The Sun.
London, England, 1858-09-13 00:00:00

Joseph Elwell, engineman in Messrs. Poole's
field, deposed that some one came to him and said
that a girl had thrown herself down a pit. He
went to the spot, and was let down by a rope. He
went down three times, and dragged for her through
the 30 feet of foul air; at last he got air-troughs
which cleared the shaft to within nine yards of the
scaffold. Through that he went down to the scaf-
fold, where he broUght her up. He considered that
the pit was properly fenced.
John Griffiths, collier, living in Traunter's-yard,
Dudley-road, deposed that he was the father of the
deceased, who was fifteen years and four months
old. She had been living at service at the house
of William Traunter, who lived by him (the father),
and had been there about six months. She came
home on Sunday morning ; and when he got home
the girl was' n bed. He asked her what brought
her home ? She said that her master had been
" pulling her about." Witness replied, " Then,'my
wench, I'll make an example of him." She was
then very much agitated, and then, and on Mon-
day and Tuesday the sight of a man seemed to
frighten her. On Tuesday, she went to her aunt
at Willenhall, and told her how her master bad
been treating her. He instructed her to meet him at
the magistrate's clerk's Office. She failed to do so,
and when he went home at night he found her in
bed. He asked her why she did not meet him ?
She said, ";Father, I was ashamed; I am very
bad." She had not taken off her clothes since • she
had been home. He Said, "My wench, it's no use
for, you to deceive me, for to-morrow I will take
you to a surgeon's, and I will get a special warrant
for him." On Wednesday morning, however, he
found, upon getting up, that she was gone out from
home. He saw her near the, Penn turnpike, and,
accompanied by his little boy about 5 years old, fol-
lowed her at about 30 or 40 -yards' distance. When
she got near the Fighting Cocks she ran towards a
pit; witness then shouted out to her, " Oh, my
wench, what are you going to do ?" and she rolled
herself over. He did not believe that she knew what
she was about, for. on the Sunday when Traunter
came into the yard the deceased became dreadfully
agitated, and wanted to go out at the front window.
Her mother, who was now near her confinement,
and who was unable to attend from premature ill-
ness brought on by this occurrence, said, "My poor
wench, what is the matter ?" Deceaeed had not
then told her mother all that she afterwards re-
vealed.
The Coroner inquired whether on any previous
occasion the deceased had come home and com-
plained of ill-treatment ?
Witness said she had not, but when he
.put
the quesiion. to her respecting Traunter's previous
conduct, she said that he had " pulled her about
before," . but had never " served her so bad as on
Sunday morning." He (witness) was able 'to say
a great deal more about that, but he supposed that
it was not necessary there. He, however, hoped
that he should be able to punish' Traunter.

The Coroner said he hail no power to interfere
with that, but he should recommend him to go to a
solicitor and take his advice ' • and he (the Coroner)
sincerely hoped that he (the father) might succeed
in prosecuting Traunter, If all was true that the
father had stated, he (Traunter) richly deserved to
be severely. punished.
• The father said that he was a poor man, and had
no money, but he would put himself to the utmost
inconvenience to prosecute him. He could not,
however, tell how he should be able to find the
means of doing so.
Police-constable, James Holley and another offi-
cer, on the instruction of the Coroner, examined
the body, and returning said that the leg was cut
through the bone at the knee. The right shoulder
was dreadfully broken, the left wrist was broken,
and there were otrier injuries.
The Coroner then said that although it was
not necessary to the case, as it appeared before the
jury, yet as the father expressed himself unable,
through poverty, to call in professional help, he
thought that the jury would concede with
him. that it would be well to have the body exa-
mined by- a surgeon, and adjourn the inquest for
that purpose.
The jury warmly approved of the suggestion,
and expressed themselves in strong terms upon the
supposed conduct of Traunter, who they said, was
known as Traunter the fighter.'
The inquest was then adjourned till Wednesday
next, to afford time for the post 2norton exami-
nation.
The Coroner told the father that if he could do
anything more for him in bringing Traunter to
justice he should be glad to do so.

