. An account of the English colony in New South Wales, from its first settlement in January 1788 to August 1801. * 799*1 OF NEW SOUTH WALES. 489 try appeared like an extenfive lake. Many hogs, other live flock, poultry, with much of the produce of the laft unfortunate harveft, and the domeftic effecls of the people, were hurried away by the tor- rent. Fortunately, however, only one life was loft. This was a mod ferious calamity; and, no caufe having appeared to indicate an approaching overflow of the river, the fettlers were not prepared for fuch a difafter. It was faid, that the natives foref
. An account of the English colony in New South Wales, from its first settlement in January 1788 to August 1801. * 799*1 OF NEW SOUTH WALES. 489 try appeared like an extenfive lake. Many hogs, other live flock, poultry, with much of the produce of the laft unfortunate harveft, and the domeftic effecls of the people, were hurried away by the tor- rent. Fortunately, however, only one life was loft. This was a mod ferious calamity; and, no caufe having appeared to indicate an approaching overflow of the river, the fettlers were not prepared for fuch a difafter. It was faid, that the natives forefaw it, and apprifed the inhabitants. There could, however,, be no doubt, that, unpereeived by our people, a heavy fall of rain had taken place in the interior of the country, among the mountains; and which, from the parched ftate of the land for fuch a length of time, had in no part been abforbed, but ran down the fides of the hills, as from mountains of folid rock, filling all the low grounds, and branches of the river; which, being in form fuddenly ferpentine, could not give vent fo fall as the waters S AIT R 5 0"N*5 FARM , _ ./sscrfvs/i/f (/(>//>// _ // / /'<?/: PuMs/hxilUhi 26 '!'J-<pS, bi itadeb SbJOai les. S/nvid. 3 i In. 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 original Collins, David,1756-1810. London : Cadell & Davies
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