The Sun.
London, England, 1841-03-02 00:00:00

• MORNING EraTioN.

Tne toast was drunk, principally in water, with ac-
tama ion,
Mr. R. MOORE next proposed "The speedy return of
'urti Williams, and Jones, and theliberation of ail
i.aprisoned victims of Po.itical and 'Religious persecu-
Ilan." He contended that the prisoners, Frost, &c.,
Zerve suffering. on unlawful banishment—their trial not
Ilg been legal. The objection taken by their
ir.'unsel, stood upon the same ground with
taken successfully for Lord Cardigan
the •
f he- env. They must also bear in mind that their
`riend Hetherington was suffering incarceration for An
I.illegel offence against Church pol cy—he should rather
rlave said bigotry. He called upon all to do their ut-
most in favour of the great object—getting home the
!r4teports, and procuring the liberation of those suffcr-
-148 imprisonment at home.
The toast was unah]mously adopted.
Mr. NEESOM proposed, " The Ladies who have ho-
toured us with their presence—as they are alike inte-
rested with us in good government, may tl ey still lei.d
their poll erful influence to attain it."
Dr. WADE spoke to the toast. He said he was once
tent to the Court of William the Fourth with a peti-
The King behave] rudely ; he turned round to
.:tee Earl of Warwick, and said loud enough for all to
ear lines " What does this mean ?" He was again
!era to Court with a petition since her Majesty at-
. `aited the throne, and was must graciously received.
It was in his opinion merely a corrupt Court that
Stood in the war., or they would soon attain their
vri
a"es• He said so much from the earnest manner of
her Majesty when i.e presented the petition.
The toast passed with acclamation.
drOn the motion of. Mr. VINCENT, the company
drae
tl.e health of the Chairman, who returned
umtks, and then dispersed to join the ladies at the ball.

TIE
LATE SVIIP-WRE-C-K AN])
MASSACRE IN ENCOUNTER BAY.

