THE CITY OF SYDNEY. 



Lands ; and behind these are the towers and spires of the city. Through the rigging 

 of the ships, on the eastward side of the Quay, is seen the rising ground of tin- 

 Government Domain, surmounted by the tower and flag-staff of the vice-regal residence. 

 The greenery of this Domain, 

 and that of the Battery reserve 

 on the other side of the Cove, 

 is grateful to the eye, bringing 

 as it does into strong and strik- 

 ing relief the contrast between 

 the leisure and the labour of life. 



ELIZABETH BAY AM) DAKI.INO POINT. 



On the outer side of Fort Macquarie 

 lies the little boat-harbour, formed by a 

 projecting mole, which is the landing-place 

 for Government House, and also the 

 point nearest to the anchorage of the men-o'-war, situated 

 at the mouth of Farm Cove. Here, when not on duty 



in the other colonies, rides the Admiral's flag-ship symbol of the naval power of 

 Great Britain, and of the close connection between the colonies and the mother-country. 

 Round her cluster the other vessels of the squadron, ranging in size and power 

 from frigates to corvettes, gun-boats and yacht-like schooners. Here, too, anchor at 

 present all foreign men-o'-war that enter the Port, and not unfrequently the ensigns of 

 half a dozen nations may be seen at the same time floating on the breeze. Cruisers 

 from all countries, when in these seas, make for Sydney Harbour to coal and to refit, 

 and there "is not a well-known flag that has not been seen flying in Farm Cove, 

 including a representative of the new-born navy of Japan. When many vessels are at 



