The Sun.
London, England, 1841-04-10 00:00:00

THE WHALER PILOT, of LONDON;

( From the Penang Gazette. Jan. 16.)
We have been most kindly favoured by an officer of her
Majesty's sloop Cruizer, with the following particulars of
tha cutting off of this barque by the natives of " Ho Ho,"
x bay or harbour in Comarta, one of the Nicobar islaiele,
on the 23d, and of her recovery by the Cruizer on the 31st
ult. On the 29th of December, at sea, in lat. 838 N.
long. 89 54 E., the Cruizer fell in with a whale boat and
picked up the following ten persons forming part of the
crew of the Pilot of London, George Wheeler, master,
and Thomas Ward, of London, owner :—viz., James
Clark, third mate; J. W. Blackwell, surgeon; W. Burt,
Alexander Morrison, and James Morgan, boat-steerers ;
John Penley, seaman; Adam Sutherland, carpenter;
Wm. Hardy, carpenter's mate; and John Martin and Win.
Sexton, boys.
The Pilot left London in January, 1840, with a crew of
33 persons, and was armed with four guns, besides mus-
kets, cutlasses, &c., in addition to which she hasl several
muskets for sale to the !ratites at the dill* rent ports she
intended to visit. She sailed from Coupang, on the island
of Timor, in July last, and anchored in Nenkowry has-
bour (Nicobar Islands) on the 22 t December, about a
cable's length off shore, for the purpose a refitting acrd
obtaining refreshments, the crew hasiag the scurvy.
Shortly after anchoring, the third mate, Mr. CLrk,
landed in company with the second mate at a village
near the ship, and remained on shore about an hour,
when they were received on the most friendly terms by
the natives. Several canoes visited the ship during the
evening, and many naives went on board and left of their
own accord. The following day the crew were employed
in refitting and watering the ship. The Captain left her
with two b.ys, and traded for a few eatables. Numerous
canoes came off to the vessel throughout the day ; some
occasionally leaving her, but returned with a greater num-
ber of met., bringing fowls, &c., but not arms ; and from
Horsburgh's account of the friendly disposition of these
people, nothing hostile was entertained. A large portion
of the ratives, was observed to be painted red, which was
not the ease the evening before; and many of them spoke
broken English. No meaaures were adopted to prevent
their coming on board, from the impression-that they were
friendly disposed. In the course of the afternoon Mr.
Clark, with the second mate (Snowden), the surgeon, and
nine of the crew went on shore with the captain's permis-
sion, on the understanding that they were all to return by
six o'clock. Shortly before landing they observed another of
the boats leave the ship, for a diff rent village, but it was un-
certain whether the captain or chief mate was in her with
them. When Mr. Clarke and his party left the ship,
about forty to fifty natives were on board. Half an hour
after landing they thought the natives about them ap-
peared in an unsettled state, and were arming themselvei,
while their party had no weapons whatever. Through a
man named Robinson belonging to the ship, who spoke
the Malayan language, the natives were asked what they
were about, or were going to do? when they replied
they did not know. Almost immediately afterwards a yell
was heard issuing from the ship, and the natives instantly at-
tacked Mr. Clarke's party on all sides, from trees, &c.
The second mate was killed at the very first onset, by a
spear through the body, and, as he fell, a native pinned him
tetheground with another. Robinson was expostulating with
them, when he was speared and killed in the same manner.
Mr. Clark at thisi time received a spear through his body, and a
man named Burt was wounded by a similar weapon. Mr.