The Sydney Gazette of October 10th publishes the
tePorts of Major O'Halloran, Commissioner of Police,
aPrOintei by his Excellency the Governor to investt-
tits into the lite atrocious massacre at Encounter-bay.
Major O'Halloran and his party spent fleetly three
tfcbeits in scouring the country of the murderers, the
Big Murray Tribe." He ascertained that the tnur-
dors
I I committed were seventeen in all, men and women,
„e,,°°ging to the brigantine Maria-, and a whaling yes-
, -l: Great numbers of European artiel•s, with blood
snob
, on them, were discovered in the native huts.
The following is an extract of the most interesting part
tit tho report.
On Sunday morning, the 22d instant, we again
Fastad off at an early hour, the wind being fresh and
CthIII for the boats. Iproceeded, as the day before, with
e
°lalleted party along the sea coast, and detached
aPtain-Nixon Mr. Berney, and an orderly, to keep
to notify,
the line of communication with Mr. Pullen, who was
1-,„"l'fYs by certain signals, whenever he saw any na-
tl.:B[mm the boats ; for we had now got into the coun-
br4l °L
the hostile Big Murray tribe.' About twelve
:(I'clt we discovereda number of natives along 'the
st 3,,
ins, at a great distance ahead, running from us. We
11 ttilly followed in pursuit, and at as rapid a rate as
telncavy nature of the 'sand would admit of, but we
wi.eliard upwards of two miles before we neared them,
that , they took to the high and heavy sand hills
'scrubare le very many places covered with thick
the ' 1, however, threw skirmishers out from
east to the lake, and we thus kept those
114
,i•
a-nIY sight whom we first saw ; and the
fret;,; was, thet by evening, and after very great
‘`llie and exertion, from the
as
exeroon, hilly,
„ ague
of the country, we contrived, without injury to
WY, to capture thirteen men, two lads, and about fifty
Ztit'n and children. Some of the natives took to the
When closely followed, whom we rode in after and
eintured, and some of them were intercepted 14 Mr.
3,llletits party. Upon the persons of almost every man
"woman, and in almost every " whiney" we examined
of .r.,ad they were numerous—we found various articles
as 'c4opean clothing, belonging to males and females,
bi w atell as children, and many of them stained with
en'°°d ; an excellent silver watch also, and four tea, and
4e silver sa't spoons, with the initials I.E.Y. on the
th,el,l4ter, were taken ; all of which fully proved that
•-e in custody were participators in—if not the actual
perpetrators of—the late horrible murders.
The prisoners were carefully secured and guarded
rtiring the night, but the women and children I libe-
tteti; the latter, however, remained near then t
till
tltteeti
e evening of the neat day. From our last encamp-
It we must have travelled at least twenty-five miles,
"Ptudent of the great distance caused by the long-
Ill:144,611"d pursuit in so unfavourable a country ; so
When we rested for the night, most of our horses
`1;.! quite knocked up.
partu° Monday morning, the 24th instant, the mounted
the were on horseback an hour before day-break, for
the Plarpose of scouring the country ahead of us along
of°, oarr°ws. and where Mr. Pullen in his former trip
saw s, and who now accompanied me on horseback,
h!t number of ferocious characters with European
eoptdtt„eg on, and who were chiefly the murderers, ac-
'7% to the statement of the captured natives. These
foil nI in w'44-41teeetoeeefully. resolved_ seetueng if we
a, With them; and, to allow none a chance of
tteaPiing, we beat the country for a long time from
some lake side to the sea shore ; captured
topes women, and found a quantity of Eli-
.l° Clothing (male and female) in the whir-
which and huts on the lake side ; several articles of
)31,10e,h, especially a woman's shift, were covered with
iere" tttClose to these whirleys we saw two natives
tning across the lake ; we instantly rode down,
at,t.he water's edge Mr. Puttee picked up a sailor's
of' leb he at once recognised as that worn by one
ttip " worst looking men he had seen in his former
ottt'b ita d who was then with a party of natives pointed
, Y the friendly blacks that were with him, as the
l'ourdereis Finding these fellows could not be
te,„ wed, and had every chance of escaping if prompt
otdattfes were not resorted to, I now, for the first and
thoY time, ordered those around me to fire, and
* :el the distance was great, both the natives were
14„ndeds and one severely, though they swam to an
l* :'d immediately opposite to us. Inspector Telmer
41 over after them, and found the two blacks
(whaled, as I have described ; but before a boat
n4t411 was sent on our return to camp) Could
hoe the island to bring them off, they had both
Th over to the north-eastern shore of the Coorong.
bed
tre can scarcely be a question but that these men
Part of the actual gang of murderers, for in their
cleth,ls or rather huts, close by, we found articles of
eept It tit covered with blood ; and at this locality the
tier uted natives all declared that the principal mur-
h tlerl6 were to be found. At another spot in this neigh-
we istmods where there arc several native huts together,
tistuTlntl newspapers, receipted bills, made out in the
open' of Captain Smith, the mail letters from Adelaide
with. and torn, the leaves of a Bible and another book,
e
CI Part of the l e book of the brigantine Maria. This
hisepl Proves that the crew and passengers of the above
bane. are are the unhappy sufferers, and that they must
the', "t'e on shore very deliberately, and were making
Rom way to Adelaide, when murdered. It appears
Itithge, however, that they had no weapons of defence
ear.
the
the We returned to camp by the forenoon, having swept
the rulltrY in all direetions for at least eight miles to
taipti:uth Seas, and especially along the rarrows. The
the 'ea, en our retern, much alarmed at the situation
they were placed in, pointed out one of their number as
clew tcarderer of a whaler named Roach, who came
(alsol-ere nearly two years ago with another sailor
the murdered) Murdered) from Encounter Bay, to the wreck of
Pesi-ehoener Fanny, that lies on the sea-shore just op-
tit to to Where our present encampment is. The cap-
of theliso pointed to the mainland on the opposite side
crew lake, and said that one of the murderers of the
t,.saltezi °I the Maria was there, and could be easily
tsoe, and two of them, at the suggestion of Mr.
birp-eY, volueteered to bring the man over, and to give
u
theseP to us. I sent " Encounter Bay Peter" with
eveeintltec, and they returned at half-past four in the
toeteig, accompanied by the culprit, who was quite un-
°tie till secured, of our heir g aware that he was
j°3, the murderers. All our priscu rs shouted with
'ecieg the mars.4,v'neg, formally and deliberately investigated every
these It'ar relative to the murders, in the presence of
Net °I my own party who were off duty, the En-
eei,heer 11'y black=, and the prisoners ; and finding that
4ete,tit °f the culprits denied, though they woull not
of de Y ceafess their guilt, I proceeded to pass sentence
ttto.V.ll °Pou them, by virtue of the authority and in-
'''. thc °r's received from your Excellency, for the guilt
ooitedste men was fully and clearly established by the
Piei ""timeny of all their tribe present, and my own
couvietton of their guilt eas supported by
tapsB4"t"mous declaration of all the gentlemen around
y Well as of the Encounter Bay blacks.
Proet,' eisterdey morning (Tuesday, the 25th instant) I
alt t0.1.0d With my entire party (except a meal
_guarel
4ek tect the camp), the prisoners and murderer.c,
*he, out fifteen uulos to the spot on the sea coast
,°,°r unfortunate' countrymen lie buried, and
t'‘ei „.."ey Were 1 kewise murdered, and there, at
Were '"'autes past three o'clock P.M these two men
"CeUt 5y d. id by hanging, immediately over the grave.
a, 5v
`6ost instantly,and both evinced extreme
ftv's "atuee to
te last, especially the man who
bet
w oeite ever to us by his tribe, and who had the most
41e " and demon-like countenance I ever beheld.
Pot,erfulj - a man of extraordinary strength, and
.4iteY made.
~°tifitht r the execution, I released the prisoners, and
thNle such was the way the whites punished
eomtnitted murder ; that the present punish-
• .
(terti they d, merciful one, considering the numerous mur-
t,' f" L'ad committ d I likewise warned them not
ttildeuttl the 1)°(1-i''s, and tell them ever to remember
'oishedPot .(Y' and to bring their relatives and children to the
"eat
thy might all see how the white man pu-
,lcowed those who murdered any of his tribe. I then
ttertc, afterthm to depart, and we got back to catp by
it day of heavy rain nod much fatigue.
11/
Nar p
Y' the lad Southampton, on the 26th of Feb-
of Captain J. F. Du Vernet, of a son.