SOUTH AUSTRALIA.
Ettfacts of a Litter flans a Prirate Settler in South Australia (Mr. *fleets, late of Chichester.)
" Chnelq, 19th March Glenelg, where we now are, is situated in a beautiful and t ich plain, between the beach and Adelaide, which is five miles &s- ant. We found to our great disappointment that the farm was not allotted when we arrived, and that nobody was allowed to build any houses upon the ground. Winter is coining on ; and as this place shows certain signs of being inundated during the rains, we are obliged to begin to remove before our allot- ments are fixed. We can go upon the Government ground, and they promised that we shall not be disturbed for a twelvemonth at least.
"11/arch 26.—The sale of land (town acres) takes place to-morrow. We continue to like our adopted country exceedingly, and there seems every like- lihood of our prospering. There seems no prospect of the surveys of the coup try allotments being completed for six or eight months. We could now, believe, sell every thing we possess at an immense profit, even to clothes, if we could pelt ivith Them. Our bullocks and dray earned last week 181., and they are bespoke at the same charge (31. per load) four or five deep ; indeed, it is considered a favour to have them. " 1//0 were so unfortunate as to loge another fine bulleck the other day; but we sold it fur nearly double the original cost, fresh provisions being so very scarce. As for ourselves, we have scarcely made a meal of twit meat B. has kept us well supplied with parrot., which are excellent, cooked any way. The best meat I ever tasted is kangaroo: it resembles hare more titan any other meat, but we all pronounced it supelior. We have now the leg of an emu hanging up for to-morrow's dinner. The harbours abound with the finest fish in the world ; particular ly a fish as large as a cod, but far superior in flavour, called snappers ; then there ere wild-ducks, quails, and pigeons iu abundance; so no fear of starving while powder and shot last. We are the only people here that reside in a wooden house; all the others are living in rush huts and tents. There are a number of nice wooden houses belonging to Mr. 0. Gillies, butthey are on the beach at Port Adelaide. First a bridge has to be built, and then our bullocks will fetch them at 3/. per load. We only wish we bad brought out four houses instead of two. We could have sold them for any thing; so much is our comfort envied. " Adelaide.—On Monday, (March 29,) we arrived at Adelaide ; and are much pleased with the place. The country and climate are superior to with
we expected ; indeed we have been diseni.olmed in Lntbiug It seems the country for children to thrive in ; ours are in rrhast health. The natives I have no fear of; they are very useful, bringing wood and water, and are very honest indeed.
April 8 —Our next neighbour, Mr. Howard the clergyman, is a very nice loan, and a really good one too. He is erecting one of Manning's six- room cottages, and is busy at work from six in the morning till six at night. This afternoon was the first time we bad been down to the river, although it is only five minutes' walk ; so busy have we been. The banks are very pretty, but the river consists at present of large pools of beautifully clear water. Colonel tight has been boring at the top of the hill, and found water of a most excel- lent quality at the depth of forty-four feet. sr 1:1.-1 must really conclude, as the mail closes to-morrow. We have !repent patties of natives coming to de house, but they are quiet and peaceable, Lever stealing ; and we toways endeavour to wake them fetch some wood before tee give them bread, of which they are very fond. The children afthrd then: great amusement: thee are very kind to their own children, and often bring teem to he named ; anu are so ready at speaking English that they will repeat say thing after you. We are going to send to Sydney for same orange and lemon trees, Sc. to make a nice garden in one of our beautiful acres of land, thatigh it will be Allah:nit to choose among them which will be the prettiest fur :, hen,. The view of the mountains I think will be it."
souther letter of the same date as the above, says that 15/. per acre was 1;::.,n for prhne situations, and W. for inferior. Th., V icter sloop of war took letters front south Australia to Sydney.
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