The Express.
London, England, 1857-04-28 00:00:00

THE SLAUGHTER AT SARAWAK.

(From the Straits Men et March 21.)

On Tuesday last we issued an Extra giving am
outline of the recent entries committed by the
Chinese at Sarawak, particulars of which were
brought front that place by the schooner °godlier,
which sailed on the 21st ultimo end arrived ea the
10th instant. Although rumours had been current
that the Kungei contemplated resisting the aatkeity
of the local government, the latter appear to bre
treated the matter with indifference. linkbaly,
however, a large body, numbering about 200 Chinese,
came down the river on and before the 17th Fernery,
and at midnight commenced • most determined at-
tack on the government people and property. They
first secured possession of the two forts, one below
and the other above the town of Kuchin (the seat of
Rajah Brooke's authority), which were only preformed
by 12 men, and, having furnished thrushes with
all the arms and ammunition in the forte, they pee-
-1 mobil to the work of destruction upon which they
bed ventured. This was at midnight, when all were
asleep. Or party made an attack on the residence
of Sir Irks Brooke, whilst the remainder assaulted
the hover ef Mr. rookuhank, the magistrate, and
Mr. Mielsten,. also a government official. For
some day. previous Sir James Brooke was unwell,
and was dirt to proceed to Simahrung, on des
Mimi deer (the seat of the Berme Osninays=
of air. Oa the to s
kb amid INS ing in ea wijaing assess,
med
in IMeine roo was reeiNft a yeengmtm
=C tleman, naiadele.erhe
naiadele ea aped arlitia Bilden is=,.
The ingdse and eorimMeawrr
erslisint the
mainmeillhe attaeldag party soma that
an elannaketin between the dig
umber tease immunity was imposeible.=
the aim siemited the front of the hown
knee kenhe succeeded in effecting an extreme&
my ample t he pined down the bath-roam and
mom semi a enek near him hour, by which weer
hemessiel la pining the Malay village ; Haber
aka ethos oldie European residents happily reeseed
else* afterwards. The assailants fired inte lir
Janes Brooke's residence, killed Mr. Nimbi, (wine
bear was buried in the ruins), plundered the plan
Orrery thing of value in their estimation, and thoa
an in to the building, ruthlessly destroying Sir
lan. Brooke% excellent library and the valuable
ealkedine it his whole life—a loss which friend
eft he nut equally regret. At the house
it Mr. Creakehank the assailants met with
• Ira renftem but that gentleman was over-
powered ; he Mended hie amiable and reeently-
mserled lady with the utmost gallantry. Mrs.
Creekehank was brutally wounded ltefore his eyes,
and dragged away when he was no longer able to
kind her. Mrs. Crookshank was believed to have
leen killed, but happily next morning she was
tend in the jungle. Her wounded body was
covered with cocoa-nut leaves. She was removed to
the Mirion-boase, where, under the skilful treat-
ment of the Weep. the Right Rev. Dr. M'Dougall,
she was, at the dw d the West advice., doing well.
Mr. Cowan's* akar wing the night in the
jungle, by nose mans neinei the Mission-house
next morning in an aired insensible state. The
house of Mr. Middleton Oko in the service of Sir
James Brooke) was atessid his house was fired,
and two of his childra paired in
the flames. Mr. WelhoSiestallurght, in the
service of the Borneo , a geed of Mr.
Middleton's, was killed head eat off,
probably under the minder seppoeition that he
also was in the eeriest of de lelawalt geeemmen,
as es kima was given up ea the fenewft kg. The
r= knonry win *mini et avearklag
wkich we reran te km 11.
aisles nearly every European, MauerIWO his sway
ems se the most secure =m PUN kik.
to the Boer was meek& it
In ame of a her lean a kip mend et
remanent property wee
Next. day the Chinese Milted that asp
had no hostile intentions any en Wig
eons connected with the government;
expressed a wish that Bishop M•Doep:smairkess.
ltuppell and Helms abrad sit as thin 4161141%
whilst they unreservedly dmiseedi kir abr.
minatioa to destroy Sir ism ffseehe emd every we
in his service. During the bey negetlatione.wene
opened with the Chines% lad It was arranged that
they should apert, unniiiisi by the Malays, with
the plunder Soy bad at 4 p.m. they
'Meted up the elver is their bran
The inundate cam el this frightful Mang
=at lihe akin of the geniusent Barer p.
enawak is stated to be the stringent
ineweres wilish Sir James Brooke has found id
Ilbridet lasleptis parent Grim mialieg.
Sum hump lam bed km levied MI Os membee,
fig gemnia‘g pit by dhe Kuril awl hilketbr
elm ibe *laden 101 been imgekenolls int
these rem seemele limiest to amen per reek
ruthless slaughter and detraction, net sparing age
or sex.

(From Ow &nits Ram at March 23.)
The British atm= Bir lama Brooke, belonging