> The HTTRACK command runs fine, but the data in the hts-
> cache/new.txt file doesn't reports any of the external 
> links on the last page spidered.

Yes, because these links were not considered for being downloaded (new.txt
file only lists links downloaded)

Note that a depth of "N" means "N clicks from the top index.html generated by
httrack", that is, 2 means "one click from URL roots"