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• . . • a E PP I Pi --Mr *A, • .:. MisSiONlitr SOCIETY. Extra.? frost a leas dad o,Ai;tl - revived inns Ike .11, , ,ionarrekat Ota'brite. iF,vs, the I,asT lic4l Nina:hie J • ' tEstin.stat, z ; AI tttavt:, Othhcite, Jul, 8, 1802 Heeoured Fathcm.auel Br-thren, The NardilsP. ( apt. Simpson, anchored In our I port the 2th'n of June; site k %sun(' to Owltyce for pork, for the celooy of New South Wales; which is not only autfering for want of provisions, but is also in some danger of a mutiny among the convias.—e . As the loss of our journal would be of more im portanee than a letter, we think it best as adrininl.by Capt. Simpson, to transmit that in the same man ner we did out fernier, through the medium of Go 'erne: King. Abant eight days after the date of oar last (Jan. , 8,1602) a scull armed colotaial brig, called the - Norfsl l .4 arrived from Port Jackson, dispatched by the Governer; and onthe same service as his Ma jesty's ship P.,rpoisr. By the Norfolk, brother Slid ley and wife jeir.ed us; and a naturalist came to make his abode some time on the island. A week afire the Norfolk, the Vona anchored in Matnevai Bay. Cart. Bishop and six men re waiaed here to procure salt pork for the colony, while Capt. Bass preemie(' on to Ow'uyee, to do the like there ; and, at the end of four months, to return and take on board Capt. B. &c. In the latter end of March n great meeting washeld in Attahnorota distria at which Otno, after formally demanding, and being denied, forcibly took from the natives of that island a billet of wood, which these poor heathens call their Great God ; and which has been the occasion of a great rebellionr• and much bloodshed. At the time of this meeting in Attahooroo, a gale of wind occasioned the loss of the Norfolk ; she being forced on shore on the beach, a little to the southward of the British house. By the dispensa tion of Providence, seventeen more of our country men were unexpeactedly brought to sojourn with us in Mattavai. Only the hull of the Norf.l4 is lost ; her crew, guns, stores, cargo, &c. were safely landed. A tew days after this event, Otor, Pomarre, &c. who were in Papperra distri.!l . , in their way to Tow teera, in r)araboo, where they were going to cele brate some heathenish rites, and deposit the idol tnat they had plundered the Attahoorooans of, sent vs word that we should be upon our guard, for there was a probability of our being attacked by the Attahourooans. But ten days had elapsed, front the time of our receiving this intelligence, when the A ttaboeeooans did,in a powerful bodv,break into the ad i . ening di stria oil:white, or Tettahah ; killed some diseased i persons that were not able to make - their escape, plundered and burnt the houses of the in habitants, and pursued their conquest into Oparre, where also they expelled the natives and fired a few dwenin ; which d. ne , they withd rew to their own ^s land. the fugitives of rwieta and Oparre took re fuge near our &ablution. The mport was, that we I.l.euise were to be assaulted, our persons destroyed, and property plundered. Capt. House, of the Nor fal, and Capt. Bishop (to whom, under God, we are indebted for our prewrvatinn) exerted themselves much upon the occasion. Four small brass cannon, saved from the Nerfalk, were planted in the most advantageous manner then judged ; all the seamen and brethren that could, or could not, handle a a musket, were immediately embodied, as far as the nittskets would go, and taught so much the use of arms as to be able to load and fire, &c. ; guards were posted ; and every precaution taken against a surprise. In a few days more, a party, consisting of two or three hundred men, with their wives and chil dren, arrived from Eimeo, being sent for by Po sturre, to come and fight the Attahoorooans. They formed their encampment in the bay, where the long-house, called Naanoo (now burnt) stood. Here they were reinforced by those of Fwhaa, Oparre, Mattavai, and sundries, that came from Pomarre. The Analesoronans met them, fought them, and drove them to 'hellos* of One Tree Hill. All now was confusion and fear among the natives : they asserted eget their god fought for the rebels, and that they were irresistible. AB around appeared confident that the Englishmen should next feel the weight of their arm, whom they would rush upon at once, and overpower with numbers. Captain Bishop, and a strong party of musketeers, on the day of action, had taken possession of the western pass. on the top of the hill, in order to resist the rebels, should they peeved over the king's friends, and attempt to enter this district. However, in steed of that, they dispatched messenger with the following terms : t 'Mee envied the Enfacb nen the peace to goverornelit) of the Diswet• alattiote Orastrr, and Feha2. ettlice , t, they delniudee a pasaage throw.