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74 of natives called Duttigallar Geelong, to the within-named John Batman, by the said chiefs taking up part of the soil, and delivering the same to said John Batman in the name of the whole. Jagajaga, Jagajaga, J AGAJAGA, In presence of Cooloolock, (Signed) Bungarie, James Gcmm, Yanyan, Alexander Thomson, Moowhip, Vm, Todd. Monmarmalar. The territory thus purchased included all the western hill of Port Phillip Bay. There were three brothers of the name of Jagajaga, re markable for the height of their stature, and the nobleness of their disposition. They had recently lost a brother, and when Batman arrived, there was such a similarity in his appearance, even to the loss of a particular tooth, with that of the deceased relative, that he was welcomed with cordiality, and treated with friendliness. The youngest had a great affection for the stranger, and for years hung about his person with fondness and devotion. Now came the tug of war with Governors and Governments. It was a monstrous act for a number of private gentlemen, headed by a native born Anglo-Australian, to go to a wild shore and treat with savages for the occupation of land. We shall proceed to give the de tails of this literary and official campaign in chronological order. It was no contemptible contest. The associationists were intelligent and influential men, with the energy and independance of colonists. Oppo sed to them were the various developments of officialdom, the jealousy of other settlers, and the indignation of the press of New South Wales at this intrusion of Yan Diemen’s Landers. Batman’s letter to Go vernor Arthur was dated, Hobart Town, June 25th, 1835. To this came a reply from the Colonial Secretary, Mr. Montague, of July 3rd. He at once pronounces that “ Port Phillip is not within the jurisdic tion of this Colony.” As to the treaty, allusion is made to the recent act of the Crown, confirming authority upon the South Australian Colonization Society to settle upon the coast of New Holland, without making any reference to the supposed rights of the. aborigines. He then adds this warning,—“ It would not be prudent in the gentlemen
