. Journal of researches into the natural history and geology of the countries visited during the voyage round the world of "Beagle" under the command of Captain Fitz Roy, Beagle Expedition (1831-1836); Natural history; Geology; Voyages around the world. /I'll'N 475 (HI llu- sliorcs of which stands the capital ol" Tasmania. The first aspect (if the place was \er)' inferiur U> tlial of S)'(lne3- ; the latter miijht be called a cit)', this onl)' a town. It stands at the base of Mount Wellington, a mountain 3100 feet hif^di, but of little picturesque beaut>
. Journal of researches into the natural history and geology of the countries visited during the voyage round the world of "Beagle" under the command of Captain Fitz Roy, Beagle Expedition (1831-1836); Natural history; Geology; Voyages around the world. /I'll'N 475 (HI llu- sliorcs of which stands the capital ol" Tasmania. The first aspect (if the place was \er)' inferiur U> tlial of S)'(lne3- ; the latter miijht be called a cit)', this onl)' a town. It stands at the base of Mount Wellington, a mountain 3100 feet hif^di, but of little picturesque beaut>' ; from this source, however, it receives a good supply of watei'. Round the cove there arc some fine warehouses, and on one side a small fort. Coming from the .Spanish settlements, wliere such magnificent care lias gencrall)' been paid to the fortifications, the means of defence in these colonies appeared \'cry contemptible. the tow n with .S)-dney, I was chieH)' struck with the C(Hiiparati\ e fewness -i/iri^fc; â -. â iLSAiri lOW'N AND IMOLNT K CTON . of the large houses, either built or building. Hobart Town, from the census of 1S35, contained 13,826 inhabitants, ,uid the whole of Tasmania 36,505. All the aborigines have been removed to an islaiul in Bass's Straits, so that Van Diemen's Land enjoys the great ad\antage of being free from a native population. This most cruel step seems to have been quite unavoidable, as the only means of stopping a fearful succession of rcjbberies, burnings, and murders, committed b)' the blacks ; and which s(.ioner or later would have ended in their utter destruction. I lear there is no (loubt that this tr;iin of e\il and its conse(|uences originatetl in the infamous conduct of some of our countrymen. Thirty j' Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the or
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