbane to load and discharge. Our correspondent goes on to say " the published correspondence which appeared in your journal in March last, will be a sufficient guarantee that •we shall receive the four hundred German immigrants now ordered under a guarantee of payment. And the fact of an annual voluntary emigration of 60,000 persons from the ports ■of Hamburgh and Bremen, exclusive of those -who take ship at Havre, Antwerp, and Rotterdam, will go far to prove that such a vast emigration must carry in its train hundreds who vrill be glad to get a passage to_ a gold country on the easy terms proposed (viz. an agreement for a certain time.) It is my opinion that an ■emigration based upon the present plan will ■eventually conduce to a large voluntary emigration to Brisbane, when the great capabilities of •our district are made known, through an unquestionable channel, to the agricultural population of Westphalia, and the southern states of Germany. These emigrants are what may be termed ■ ' middle men,' and it is estimated that they carry with- them to the respective countries- to., Jirhichr they emigrate, on an average, the sum of £125 each. The great advantage which will accrue i to our producers by opening up direct communication with the ports above named,' will beTthe ability to 'import direct, and to order; payable: for on delivery, any amount of labour and 1 flour, our two great staples of demand, simultaneously. And it is but natural to suppose that* the individuals who provide us wijU these articles, will seize the opportunities offefing of freighting their ships home with our productions.". ■ We commend the foregoing remarks to the. notice of pur readers, and heartily wish the fullest success to the undertaking.— Moretorir Bay JZmrxer.

o Fatal, CattliT Disease.— An alarming in-, stance of fatality "amongst cattle occurred on Monday, by, which a poor man named Cash, a small settler in. the neighbourhood of Bathurst, lost five bullocks. It -appears that Cash was on hia w»y to "town with produce, when, on

nearng the Vale Creek, one of his bullocks fell to the .ground and died immediately. Shortly afterwards another fell and died also. Two more died in the town, and within an hour of the first death, the fifth one had died. The whole of the team was in excellent condition, and bore not the slightest . appearance of disease previous to the attack. In every case we are informed the cattle swelled up enormously when dead. Whether this is .the commencement of the frightful cattle scourge with which the low country has been inflicted, remains to be seen, but from all the information we can gather, the disease appears to be far more sudden and deadly. Up to the present time we have heard of no other deaths of cattle in the district. — Bathurst Free Press, April 24.

The Govkrnor- General's visit to Ophir. —On Monday last his Excellency Sir Charles A. Fits Roy, accompanied by the Hon. the Colonial Treasurer and son, George Fjtz Roy, Esq., the Governor's Private Secretary, Mr. Commissioner Hardy, Captain Batty, and Mr. District Commissioner Green, left Bathurst and proceeded as far as Mr. Commissioner Green's station at fc wallow Creek, whe^e the party took up their quarters for the night. On the following morning, after an early breakfast, his Excellency and suit mounted for Ophir, and arrived at the sheep station about two miles from that place between 11 and 12 o'clock, where they were met by Mr. Assistant Commissioner Hamilton, and his troopers and the clerk of petty sessions. The official party then proceeded in the direction of the once famed Ophir, and just before arriving at the crossing place at Lewis's Ponds, a party of about thirty horsemen respectfully welcomed the representative of Queen Victoria, and then formed a line, and accompanied him to the Police Station, and on alighting, his Excellency was received with hearty and long - continued cheering. Shortly afterwards an address was presented to the Governor- General by Mr. Benjamin White, signed by nearly 150 miners and residents, to which his Excellency made a suitable reply. Several gentlemen were then presented to his Excellency, and then the whole body moved on in the direction of the township, about a mile further on. Jn consequence of the lateness of the hour, and his Excellency having to return to Swallow Creek that day, an inspection of the draining of the water hole by Mr. White for Messrs. Samuel and M'lntosh wa3 the only thing of particular moment which his Excellency could have noticed with any degree of satisfaction. After the party returned to the commissioner's they partook of luncheon, which for goodness, if not for variety, could not be excelled in the metropolis. Having done justice to the good things of Ophir, his Excellency and suite took their departure, and slept that night at Mr. Commissioner Green's which place they left on the following morning, and arrived in Bathurst shortly after noon. — Bathurst Free Press.