Star.
London, England, 1810-07-11 00:00:00

CANIVIBALL

Yesterday advices were received front the ship City
of Edinburgh, at the Cape, the Captain of which re-
lates a horrible event respecting the Captain and crew
of the Boyd, TnomsoN, at New Zealand, in October
last. It appears, that whilst the Boyd was at Botany
Bay, the Captain met with one of the two Chiefs who
govern the Island of New Zealand, of the name of
Tappohee, and:agreed with him to purchase some '
timber, to take home to England. As soon as the
voyage would permit, the ship arrived at the Island ; •
and the Captain being introduced to the Chief, who
had got home before him, was promised the timber in
two days. In the mean time the Captain was invited
on shore, and attended the Chief with part of the ship's
company in the boat. Nothing particular transpired '
on this occasion ; but the Chief returned on board the
ship, attended by a number of canoes, full of men--
They were permitted to examine the ship, as a matter
of curiosity. Tappohee, the Chief, was treated with
great respect; and having continued on board some
time, he got into his boat, for the purpose, as it was
supposed, of meeting the Cap:ain of the ship, who, he
said, had gone to see the timber. Instead, however, !
of leaving the ship, he gave a yell, which was a signal
for the massacre of the whole ship's company. There
were about thirty in all, twenty of them they tore
l'mb from limb, and regaled themselves upon the flesh
of the unfortunate victims. About ten of the men,
to save their lives, climbed the masts, and two women
passengers, and a lad, raft down below ; the Chief
hailed the men, and tojd them, that they had got all
they wanted, having plundered the ship ; and that if
they would come down their lives should be spared.
The deluded men obeyed, and fell, like their com-
rades, a sacrifice to the inordinate and brutal appe-
tites of the cannibals. The two female passengers
and the boy were taken on shore, and their lives spared,
but the ship was burnt. The Captain and men on
shore were never heard of. The rival Chief Paai,
situated at a different part of the island, heard of the
affair, and expressed his sorrow on the occasion to the
' Captain of the City of Edinburgh, who was at the
island for timber, and prepared to accompany him
with an armed force to release the woman and the
boy, in which they fully succeeded, and the latter are
now safe on board the City of Edinburgh, at the Cape.
[The following interesting Article is copied from the Sydney
Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser, published by Au-
thority.]
THE FEJEE IsLaanas.---On the 7th of October last,
which was shortly after the arrival at the Fejees of
the Favourite, Captain Campbell, Mr. Thos. Smith,
his second officer, was unexpectedly made prisoner by
the natives, with seven others of the ship's company,
and remained nine days in captivity ; during which
in:erval he experienced and witnessed horrors, from
his narrative of which the following account is accu-
rately deduced :
It begins with stating, that on the 7th of October
he went from Sandal-wood Bay round to the Bay of
Highlea, with three boats in quest of Sandal-wood,
one of which, the ship's long-boat, he commanded ;
another, a whale-boat, was under the command of a
Mr. Lockerby, formerly chief officer of the American
ship Jenny ; and the third under Mr. Graham, who
had fortunately returned laden to the vessel in time
to escape the calamities that fell upon the former two.
At Highlea he heard that BULLANDAM, the chief of
the district of Buya, was expected with a force to
make war upon the Island of Taffere or Taffcia, and
it was the intention of the Highleaus to aid his enter-
prize. The next mottling the two boats prepared to
return to the vessel, but were cut off by Bullandam's
fleet of canoes, 140 in number, orderly advancing in
a semicircle, and finding it impossible to pass them,
it was considered advisable to bear up to the fleet,
hoping by such display of confidence to preserve the
lives of the crews. When within hail they were or-
dered to advance ; but the whale boat was prevented
by a large canoe bearing down, and running aboard,
cutting her in two. Mr. Lockerby and the crew were
picked up and made prisoners, and Mr. Smith and the
long-boat's people were made prisoners likewise. The
captors were about to dispatch some of the people with
their spears and clubs, but were prevented by the
chief commanding the canoe, until the superior chief
should be consulted. When presented to Bullandam,l
he proposed to employ them in his intended assault
aaainst TatFere, in which he proposed to himself much
assist nce from their muskets, and seemed much dis-
appoirred when informed that the powder was spoilt,
and the guns useless. He had no wish, however, to.
commit any personal injury on his prisoners ; but, on
the contrary, shewed some attention to Mr. Smith,
wlinni he respected as an officer, and generally in-
vited to accompany him when he went on shore, al-
. ways endeavouring to sooth his apprehensions, and
quiet his solicitude of returning with his companions
to the slip, by an assurance,that as soon as the island
of TaGre was subjugated, and its inhabitants de-
stroyed, he would employ all his subjects in procuring
wood kr the vessel, to which they should be returned
in safety.
On the 11 di of October, the junction of forces
being thoroughly arranged, an immense fleet of ca-
noes sailed from Highlea for the expedition, and hav-
ing a fresh head wind, the canoes were set to windward
by poles, at the rate of three knots an hour. At night
this formidable armament came to, round the north-
east part of the island ; and Bullandam took Mr.
midi on shore, to pass the night with him ; his night
.guard consisting of ten men armed with spears and
arrows. _ _ _ _ _ . _ .

