The Sun.
London, England, 1844-07-29 00:00:00

LLOYD'S SHIPPING. ~,
TWO VESSELS PLUNDERED AND miE

MASS ..CRE OF 'IIIE CREWS.
The recent arrivals from Sydney bring over the/
titulars 4;1 more horrible bot,Al,ry by the natives,o!
S,,uth Sea Islay:4

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Sydney, May 6, signed by the chief mate, Henry
ander :
The Magnet; on coming to anchor off the north.l
end of the Liffore, one ef the South `eals:ands, 7e
14th of Jimu-try, w;,s, as usual, bi.arded by e non :use
natives to barter with us, and their dealings were
Their conduct tltrouitotit was so satisfactory, 88
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duce Captain Lewis to go ashore and spend re
(lays with one of the chiefs. While th
taro was absent, we were informed that a t 0!
had late), been taken, and the greater Parti
the crew massacred by the natives at the islaniwi
Maryee. The distance not being much, we deer,
upon immediately proceeding to the island m, ntionets :0
endeavour to rescue the remainder of the crew and
(rd
property might not have been destroyed. We accj
ingly weighed, and with a favourable wind succeed`
reaching the place the following day. At four I'ol. er
canoe came alongside, with amissienary ald
men, who had just come from the south--east eat! Tre,,
of the island, and they confirmed what we had
viously heard, The information they furnished 1.15,0 f
was, that all hands had been killed, and the vessel re
sunk ; but that the sails, ropes, and part of her st,,
were ashore in a hole in a rock, abreast of which 04:0
spot where the vessel went down. They also, to° oeel
little alarm, stated that another vessel had either
,"'h
wrecked or taken, and that all the crew had met sett
similar fate, except two seamen, who managed toe,tv
to that island, where they still remained ; and they
added, that if we remained till the following day%,
would bring them on board. We accordingly dll'.o
b:bel
and about mid-day the same men came alos
having with them one of the survivors, the ,
tht
the chief detained. The account he gave of
is
transaction was, that he sailed from London l? f
month of September last, in the brig Janet of I' Is.
barton, Capt. Gorman, on a voyage to the South die
lands, to procure a cargo of sandal wood and toToie
shell, but was wrecked upon the coral reef off Caleukedo
on the 14th of December ; seven of the crew perished
the wreck, and the remainder, fourteen in number,,fiJ
themselves in a boat, and landed on the same day °Po
Isle of Pines. They remained there but a short 10
and sailed again, anticipating to fetch the other tier
inhabited by a more civilised race of people, but 11°)°,t1I
nately they touched Maryee, where they f
were illtsor
attacked by the natives, their boat destroyed. and tV
teen of their companions wounded. He and o°,etv,
sailor, named William Richards, were Saved, and it
afterwards succeeded in escapine, 0,0
to that part of
land. We inquired of them whether they had
pt
anything of the vessel that had been taken by theitoo!
tives. He replied in the negative, but said a great
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things had lately been distributed amongst the tol'ee
consisting of sails, clothing, mathematical instraread
aed various other articles. He said a boat OA
by natives left the island a few days before, 11 e
°e
on board a great many articles, among
ye
watch and chronometer, but did not knew
they became possessed of them. Mere
cite
Alexander observes, that the conduct of the man e%lO
their supicion, for he refused to leave the islandeleo.l
he could with ease have done, and accompanied fsf
As we could not learn anything further as to the
tot
the vessel, we determined on further search, and 'load
time in making for the south-west end of Liffore
Is
where it was understood the boat full of goods ha'l,
to, and if possible to learn the particulars from Bio,,te
chief of the tribe, whom we had some
preeiousrodt
ledge of. At seven A. 37. the next day the I"ctie
reached- the place, and front the first boat thst,
ttt
alongside they ascertained the ill-fated vessel ton,'
brig Two Sisters, a South Sea whaler, conarlo,ede
Captain Brend. The account that was furnishe";ie
of her loss was, that two or three days after her ar tl+
off the coast, at the time there was a large humb.l°,tzt
natives of both sexes on beard, and part of the,
ad
were employed at their respective duties, sad':
they were all seized (it was stated on ace''en,io
ono of them taking liberties with one of the os'o
wives), arid horribly massacred. Not a single °B-,bor
taped—none, not even the pn_r cabin. boy—all weretift
chered, and their bodies thrown overboard, The nadp
then plundered the vessel of everything that was vsluoiii
• and afterwards the ship was set fire to and c°°'"iifri4
As some of the property had to our knowledge tie/
taken to that part of the island, and strongly so-reV:
these people to have been accessory to the whole upP
section, we resolved to detain the chief's brother itel
the rest went ashore and brought off what things „pig
had in their possession that belond to the unfo9. Or,
vessel. They consisted of a chronometer, greatiot"
Jured, a jolly boat with the name "Two Sisters" P1;0'
in yellow over the stern, a quadrant, some account
and the log, which was kept up till the 16th of Pe,,c" be°
last. We were prepared for an attack had "Li-7d tY
made, but all passed off quietly ; and having ii`-c,cipe
chief's brother, we set sail from the island .to '"J‘trool
Mr, Alexander concludes by stating, that he has "sell,
suspicion as to the truth of the seaman, Jones:_'4„,t
ment. We suspect that the vessel was not wrecaerode
that he, along with the other seathan, Richards; Pfoo
with :the natives her destruction for plunder, and
"
sacred their brother rnessmates.
.The atrocities perpetrated on these islands m'f
South Sea have been very great. Within the last 0
years no fewer than three vessels have been destli:i
by the natives, and upwards of fifty persons murded
DESTRUCTION BY FIRE OF THE 11°13P
NAPIER.
The Robert Napier left London on Wednesday,
noon, for Liverpool, with a very heavy cargo on eitl(
and about thirty paisengers. Nothing particoati
worthy of notice seems to have taken place until di
half-past ten o'clock at night, when she arrived
place called Woodsontown, between Portrush and
Castle; she was a considerable distance off the lase',
being little or no wind, and the night excessivelYa,
The discovery was made by one of the crew, ells
served smoke issuing, it is stated, up the main
way, but whether it emanated from the cargo ;e,l?
boilers, it was impossible to say, for no sooner we
hatchways removed, than the flames burst forth
alarming violence, and the consternation that in9,oi
ensued amongst the passengers and all on board, 1‘
a description painful in the extreme. The pumps
got to work, lengths of leather hose screwed „
streams of water brought to bear on that part 0,004
but very little effect was apparent, for veil ,71,
afterwards the destructive element shot forth w..." per
creased fury. Captain Forrester, the coremantlee4o,
ceiving the imminent danger of his crew and passe?
determined to run the vessel ashore. According
steamer's head was brought round for the dejirereol,
jscts, while the bunts (three in number) were gotr
to be launched overboard at a moment's notice 0,,,e014
preservation, The distance from the shore beirtfq;sl7e 1
miles. it was nearly an hour before she struck. t"
beine=Bally Castle Bay, near Belfast. By that 0501
after part of the ship presented a vivid sheet of 61.e9'
flames reaching far above the deck. Before OP ~e'
went ashore, the passengers were all got saFelY 0 19i!;
boats, and were conveyed to the beach without sue +'p the slightest injury, but their lugg4ge ,vasboard, and was afterwards burnt. The light henrel.
by the coast-guard stationed along that part of ta ,'
some time before she reached the bay' tV",
the time she struck, a powerful body oftioithr
were in attendance to render assi-tartee. flit' col:
however. had ton strong a hold of the ship; and 0°41,.
standing all ti+e exertions used e
, she cntinued to b ell,
several hours, and, according to the letter receivotolOt.
underwriters at Lloyd's from their agent at
~coan
" was 1)4116 to the water's edge." Anfilhqr s. roc
however, states that " although the steamer is tipte
pier° wreck, she being burnt from the quarter (I,
her machinery and part of the cargo will be s'
The steratuer as reported to be partly insured.

