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Victoria Times, 15 September 1841, Page 2

We insert the following communication by

partic ula r re ques t-

The arti cle in the Gazette, respecting the Whale factory

is not founded on facts To those who are interested in

the subject it may,perhaps,afford pleasure to hear something

of their real habits. The cow whale must certainly comes

into the bays about the month of May for the purpose cal

ving, and is then in the finest and fattest condition

lean. She is also more easily destroyed at that period

being more unwieldy and less dangerous, than at the

latter end of the season when the cows, like all other cows

become lean from suck ling,their calves. They are then

even from the bays by the males and becomes wilder.

cow. Whale be killed at the latter end of the season

dangerous matter of couree,for it generally suck les till the fol

lowing season when the Cow Whale again visits the bays and

after calving drives her former calf off which is then

• 'C/ ■ ri a.nated a "Scrap"

Wellington September 16th

Fellow Colonists of Wellington: to you we dedicate the

Columns of our humble publication.Your interests are

dear to us a nd we shall ever be most anxious to meet

the approbation of you all by discharging the important

duties, which devolve on us, conscientiously and honest

ly. Some of our Fellow Citizens may haply feel suprised

at the appearance of a lithographed newspaper and be

anxious to ascertain what may have been the in duce -

ment for such procedure- However, it must be obviousr

to all that the present circumstances of the Colony

render such a step imperatively necessary. Some public

organ is required to represent the interests of the pub

Lic without that exaggeration and misrepresentation

which papers, got up for party purposes,are so wont

to indulge in

Accordingly we hope to lay before the public a fair and

Impartial view of the proceedings and prospects

The Colony so that every individual may be ena-

bled to transmit to his friends at home a faith-

ful and accurate account. It is painful to con

Template that among the many volumes which

Have been presented to the public on New Zealand

there is not a single work worthy of perusal the

Whole being written by persons who were ether unac

quainted with the subject or who were anxious to

Support the views or wishes of a particular

party.

It is then our object to supply this deficiency

As far as the columns of our little paper admit

of.

We shall from time to time as occasion

May require present our readers with all the

necessary information on other subjects

Our paper is not intended then to represent the inter-

ests of any particular party or Company it does not

embrace enthusiastically any tenets as indispu

table. Our motto is publico” and our highest

ambition to benefit out Fellow Citizen

The New Zealand Gazette hither to, been considered

Infallible as the Delphic Oracle of old if he

Turned Forth its thunders against the Colonial

Government and attacked the characters

Pute m individuals with the most unnecessary

and cruel spirit-In a recent number of that

Mortal journal added set is made at the poor weather

Legs,and the public are edified with a land second

ff* / '■>.- .*jfcrf.rfV £**f f *f '

The Author of that interesting article perhaps thoughts

is a very clever production, and we would willing

ly have left the Hero alone to his glory, but several

Parties having requested us to insert a commu-

nication on the could not in justice

refuse. The gentleman must have known just as

much of the whales, as the whales knew of him

and if obliged to rely on his own resources, might

fish a long time without obtaining a suffici-

ent quantity of oil wherewith if to grease his

own whiskers.

The effusion may ha ply be the darling offspring

of some genius who contemplates setting up a Dai

ry, or something of the sort, and has been dreaming

of nothing but, cows, and calves, and butter milk

Or perhaps, the learned Editor may have associated

with himself (two heads being better than one) a

sort of unfledged Editor, alias printers devil,

from whose love sick brain emanated this glo

rious piece of composition. But "arcades ambo,"

it is worthy of either. The afore mentioned sub

may been making himself a great calf, and,

feeling displeased at the indignant fair one's

refusal, may have compared her to a cow with

crumpled horns (vich is verry poetical)

Now, the Editor, do take the advice of a well

wisher, consider the character which the Ga-

zette has to support. In mercy spare us; ano-

ther such an infliction were too much for

the public. If this Adonis will still worship

at the shrine of beauty, present him with Ovid's

Art of Love, and get another sub. We have spo

a quiet sort of beast, we leave to the

Editor who may take him by the horns if he

likes such amusement. He cannot follow this

zenis fatuus through the mazes and wan-

derings of error and have only to say further,

that is very like a Whale."

And now my Friends, what think you of His

Excellency the Governor? The very head and

front of his offending appears to be, his allow-

ing this colony so long to continue in an un-

protected situation. This charge cannot

however be considered of a serious nature for, the

particular position in which His Excellency has

been placed, not being empowered to act according

to this discretion, is we think a sufficient

explanation

Where now are the choice spirits who, "seca sa

necte rudentes." were wont to assemble at Ba

rretts Hotel? There led on by the illustrious D.C.I.

whose stentorian voice was reverenced by all

were met the grand aristocracy of Welling-

ton. There a wed into insignificance by the burst

of his eloquence they listened with rapture

like boys, obedient to the will of some imperious

pedagogue. To use language of the poet,

still they talked and, still the wonder grew

There one small head should carry all he knew.

The mighty - A too hath passed away. The place

that once knew him shall know him but no

more forever. How are the mighty fallen.

In very truth, the mountains were m la

bour, and have brought forth a mouse.