The Sun.
London, England, 1829-11-04 00:00:00

DISTRESSING NARRATIVE.

By the arrival of the New Zealander, Cap-
tain Clarke, the following distressing narrative
has arrived, viz.:—

" DAY OF ISLANDS, MARCH, 1829.

' On the 2(ith of February I sailed from a har-
bour in the Bay of renty, called Touronga, for
Wakafang, a act tlemeut rOiont 40 miles ca=t of the
shove-named port, for the purpose of procuring
bogs, having been trading there some time previous,
when I had the most friendly ititercom se with the
natives. On this my last visit to Wahafang, riot
having more then '2O hogs to cure, and anxious to
save. time, I enehored under the island of Matora,
for the purpose of cleaning and selting them, taking
with me the chief of Walsafang to conduct the
essel there, myself not knowing the anchorage.
On Monday, the 2d of March, at day-light, I en-
;peed the said chief and fair men to assist in land-
ing and cleaning the hogs, wishing to get to sea
that evening. About one r'. at., the Mate not corn-
tug off as I expected, 1 went on shore in a small
canoe, With two men, leaving the second mate and
three men on board, the chief in question being then
on beard, and eight or nine men alongside. On my
reaching shore, 1 saw an old chief and a Bay of Islands
fellow sit: inn on the sand. I did not like the ap-
pearance of this Bey of Islands rascal, having had
some trouble with him before. We were about to
leave the shore, when the mete discovered the hat-
chet to be taken away, and came to ask me if I had
sent for it ? This gave me some alarm, and before
we could launch the boat we heard musket firing on
board the brig. The boat wes now in the water;
ler on looking I found that the oars were taken
away, and, to our great surprise, saw the old chief
walking off with them. Some of the crew ran after
him, and fortunately succeeded in gettieg them;
but before we could get the boat tinder command,
we were fired at from behind the rocko, and a party
of natives running out to the water's edge, followed
the boat along the sand, firing at us. We made for
the 'nig as fast as possible, but found it impossible
to board her, not having a musket in the boat. At
this time the br'g was in the possession of the na-
tives, two of our men shot dead, and two large
canoes, with from 90 to 100 men making for the vt'!s-
Hav:ng only three oars in the bout, we pulled
as fast as circumstances would permit for Touronga,
knowing that Capt. Clarke was then in the New Zerz-
tinder. We reached Touronga next morning at five,
found the schooner, and informed Capt. Clarke of cur
misfortune. Capt. Cla:ke immediately cleared his
vessel, and at noon put to sea, bar, from the light
wind., did not teach the spot where we left the brig
until two P.M. the next day. We found the brig
lying at anchor close in shore under the autin, upon
which we stood in for her, and at three p.m. came to
with the schooner. We boarded the brig under
arms, and found a most hot rible spectacle; the decks
covered with clotted blood and hair, where the un-
fortunate sufferers' heads had been dashed to pieces T.
Having dented the decks from lumber, with Capt.
Clarke 'a assistance we laid out a kedge, and warped
out abreast of the schoutter, got her spare sails on
heard, bent them, and at midnight, with the land
breezes, got under weigh, the schooner taking the
brig in tow, and, with light moderate breezes,
reached Touronga the next day. Hearing that At-
kies, the second mate, was yet alive, Capt. Clarke
sent natives for hum, and in three days they returned
With him, having ransomed him fur oae 'fowling-
piece, one blunderbuss, one pistol, and thee canisters
of powder. Captain Clarke has been very kind to
us, and had he not been so near at hand we must
have perished."

The large snails which are found in gardens
xvo.ids discharge a Is hitish substance, with a slimy
and gelatinous appearance, which has been known to ce-
ment two pieces of flint so strongly as to bear dashing on
the pavement without the junction being disturbed, al-
though the flint broke into fragments by fresh fractures.—
Mirror.

A letter from Penrith says we have a report
here this morning of the elopement of the daughter of
-----, in this neighbourhood, with her father's coach-
man. The parties are said to have set off for Gretna in a
gig. Nothing else is talked of here to-lay (Thuraday.)r—
Carlisle Paris!.