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SANDWICH.--A WATER SPOUT.---011 ~tione of the most extraordinary events ever recorded
nessed at this place. About noon a whirlwind twc.,D,
tended by what is called a " water
out," vite
within half a mile of the town. It came over a Pal eits
belonging to Mr. Jennings Gibbs, of Littlebourne' cor
some men had just commenced stacking the haY;threeleis
standing closely by was carried the distance al pe oliect
four rods, and aOrne of the hay as far as tbr-li to towards 1111w:ter, Some boys who were in the Ittairal
taken off their legs, and thrown to the ground "" "til
violence, and covered with hay. The harlake greA of
were sitting quietly at dinner, were, of course' 013000,
surprisel and alarmed ; and still more so, when Of,
their baskets was borne off like a parachute, derable distance, and lodged in the river. TheA CO°
spout," in its course, sucked up every pond, at!"l7, et ;
to 0 ister
Phhug the river the water rdshed up like a ibiln,,-0/6 t 1.7;
enomenon was exceedingly alarming, and Iv'a„pareelle
hear of the terror created at Minster, where it itti burst. Our informant, upon whom we may
-the whole chapter of events.--Kentish Observer. pIyaMMION,IOI-

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On the 19th inst., the wife of Charles Woodbriuer' . OF
Uxbridge, of a son.
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'Planet, the lady of the Rev. George Hodgson, 41!;01,
On the 24th inst., at Woolton-grove, near Liv.wr plat
Samuel Woods, jun., of a son. Ij. F 0
On the 25th inst., at Bryanston-square, *re' ee*
Broadwood, of a daughter.
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On the 25th lust , at Lloyd-square, Mrs. '. •
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of a son, f tji
On the 25th Inst., at Clapham-park, the wife 0 f.
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Wodehouse Raven, of a child, still-born.
On the 25th inst., at Hampstead, the wife of the Ile
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B. Wells, of the Rectory, Woodchurch, Kent. 000
On the 26th inst., at Bernard-street, Russell-5g
lady of R. Pollock, Esq., of a daughter, still-born'
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MARRIED. vre,.. .06
O. the 20th inst., at Stoke Prior, Worcestershire ,jigisi'
John Hornsby, of Bruntsford-hill, Bromsgrove' t flee
relict of the late Rev. Mr. R. Evans. eidefliof
On the 25th inst., at Caine, Matthew
of the late Canon Marsh Benqk to .., o
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Mary Anne, eldest daughter of Mr. Sergeant ...- 400
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Castlefield, Wilts. • williarn cob
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EN., of Leeds, to Anne, eldest daughter of Thom
Esq., of Milbank-street, Westminster.
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On the 24th inst., in Gloucester-place,
Louisa, the youngest daughter of the late Sir J
, Lloibin, Bart. of J°
On the 25th inst., Eliza, the eldest dapg"--r or,
Nye, Mount-gardens, Westminstet-road 13011"
On the 25th inst., at Witt role-street, Charles
Esq., aged 67. A 1,00,_,,..
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