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The Pearl left Simon's Bay on May the Ist, and arrived
off the mouths of the Zambesi on the 13th, waited for fine
weather till the 15th, and then ran in over the bar of West
Luaho river, the doctor having chosen this mouth of the
Zambesi on account of its clear and safe bar passage' and
from the reported safety of its channel. We found the West
Luaho three-quarters of a mile wide at the mouth, and from
the volume of water it sends out, the conclusion was at once
arrived at, it must communicate with the main stream of
the Zambesi, so we set to work, and on the afternoon of the
16th the steam launch (which the Pearl carried on deck)
floated alongside. Three days were employed in getting her
put in working order, and in the meantime the bar was
surveyed by Mr. Skead, Government surveyor for Cape
Colony. The rank and luxuriant vegetation of the banks
was laid under contribution by the botanist; the geologist
searched in vain for a single stone on which to try his ham-
mer, and the idlers hunted hippopotami with indifferent
success.
On May 20th we started up the river, leaving the fresh
sea breeze of the entrance, with its clean sand banks, covered
with glittering mica scales—to push our way. cautiously
between close and heavy mangrove woods, growing on mud
banks, whose filthy, sickening, green slime looked strangely
suggestive of fever.
The woods were noisy with the discordant screaming of
many birds. Alligators stretched on the mud slid lazily into
the water on our approach, and the flocks of geese, cranes,
ducks, &c., would rise from the low islets at no hint less
gentle than a volley of small arms. Now and then a solitary
canoe would be seen escaping hastily under cover of the
mangroves; traces of huts were visible anywhere,. and
everything looked as if the river had been little visited
before.
The channel was very tortuous and narrowing gradually
till at last I found it by measurement less in width by three
yards than the length of the Pearl, so I declined going any
farther till we were sure that there was a passage through.
The steam launch was sent ahead to examine, and came
back nird day with the information that "the river ended in
bulrushes some 20 miles further."
Turned next day to come back, the steam launch trying
a branch we had passed in hopes of still finding a channel,
but with no better success.
On May 30 the Pearl crossed the bar again, and ran down
to East Luaho, followed by H.M.S. Hermes, to assist if the
Pearl got into difficulties.
For three days we searched in vain for a practicable pas-
sage over the Bar. Dr. Livingstone and Mr. Skead in the
Hermes cutter, and I in a whale boat, went round in every
direction, sounding as close as we dared, and fining 12 feet
outside the breakers—among them nine.
On June 21, after a consultation, it was determined to
try the branch marked on the charts as Maindo—called by
the natives Congone. Seven miles west of E. Luaho we
found a clear bar and ran in easily, anchoring in 6 fathoms.
The Hermes ran down to W. Luaho, where the launch
still was, and brought her round. She had a severe trial
on the bar, having taken the wrong passage, and got nearly
swamped in the breakers.
A canal or creek was found, leading from the Congone to
E. Luaho, very narrow but deep, and through this creek on
June 10 the Pearl ran, brushing the bulrushes on each side,
and actually running among them as far as the foremast
once before she could be got round a sharp turn. Just at
the junction. of the creek and Zambesi, and as Dr. Living-
stone was congratulating me on getting through, she ran
ashore in six feet water ; however, she was got off next day
'none,the worse, and ran a few miles up the Great Zambesi.
I estimate the width of the river as 11 miles at this place,
but so full of islands that the deep channel was very hard
to find, so I thought it only wise to stop where I was till a
passage was found.
Dr. Livingstone and some of the party went up to Ma-
zeno in the launch, and Mr. Skead and I sounded in boats
for a passage. -We found a bank across from side to side of
the river, deepest water 11 feet. Tried among all the islands
for a way to pass it in vain, so we waited till the doctor came
back, and he agreed that it would be too much risk to pass
over 11 feet, with a river falling 11 inch a-day.
An island 20 miles further up was chosen, and on it all
the effects of the expedition were landed, and the iron house
partly constructed so as to serve for a store-house, and on
Saturday, June 26th, I got my conge from Dr. Livingston
and the two steamers took•different routes—the Ma Robert
to Expedition Island, and the Pearl down to the creek,
through it, and on the 28th of June crossed the bar and
started for Ceylon.
The expedition does not start ender such good auspices
as was expected—they have a long and arduous task before
them in getting their goods up to the settlement they pro-
pose forming above Tete; and then the real work of explor-
ing commences.
The country between them and Tete is in a very disturbed
state, the natives being in arms against the Portuguese,
and having driven them out of Mazaro. The very day
after we parted_ with Dr. Livingston had been pitched upon
as the day of the Portuguese grand attack on 11.1azaro, and
the doctor was rather uneasy about the result.
However, he had communicated with both the rebels and
their quondam masters, and made friends with both parties,
and he has quite tact enough to steer clear of a colhsion on
either side. He has rather a formidable party with him
too.: Seven Europeans and 12 Kroomen, armed with rifle,
bayonet, cutlass, and revolver, cannot fail to impress the
natives with the idea that they can take cared themselves,
andonoreover, 120 of the doctor's old Makololo friends with
him at Senna.

