When that was completed, the Governor went in person to fix the site of a future town on Bathurst Plains.

From thence Mr.Evans, who accompanied the Governor on the occasion, was directed to proceed to the southward and westward, to ascertain the nature of the country in that direction.

He discovered another considerable river, flowing, like the Macquarie, to the west, to which he gave the name of the Lachlan.

The promising appearance of these two streams, and the expectation of all parties that they would be found to water rich and extensive tracts of country, led to the fitting out of a more important expedition than any which had before been contemplated.
MR.

OXLEY'S DISCOVERIES.
Mr.Oxley, the Surveyor-General of the Colony, was appointed chief of this expedition, and was directed to trace the Lachlan and Macquarie rivers, as far as practicable, with a view to ascertain their capabilities and the nature of the country they watered.