* Matterai, gu to the estAw.ul. .3 It /rated, ttut they soul/ fled thin Iray. We hesitated not in accediag to tie first proposaL The Attahonrnoans ratified the treaty, and retired - territories. - -t T'th• *it to their own _ The beaten party that surrounded ns, filled our ears with repeated assurances, to deceive us, that we wire kept in continual anxiety, and sometimes so alarmed, that we were obliged to bleep upon our arms all night b • nor were the refugees less harrassed. Terrified with the apprehencioas of the invaders ap proach, (whom they deemed unconquerable) they stole off by degrees in their canoes, Esc. to the east ward. The part of the rtmeoans, with their families. fled for shelter to the small island that stands in Nannoo Bay, where the foe, who had no canoes, could not follow them. Istelligeoce of what had transpired we sent off to Tommy, wlso remained at Toss-tea - a, busily em ployed in the mysteries of Satan, and shedding the blood of his saeft.s in sacrificing to his god; so in fatuated with abominable superstition, that he durst not stir a step tx; wards checking the tebellion, which was growing stronger and stronger every day. The rebels took advantage of his folly, and executed what in this country may very well be termed a bold and daring Having expe=sly finished certain religious ceremonies over the dead bodies they had taken in the last aaios,aad being joined by tire distriets of p ap :lna, p<Tre,Oart:Jeur loifyrereede,andPo piss-are, the ,. crowd the isthoins, marched up to Towteera, araebrd Ponrarre and an his force. This was * ln c with so much slcresy and alertness, that Po.. mare had but :is a time to collett hit scattered people together, awd prepare for their reception.— On the king's side were about forty muskets an d a iwivol ; the rebels ha..l about font: Awn in peint of • .. 4 MINI e ' • 111'en, It is thought that the superiority was on the king's part also. in the evening the two parties •uset ; x . aliight skirmish ensued, in which, it is said by some, that the rebels receivesha check ; but in a night-assaalt they , made , th e y killed a g i eat chief, *relation and friend of Pomarre. This threw the king'S forces into confusion : with the utmost pre cipnation they took to their canoes, lied, and left the rebels masters of Tyaraboo. Pomarre, with his muted army. bore down for Mattavai. Captain Bishop received him and his son under arms, as a token of respea. Expating that now the rebels would certainly pursue their success, we laboured to make ourselves as strong as possible. We cut down all the bread-fruit, cocoa-nut trees, acc. (amounting to some score) which we conceived would be favourable for them, from behind, to annoy us with their muskets and slings. With the trees we formed a strong pallisade round the lower apart ments of our new house; to which the whole of the Society was retired, as also Captains House and Bishop, with their property, and sundry seamen. While the veranda, that runs the length of the front of the building, was barricadoed ; as likewise the upper apartments, with chests, bedding, bales of na tive cloth, &c. so as to be in general musket-ball proof. Before this, the four small cannon had been removed from their former situations, and planted in two upper-end rooms, where they commanded an extensive range ; the small arms were distributed in the other apaetments. But the rebels were merci fully kept at a distance from us. They remained some time ravaging Tyarahoo, and then returned to their own lands. Prior to their return, Pomarre took the advantage of their absence, and sent a strong party to fall, in the dead of the night, upon the men, women, and children that they had left at home.— This enterprize succeeded ; and, in two or three hours, near 200 of them, it is reported, were slain.— This, instead of intimidating the rebels, inflamed them the more. They professed their determina tion to be the utter extirpation of the present gover non • and we fear much slaughter will be the re sult of this dreadful commotion. After the rebels had exercised their barbarity sometime in Tyaraboo, they re-marched back to their lands ; being hastened thereunto by the un pleasing accounts of the destruftion of several of their families. Word was continually coming to Pomarre that his foes were approaching. Pomarre knew not what to do; he caused some works to be thrown up on the west side of One Tree Hill ; which would greatly assist in keeping off an enemy on that side : and he made a few faint attempts, by going down to the Nannoo, to draw the Attahoorooans to an engagement. At last the Nautilus arrived, which appeared to give new life to the king's friends. As the rebels committed no aft of violence, Pomarre (who is roll ed up in superstition) would not permit any ho lities to be commenced against them, though the opportnnity appeared favourable. Capt. Bishop therefore requested a meeting of the Societe, at which were present also Captain House and Mr. Lewin, the naturalist. He proposed, that since Pomarre would not attack the rebels, and as they have frequently threatened the destritaion of the English, the English should, with the assistance of Pomarre's musketry, go and attack them. Two days after Pomarre arrived, and renewed his solicitations with Captains Bishop and Simpson, or men and arms, to assist him in quelling the existing rebellion. This the Society acceded to. capt. B. drew up a certificate for the purpose, and khe assenting members signed it. Preparations were now made for the war. By 10 P. M. the whole armament was embarked, and tin their way to Attahooroo. The number of Eu ropeans with Capt. Bishop, was 19 men, well armed, a boat with the first mate and four men from the Nautilus, a four-pounder cannon, and all Pomarre's forces. Brother Elder attended as surgeon. Otoo and the young prince of Tyaraboo remained here, with a few servants. On Monday, July sth, Captain Bishop, brother Elder, and part of the Europeans, returned. By Capt. B. various expresses already received, were confirmed ; the substance of which was as follows : The fleet landed in Attahooroo on Saturday, July 5, at eleven, A.M, a small party of the rebels saw their approach, and retired. The enemy was withdrawn to their strung holds, which, on recon noitering, were found to be, if not wholly impreg nable, yet the storming of them must be attended with great loss. Captain B. and men would have made the attempt, but Pomarre and men could not be brought to venture on so desperate an aaion.