Port Phillip.

New Zealand Herald and Auckland Gazette, Volume I, Issue 47, 29 January 1842, Page 3

Port Phillip.

We have received Melbourne Journals up to the 6th instant, from which we make the following extracts.

The Van Diemen's Land Blacks.—Great excitement has prevailed throughout the town, relative to the five blacks lately captured at Western Port, by a detachment of troopers and military, under the command of Mr. Commissioner Powlett and Mr. Ensign Rawson ; and which blacks were attached to the establishment of Mr. Chief Protector Robinson, having been brought over by him from the settlement formed under the direction of the Van Diemen"s Land Government, on Flinder's Island, subsequent to the Great Black War, as it is termed in the historical annals of the island, and the banishment of the whole native iace from that colony. The excitement increases with the protracted character of the examination, large benches of Magistrates having sat every day since Tuesday, to adjudicate on the case; the investigation commenced on Friday, continued Saturday, was resumed on Monday, and proceeded with on Tuesday, when the whole were finally committed to take their trial in the Supreme Court, for various acts of robbery and murder. Stranding of the barque u William Salthouse".—This vessel of 5\50 tons burthen, bound from Quebec to this port, with a cargo of timber, fish, and flour, struck on Point Nepean, on Saturday afternoon last. The rapidity with which the water made in her hold, having upwards of 18 inches within an hour after striking, induced the Captain to run the vessel upon the sand beach round the point, when the water increased to six feet. The spot where she is aground is known as " the Pope's Eye," and she heels towards the channel, so that should sh 3 fill and go down, the navigation of that spot will be rendered very circumscribed. Two small craft have ; ,been despatched, and the government cutter proceeded down the bay yesterday afternoon, to afford any assistance that might be necessary for salvage of the cargo, should all hopes of saving the vessel be abandoned. All persons on board effected their landing without accident, and are at present at the pilot station. The present moderate state of the weather is favourable to the rescue of the vessel and cargo, which was consigned to Messrs. Ashhurst and Co., who are very sanguine of success in the objects for which the lighters have been despatched to the spot where the William SaUhouse now lies,

Shipping.—Arrived, December 3, ■« Brankenmoor,'' from Cork, with 158. bounty emigrants. November 30, the «.' Marquis of Bute", from Greenock, with 236 bounty emigrants; and the " Mary Nixon", from Cork, with 154 bounty emigrants. November 27, the " Wallace'*, from Liverpool, with 320 emigrants the " Allen Kerr'', from Greenock, with 250 emigrants. November 29, the " Francis", from Liverpool, with merchandise.

Government Land Sale. —According to a previous announcement, the government auctioneer, Mr. J. C. King, disposed of by public sale, on Wednesday, at the Survey Office, Melbourne, the following town allotments in North Geelong. The purchasers and prices are placed

The Separation Question. —We have much pleasure in apprising our readers of the safe arrival in London of the address of the colonists of Port Phillip to Her Most Gracious Majesty, Queen Victoria, thanking her for the boon of a territorial separation from New South Wales, and praying that the measure may be followed up by the grant to this province of a separate Legislature and a separate Executive Government. The address was sent home in charge of Major Mercer, W. H. Yaldwyn, and John Gardiner, Esq., who will, no doubt, take care tha t it reaches its destination at the earliest possible period.— Patriot

0 I - 1 after each lot respectively : — i — Lot, Purchase. Residence £ 5. d. 1 D. S. Campbell.. .. Melbourne,. 150 0 0 7 Joseph Griffin Geelong 170 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 Carey,. Melbourne..205 0 0 0 0 15 G.J. Lloyd Geelong....J50 0 0 18 N. A.' Fenw'ick Geelong.... 150 0 0 10 D. S. Campbell .... Melbourne. .112 19 0 £1792 10 0