Clark, however, with the rest of the crew, succeeded in
regaining their boat, and shoved off for the ship, assailed
on all sides by spears ; but when they got pretty close to
her they discovered her in possession of the natives, who
appeared in all directions armed with ships' whale spears,
lances, cutting spades, &c. All this had taken place
within an hour from their leaving the ship. Finding that
the natives assembled in great numbers with every war-
like intention, and that, totelly unarmed as they were,
all attempts to regain possession of the ship must prove
fruitless, Mr. Clark, at the earnest entreaties of the crew
then with him, pulled out of the harbour to sea to save their
lives; and although pursued until dark by three or four
canoes (one or two of them pulling 16 paddles of a side),
they succeeded in getting away ; and, on the following
morning, 24th, pulled into an island about thirty miles off
(Chowry), the one they left the night previous, for some
cocoa-nuts, but did not land, although the natives encou-
raged them to do so. They obtained about twenty-six
cocoa-nuts for a few knives ; but observing two canoes
pulling towards them, they immediately put to sea again.
After pulling- about, suffering severely from hunger and
thirst (hesieg existed upon three cocoa-nuts daily, with a
tea-spoonful or two of water, which they occasionally saved
during the night, and the milk of the nut's), they disco-
vered a sail about half an hour after daylight of the 29th
of December, for which they immediately steered, and at
half-past eight o'clock were received on board of her Ma-
jesty's ship Cruizer.
It appears from the statement of Mr. Blackwell, the
surgeon, who accompanied the captain on shore on the 23d,
that no act of off 'ReC whatever was given to the natl., 03
for the atrocities they subsequently committed ; orb ihe
contrary, what was procured from them, which was very
trifling, was settled toe in the most honourable and amicable
manner
The Cruizer arrived on the 31st December in what was
supposed to be Nancowry harbour, but which, upon get-
ting inside, was found to be the Bay of He Ho, about a
mile from it to the northward. Previously to anchoring
the pinnace and cutter were despatched armed to attack a
vilLge, but the natives had all fled into the jungle before
they reached it. The Pilot was found at anchor with her
masts and yards and standing rigging only. All the
sails were unbent, and the whole of the running
rigging unrove and taken away. Every particle of
iron and iron- work that could be got at had
been removed and cut out, and all the cop-
per on the taffruil, capstan...heart and other parts in the
trap and that outside from stern to stern, and alto from the
rudder to the depth of four sheets of a aide, Leing as deep
as they could get down, was stripped and carried off. The
main deck exhibited a heterogeleous mass knocking about
here and there cf various articles of provisions, empty
casks, broken bottles, pieces of rope, broken staves, &re
Li her hold she was completely turned topsy tutvy ; 36
beef and pork tierces were found emptied by a square hole
being out in the bilge large enough to take out the con-
tents. ThCre were also several vinegar, oil, beer, flour,
and other casks cut into, to 'ascertain what they contained.
Indeed a more wanton destruction of property in so short a
space of time by a set of savages never, it might be said,
occurred, before. On clearing away the ship during the
day, marks of blood were discovered on the upper deck on
the starboard side, prints of the head and legs of some in-
dividual who had met his fate there, were clearly visible,
and the blood from the seams, on pressing, oozed out pere:
fectly clear. There was also blood before the Litt3 on the
larboard side forward, and on the main deck close to where
the Captain's state-room door had stood. '
On the night after the Cruizier anchored, her boats
rowed guard around the lagoon, but there war nothing
stirring and all was perfectly quiet. On the Ist January
the boats proceeded to different villages or clusters of
huts, all of which were deserted, but every onifilled more
or less with plunder from this ill-fated ship, and there was
not a single house but what contained some portion of her
cargo, boat loads of which were recovered and brought
off ; coils of new ropes, pieces of new sails, and three of
her guns were found ; as were three of her whale-boats,
including the one which quitted the ship on the evening
of the 23rd, shortly after the survivors, leaving no doubt
as to their having been all massacred when they got
ashore. Immense quantities cf iron hoops, harpoons,
lances, whale-lancer, wearing apparel, compasses, casks
of spirits, and indeed stores of every description too
numerous to mention, we:.e also feund in r very
place. The villages afterviards were ail burned to the
ground, and this day four of them were set on fire. Until
the 4th of January the .bc ars of the Cruizer were daily
despatched on similar expeditions to other villages in the
vicinity, and destroyed them, after bringing away what was
found belonging to the Pilot. In the meantime, a strong
working parry of every artificer the Cruizer could muster
was employed g' tting the ship ready with such of her
materials as had been collected together, and on the sth
the Cruizer left the Nicobar with her iu company for the
waits.