We add a copy of a characteristic letter written
by one of the men on board, and which has been
placed at our disposal :

West Limbo Rivei, May 28.
And now 'I must tell you of our search for the Zambesi.
The Hermes man-of-war steamer was appointed to see us
over the bar, and left Simon's Bay the day before we did,
but as she anchored at night while we pushed on, we
pasSed her, and arrived off the bar two days before her. It
was, however, blowing a gale of S.E. wind dead on shore,
and we could not attempt to cross. On Saturday, May 15,
while we were heaving up our anchor to go in and have
another look at the place, the Hermes made her appearance
and her captain came on board of us. We stood in for the
river together ; but the Hermes came to about 11 mile
from the bar, and as we understood, refused either to
attempt the bar herself or to risk her boat's crews in
sounding for us, so Captain Duncan ran in without him.
It was very ticklish work, but we crossed safely at three-
quarter's flood, and it was found at low water that we had
hit the only safe channel. We saw no more of the Hermes.
She was appointed to see us over the bar, and she certainly
did, but at a very prudent distance, and she might as well
have been in Portsmouth dockyard for all the use she was
to us. Next day was Sunday, but being a missionary ship,
we, of course, were not expected to pay the same respect to
it that a mere merchant ship would, so we were " turned
to" to get out the launch.' The fore and aft compartments
were out without much difficulty in the forenoon, and
after dinner we began with the centre one; we had hard
work, and we wrought anxiously, for we had not been pro-
vided with machinery for the purpose, it having been under-
stood that the heavy spars and large crew of the Hermes were
to have done the work, and we knew that the failure of a single
rope would deprive the doctor of his launch. But all went
well ; we wrought hard for our monkey was up, and we re-
solved not to be beat. The Hermes had left us to our own.
resources, and we were determined to do without her. We
knew also that the responsibility rested with Captain Dun-
can, and we believed that he was taking a risk which other
men had shrunk from. We did not fail him. About four
o'clock she hung clear over our side, and the strain of
lowering began. We watched her eagerly when we heard
the order " Let go all," and saw the last compartment
drop gently in the water ; we then found our throats
and broke forth into three such hearty cheers as the old
Luaho had never' heard. Our work was done, and we saw
the doctor turn to our skippet and heard his emphatic
" That's well done," the only words he had spoken. all the
afternoon and we raised one cheer more for him. Next
day we had a holiday to make up for the loss of our Sun-
day, but the Kroomen and the members of the expedition
wrought:at the launch, and on Wednesday she was tried
under the charge (I had almost writtten care) of a Captain
Bedingfield, one of the passengers, a naval not a civil cap-
tain, and she did pretty fair about seven knots. On _
to
Thurs-
day we started up the river, the launch going ahead
sound for us, but having an unhappy propensity
about
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still keeping up heart and poking on, rounding impossible
corners and a innumerable
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which at starting hadr been as wide as the Clyde at Card-
ross, had dwindled down to a ditch, and on Sunday, the
23d, we came to a place seven feet less in width than the
Pearl's length, and she laid her nose comfortably in a green
field. At high water we got off with the aid of ropes on
shore ; and the Ma Robert, which had been sent ahead to
sound, returned reporting that the river, narrowed and
shoaled as j they went up. Still hoping against hope, we put
two days' provisions in her and sent her off again with in-
structions to run to dry land if necessary, but to make sure
that there was no passage even for herself; if there had been
we mould have found some other mouth and joined her in
the main stream ; but there was no outlet. She ran till she
was among reeds, and then came back like Admiral Noah's
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mouth of the River, with the Hermes visible from our
mastheads about three miles outside the bar, and waiting
for us. We hear that she is to take our letters to the
Cape, so I write this to let you know what is doing so
far. I have not heard what is to be done with the
launch. We can't take her on board again without machi-
nery, that is certain, and how an egg-shell like her is to
get through the surf to any other mouth is a mystery to
mei but I suppose if it has got to be dono it will be done
somehow.

.• .
We are all in good health and spirits, no signs of fever
among us, and we don't mean to have any ; we work under
awnings and are not exposed to the sun or dew, we get a
glass of quinine every morning, and if it were not for the
insatiable and abhorrednnisquitos would have little to growl
at. As it is we hope *to see auld Scotland again, I say
Scotland, for it is singular enough, that, even includingthe
expedition, all on board are Scotch except five, four of whom
are English 'and one Irish.
If I have time I shall write you again before the Hermes
Babe ,Ws don't knows itlialier" ilie means to lie 137.ne or