— Several shot were fired, which in general fell harm less. One of Pomarre's men was wounded in the chin and throat, by a ball from the enemy, though they fired but few muskets, owing perhaps to their scantiness of ammunition ; stones they slung in abundance, and rolled down some from a great height, of several hundred pounds weight. On the following morning, a party of Papparra people, marching to join .the rebels, was intercepted by a party of the royalists. The leader of the party (who was a great warrior) and his wife (a woman of a very goodly appearance) were slain ; the rest made their escape, and got safe to the strong holds. The bodies of the man and his wife were treated in a most inhuman manner. The rest of the day passed with out any particular occurrence, till evening, when Capt. B. wearied with the inaCtivity, irresolution, and want of subordination that pervaded Pomarre's camp, had attually re-embarked his men, to return to Mattavai. Pomarre also, who thought it not safe to remain there without the Englishmen, was re-embarking his people with all possible speed. The embrrkation was nearly completed, and most of the canoes were moving off, when an unexpeCted event took place, which gave a new turn to affairs. A young man who has been with the Society some years, and who had taken to himself the name of Taftserraw Morning, had shesvn a most attive and courageous spirit, and performed such feats of bra very, as astonished our countrymen, and excited the admiration of his own. This young man at the time of embarking, was up with one more, at the enemy's entrenchments, braving them to appear and fight, and firing at them, as he saw opportunity. At this season a heavy shower of rain came from the mountains. The rebels, perhaps, deeming this a favourable time, seized, as they thought, the golden moment, and, in great numbers rushed out, armed with muskets,"aPears, clubs, and slings, and chased To-morrow Morning and the other down to the fleet ; they at times• firing upon him, and he on them. The noise of the muskets, and their approach, ' f. iittrilted the atteatlon of ate people embarked, and stopped their further proceedings. To-ntorrosu Morning came in sii;ht,. and. rave notice that the enemy \VAS come. In the twinkling of an eye, a few of I'omarre's musketeers, not yet in their ca noes, sprang forward to the combat. A successful discharge of their pieces obliged the rebels in an in stant to turn their backs and fly. In the mean time the seamen and soldiers relanded, and joined in the pursuit of the flying foe ; who, in a very peculiar manner, after running some space, in a moment rallied, and faced their pursuers. Some of Captain ll.'s party were sufficiently near for the attack. The sight of the Europeans overpowered the rebels ; their spirit failed them, and they now fled in dif ferent dire Lions. This most unlooked-for dispensation of Provi dence proved highly advantageous for Pomarre, as God gave into his hands seventeen of the rebels, who were killed upon the spot ; all fighting men, inve terate enemies, and among them one of the princi pal ringleaders of the rebellion. Each of the seven teen bodies was treated in the most wantonly barba runs manner : pierced with spears, beat with clubs, dashed with stones, derided, scoffed, and otherwise maltreated, as if now susceptible of pain, or affeaed by their taunts. Pomarre thought the rebellion was crushed, and that he should have nothing more to do the next morning than to go and take possession of their strong holds, and wreak his unpitying anger on those who should fill into his hands. Captain Bishop seeing such a sudden change of circumstances, determined to remain the night, and give the finishing blow to the war. On Monday morning they marched up to the en trenchments, which are about four miles and a half, from the beach ; but how great was their surprize, when, instead of finding them abandoned (the plun der of which was already seized on in their imagi- Mtions) they saw every part that could be seen as well manned as before, and as lively as ever. They could do no more than discharge several muskets upon them, which could do them but little hurt ; and after a while, return to the fleet. A woman, an ambassadress, was permitted to pass between the parties. She carried an account to the rebels of those who had been killed, and how they were treated. They received the intelligence with seem ing indifference ; mid that they did not know them ; and as for the slain chief, they supposed that he had been carried away by the river, and not slain by the royalists. The surviving