While at Ho Ho bay, the Cruizer destroyed twelve of the
villz e: these and i,s viciui y, the whole of which were
found deserted with Out a human being to be seen, di hav-
ing ti,•d far into the jungles, or to the adjacent island of
Ketehali, as many canoes were seen puling in that
:direc-
tion on the first arrival of the Cruizer. lit some of the
houses marine stores were found which did not belong to
the Pilot, such as French glazed hats, parts of hooks, &e. ;
leaving no doubt that this is not the first vessel that has
n cut off in this manner.
In the Crtuz,!r's way out from the island, Captain Gil-
fe rd wilt the boats visited the proper Isl,nkowry harbour;
but e very villat'e si c empletely deserted and the houses
emptied, so that she impression was that the natives there
must have been a ike implic:ited. It was fortunate for
theirs ittdiel that the Cruizer nas employed upon the ur-
gent service is now engaged in, having the new mi.
Nary Commander-in-Chief (General Sir Hugh Gough,
K. C. B ) of the China expedition on board; otherwise
Captain Gifford would in all probability have reirainA sonie time at the Nicubars and most likelt succeeded in
recovering 'nary of the Pilot's stores, end getting hold of a
few of the natives.
We understand that the Pilot has passed this island on
her may ti Singa?ore, in charge of the snconil Lieutenar,t
nut 3 a party of men from the Cruizer, and that the vabie
of her hull, appurtenances., and cargo, have been estimated
at Letwcen five and six thousand pounds sterling.

MY COUSIN NrcRoLAS, 3 PIS'
Bentley, London, 1841. p'4l,`s
We remember reading this story in the
of Blackwood's Magazine some seven or
years ago, and'heing much entertained
general spirit and vivacity. Its repuhli"'"
the present form, will be a boon to the 'O5Ol
reading portion of the community, who ,°:s
this this time be surfeited by tales, whose sce,:leg.,(7
laid at Almack's, in the exemplary Puri;",
Saffron-hill, or within the walls of N evvgal tt!!
" My Cousin Nicholas" there is nothing' °thatl;
sort—not a single incident or description, the
in the slightest degree at variance wit%itile;
taste. It were to be wished, however,. tilvoSce
author had thrown a little more drunlat'e,(zeo
into his dialogue, which is apt now and
languish. The second tale—for the,
contain two—entitled the " Rubber 0; Liltc(ll';
by no means. liable to this objection. its AO
versational parts are conducted with 'riff; di?
spirit, and the knowledge of London I love
played throughout it, is anything but c°
ible. The incidents of the story princiPa blet
for to the intrigues of a dashing young gicrilirbi)
and adventurer, by name Major Fault to sectlfe
is anxious, from mercenary motives", dauglite,f,
the hand of Clara Broughton, the Ofi'l tOWn I.` and heiress of a Kentish Squire,whose • looe
vulgal
sidence is in Russell-s that
lity, an ignorance of whose geoo.raphy Et
according to Mr. Croker, to be a matter °lf)
among gentlemen. Clara, however; basbee'
her affections on a certain Frank 'Sher
but being persuadej, by the
hints of the Major into a belie' yya
he is playing her false, she resents
Conduct so warmly, that in a Par° 01
of disgust, indignation,and desr2airy
marries his unprincipled rival. -1-4„(Lino'lst
bitter remorse is the consequence. /1-"'-",lfic''
mediately after the ceremoly has taken, ra it'
.the Major's real character begins to deveri°r.
self. He wholly neglects his young sviLler'per4
troduces her to the societ of sharp
blacklegs, and roues of allysorts ; sritilYd
in every species of extravapnce, they tl'e't
.fortune she has brought to him ; 311 eas.
endeavours to prevail on her father
him a fresh supply of cash. But the ow
who has by this time become acquai-nte es to
the true character of his son-in-l_aw, ref eve'l
grant him any further accommodadon; ja .
