The Sun.
London, England, 1841-06-19 00:00:00

SOUTU AUSTRALIA.

(From the Port Phillip Gazette of the 22d of Nov.)
A letter appears in the Gazette of the 22d of October.
rrom Dr. Harvey, of Port Lincoln, containing rareco:
ars of the murder by the natives of the son of Mr. Haw-
son, who has a station a short distance from the settle.
went. We quote the particulars given :
" Yesterday morning, I was called about two o'clock.
to attend Mr. Hawson's son, who had just arrived front
the bush, where Mr. H. has a sheep station, having beer
speared by the natives. I found him with two spears in
the chest, both of which he said were barbed, and one of
which had passed through to the back. lof course saw
that death would immediately follow the withdraw&
If them. I therefore thought it better to request
the attendance of the surgeon of the ship L'Aglae
who gave the same opinion ; we were under th
oainful necessity of permitting him to die a lingerin.,
not a painful death, in preference to a hasty bit
violent one. I have remained with him until now
and I am writing this in Mr. Hawson's hoirse, th,
boy (ten years old) not yet having breathed his last
He lies without pain, mortification hing4aken plack
several hours, and he will soon react the period o
dissolution. The poor boy has borne this heay.)
affliction with the greatest fortitude, assuring us " the•
he is not afraid to die." He says that on Monday
(sth) he was left in the station but whilst his
brothers came into town, and that about ten of
eleven natives surrounded his hut, and wished for
something to eat. He gave them bread and rice—
all that he had • and as they endeavoured to for2A
themselves into his hut, he went out and fastenel
the door, standing on the outside with his gun by
his side, and a sword in his hand, which he held for
the purpose of fighting them. He did not make any
signs of using them. One of the, children gave him
a spear to throw, and while in the act of throwing it,
he received the two spears in the chest—he did- not
fall. He took up his gun and shot one of the na-
tives, who fell, but got up again and ran away ;
they all fled, but returned and showed signs of
throwing another spear, when he lifted the gun
a second time, von which they all made off. He re-
mained with the two spears, seven feet long, stick-
ing in his breast • he tried to cut and saw these
without effect ; he also tried to walk home, but
could not. He then sat upon the ground and put the
ends of the spears in the fire to try to burn them off,
and in this position he was found at ten o'clock at
night, upon the return of his brother Edward (having
been speared eleven hours). He immediately sawed the
ends of the spears off, placed him on horseback, and
brought him into town, when I saw him. Mr. Smith
(with the police force) has gone in search of the natives,
one of whom can be identified as having thrown a spear
at the boy, he having a piece of red flannel tied round
his head.'

MARKETS.—FIour, per ton, 45/. ; sugar, ditto, 401. ;
hay, ditto, 10/. ; tea, per chest, 121. ; maize, per bushel,
9s. ; oats, ditto, 10s. ; veal and pork, per lb., ls. ; mut-
ton and beef, ditto, 9d. ; butter, ditto, 2s. ; brea, per
41b. loaf, 2s.