ringleader of the rebel lion, a relation of Pomarre's, named Talitahaee, bade the ambassadress acquaint Pomarre, that when they had done to him as they had done to Rooa (the name of the chief killed) then, and not till then, there would be peace in the land. Capt. Bishop knowing that Capt. Simpson could not be detained longer from prosecuting his voyage, returned with the boat, leaving fifteen men with Pomarre. Brother Elder also returned. Pomarre has nor lost in the expedition any man killed, and but four wounded; one of whom was by his own party, by mistake. One of the Norfolk': men re ceived a slight blow on his hip with a stone. On Tuesday Pomarra sent the Europeans home, and removed his fleet about twelve miles nearer Matta vai, and there encamped. Upon the whole, this short campaign, through the mercy of God, has tended very much to destroy the strength of the prevailing commotion. The two chiefs above named (one of whom is dead) may be considered as the life of the rebellion. Their fighting men are but few. As for the body of the people, on both sides, they are always spala tors ; and prepared to fly, or plunder, and exercise cruelties on those wounded or slain. RespeCting our personal safety, while God is pleased to continue the means he has afforded us, there is little probability now that we shall be as sailed in our habitations ; but the Yam is expeCted every hour ; on her arrival, Capt. Bishop and men will quit the island, if not also Capt. House and men. Should that occur, and the disturbances of the island not be settled, what . ' may follow we can not tell. The Porpoise is looked for ; but her corn ing is dubious. We have suffered considerably by the present distresses, through destroying several inclosures of gardens, and gardens themselves, and pulling down our chapel ; all which was done to clear around us, as much as possible, in order to prevent an unseen approach, and also the firing of our dwelling front the flames of the chapel, should it be burnt ; it being close to the dwelling-house. The Society's labour and expence in erecting the fence, &c. and cultivating the ground, has been very great ; and they are now ruined. Our stock of useful articles, to pay cur workmen, is almost ex pended ; so that should peace be restored, we shall not be able readily to replace our affairs in their former situation. The work of preaching the Gospel continues ; and so far the Lord has overruled the disorders of the land, by giving several hundreds of this island and Eimeo, an opportunity to hear the word of sal vation. One circuit of the island was taken just before the rebellion broke out, and the Gospel preached in every distrift, except Attahooroo. Otoo has, of late, on two sabbath-days, desired to hear the word of Jehovah ; which was accordingly spoken to him, and others of his family, and many of his subjeds, that he assembled to hear. He seems to have some idea that there is but one God ; and expresses no dislike to any part of the plan of salva tion, so far as he can comprehend it. Pomarre is a most bigotted man, and is, as it were, the soul of his country's abominable superstition. Through the mercy of our Heavenly Father, we, in general, enjoy a good portion of health and strength. Our prayers are for Zion's increase and prosperity. We beseech you to pray for us. I remain, Dear and honoured Fathers and Brethren, Your affectionate Brethern and Sisters in the Lord. JOHN JEFFERSON, for the Society. To the Dire3ors of the Missionary Society. The Gth Dragoon Guards, recently from Ireland, are arrived at Manchester and its neighbourhood. On board the Captivity convict•ship, at Ports mouth, have been for some time past, three brothers of the name of Henderson, who were sentenced to be transported, having been found guilty of poach ing. It is ettraordinary to relate, that among 12 other convicts just embarked on board that ship, there is aCtualry a fourth and elder brother to the above, with his son, a lad of about 14 years of age, who are determined also to • pass away, en fondle, a few years in captivity. N.11'42. INTELLIGENCE. PLYMOUTH, APRIL 28. Came in from Falmouth, the .. , /a;ve revenue cutter, with impressed men and volunteers for the nav . Ye y sterday the Rmiue, of 44 guns, slop and re ceiving ship, was commissioned, and J. L. M'Clel lan, M. 1). appointed Inspeeting Surgeon. A very melancholy accident happened Tuesday morning off the Bolt Head, east of this port : the brig Britannia Capt. Bown, of Biddeford, from Waterford to London, was unfortunately lost near that point of land ; the master and six men were drowned, the mate only saved. PORTWOUTH, APRIL 1!). Last evening put back and anchored at Spithcad, his Majesty's brig Starling, of 14 guns, I aeutenant Guyon, commander. Arrived his Majesty's ship his, of 50 guns, Capt. J,obh, from the Downs, and remains with his Ma jeit y's ships and vessels as per last. Remain at St. Helen's his Majesty's shin Amphion, of 32 guns, Capt. T. M. Hardy, and the 'Pigmy cut ter, of 14 guns, Lieut. White commander.—Wind westerly and moderate. Sailed his Majesty's skip Thalia, of 38 guns, Capt. Moncur, for the River. Came into harbour the Mary transport, with troops. Sailed his Majesty's ship Regulus, of 44 guns, Cap tain Presland, to the eastward. 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