"
resolVes to marry a second time, in t"; fre:;
that he may thereby preclude the 313•Pdeot,`";
the possession of his fortune a 'ter riiv
No sooner has he deckled on t iis PetitioAOf
experiment, than he instantl titinto exec irate;
and Major, Faulkland ends himself di ;aPPolii""
in all his expectations, by the Squire'S heel oilf;
once again a father. To entrap, and evl der this child, is now the Major's great 677
just at the moment when he imagineli ;rl apv
success is sure, he is foiled by the o„‘''': -for°,:yr
termination of his unfortunate wile:L, to P
e 5 i!
lover, Frank Sherborne, who gets a 2
manreuvres, and revenges his own
those of Clara by collecting a party of A'-one 6,`"'
the spot where the child is to be seizeuladt
whom shoots the Major through the m-
he is in the act of making his eseaPeiaor
the hands of justice. The great stumbling; 0110;
in his path thus effectually removed, F1'3°,05:016
ries the widow ; and the story terminates file"(
the. death of the old Squire's second 'owe' roaor
of course his property reverts back to the (eV
couple, who are left in a state of suPr.erf!delo
city. There is no great novelty in these ino.b. the
but they are skilfully worked up, partieulti„ifol
description of the pursuit of Major Fat4S'-
Frank and 'his party, which will be rj6flr:.6:'it.
breathless interest, from the unconn°°llZ,P
of its details.
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MAXIMUMS AND 8.14C114 AgN I.s .117
W. MUGGINS.
Chapman, London, 184 L bi°?: of
One or two of the incidents in vas
phical sketch evince something like 111111 est I,
a broad, farcical character, but the gre'.lls Olt",
commendation of the volume consists to
trative engravings, the designs for whit;
been all furnished by .onwhyn, who es.Orivly
oti`'
much drollery of conception late 5.,e,)7110:
TOP

'OGI?APHICAL HISTORY of StL''
PART VII.
Ecie, Dorking, 1841. 1
raplliefie
The pre. sent Part of this useful toP°Vu'ileohc-
work, which is under the skilful superinteellis'„r;
of Mr. Brayley, contains, among other °lir Or
meats, a view of Wotton HouSe- and,
the seat of old Evelyn, vhose memoirs'Elie
sertations on fbrest trees are well knosvirll'en.
plate is executed with great tact. Niryitfte:
work is finished, if it be carried onWitaisl Aarrei
sent spirit, it will be the best history'
yet published. .
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THE OLDEST BRIDGE IN ENGLAN"',toI6:I
oldest bridge now existing in England is the-srla,;,i.
bridge at Croyland, in Lincolnshire (semetin'eg t
Crowland), which is said to have been ereeted'abil
860, but with what view it is difficult. if not altogether ,pds
possible, to determine. It is obvious that utility vi1;1,40
the motive 04 to,
of the builder, though it may, be allow-: 4 40 ,
the quad i.:s of holdrie,s of design and singularittr '6OO
struction.as touch as arty bridge in EuroPe'. It '.s..coofer'
by three senii-arches, whose bases stand in the' cji'
cure cf a circle, equi-distant from each other,-.''!",.. faint'
t the top. Nicholson says that this. curioui trion.7.et use,
tended has led many persons to imagine that the arcV,,s,e,
tended to suggest an idea of the Trinity thereby. 17„
nerable bridge is now nearly' 1,000 years` old
crown jn,
A. sample of the hoary white wheat 0,
the neighbourhood of Herno was shown in the 701;0
ket, Canterbury. on Saturday, for which 738.: P
was refused.—Canterbury Journal. 00t
PROLIFIC BIRTH.--Thursday molfling a p.aa
wernan named Gibbon, whose husband is a Journey osii
ct Borcugys and
natter, r; ad nrr at N.). 47, Lant. street.
gids
h altbh.W
as a bleolyy. ° fia.f, ttsh t'acree
with the mother Are doing well.
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