Early on the morning of the 12th the whole of the
army returned to their canoes ; which on a signal
from Bullandam set forward in complae order ; and
at about three in the afternoon the &et anchored
abreast of a village in Taffere, the van coming to
close action with a fleet belonging to the island.
The attack was math with arrows at a distance;
and as the canoes of Taffere maintained their posi-
tion, they soon closed, when a desperate and stubborn
conflict with spears commenced. The islanders,
however, at length gave way to numbers very far
superior, and to escape an otherwise certain destiny,
all leaped into the water and swam towards the shore,
from which a division of LULLANDAM'S fleet was en-
deavouring to cut them off. The canoes were taken
possession of, with only one captive, an unfortunate
boy, who being presented to the releadess chief, was
ordered to be slaughtered, as it was his determina-
tion frac not a single lde should be spared. This
ruthless sentence was immediately .executed with a
club, throe blows from yak!) the youthful sufferer

endured, and then elpfred :—.the body Was afters- rd.
given into the charge of an attendant tel be roasted
for the Chief and his principal associates. The hor.
tors that immediately succeeded the defeat the most
sensible imeginatian can but faintly represent. A
massacre was determined on ; and as the men had
escaped the fury of their conquerors by flight, the
women and children became the chief object of search
—on which mission a canoe was dispatched, and tins
happily the fatal discovery was very soon made.
On a signal from. the shore numbers landed, and
a hut was set fire to, probably as a signal for the
work of destruction to commence. Within a cluster
of mangroves the devoted wretches had taken sanc-
tuary ; many might undoubtedly have secured-them.
selves by accompanying the flight of their vanquish•
ed husbands and relatives, could they have consented
to a separation from thei;helpless children, who were
no less devoted then themselves. A dreadful yell
was the forerunner of the assault ; the ferocious mon. •
sters rushed upon them with their clubs, and without
regard to sex or infancy, promiscuously butchered
all. Some wha still had life and motion were treated
as dead bodies, which w...re mostly dragged to the
beach by one of their limbs, and through the water
into the canoes ; their groans were disregarded, and
their unheeded protracted sufferings were still more
hurtful to the feelings of humanity than even the ge-
neral massacre itself had been. Among the slaughtered
were some few men whose Age perhaps had prevented
their fUght ; but in feet, so sudden and so dreadful
wac the consternation that succeded the defeat of ti:e
unhappy natives of Taffere, as no doubt to paralyse
the minds of the wretched creatures, when prom' t
consideration could alone be serviceable to their de-
plorable condition. The conquerors appeared to an-
ticipate with inordinate delight the festival with which
this sad event had gratified their horrible expectation.
Forty two bodies were extended on one platf arm in
Bullandam's cenoe ; and one of these, a young fe.
male, appearing most to attract his attention, he de-
; sired that his second in command would bay.; it laid
by for themselves.
The Tafferians being wholly defeated and dispers-
ed, the island was taken possession of by Bullandam's
forces, which were very numerous. This principal
Chief invited Mr. Smith on shore, as he seemed in-
clined to shew him favour ; and Mr. Smith declares
it to be one of the most beautiful places he had ever
seen ; the houses, in number about a hunch ed, ranged
on the declivity of a hill, intersperied with cocoa-nut,
bread-fruit, and other trees, and each house defended
with a wall of piled stone. The buildings were, how-
ever, all set fire to by Bullandam's order ; and Mr.
Smith,becoming solicitous fur his release, was inform-
! ed by the Chief; that as soon as all the victims were
devoured, he should be set at liberty with his compa-
nions. The dead bodies were got into the canoes,
and the whole fleet left Taffere on their return to the
main island ; where many others joined in the horrible
festivity, which was conducted with rude peals of ac-
clamation. Mr. Smith was on this occasion also taken
on shore by the great Chief, and here had again to
experience a detestable spectacle. The bodies had
been dismembered of their limbs, which were sus-
pended on the boughs of trees in readiness for cook-
ery ; and afterwards part of a human leg was offered
to Mr. Smith, who had never broke his fast for five
days. The offer he rcjected with abhorrence ; and
upon his captors appearing astonished at the refusal,
he gave them to understand, that if he eat of huaian
flesh lie would instantly die. They were satisfied
with this excuse, and continued their abominable se•
verity the w:iole night.
On the 1.5t1,, the Chef in the canoe that captured
Mr. Smith's boat applied to Bullandam for the pri-
soners, and the long boat, in order to return them to
their ship, declaring his intention to demand three
whale teeth and twelve hatchets for their ransom, but
this proposal was not then attended to. Twenty or
thirty men then arrived at the place of rendezvous,
leach bringing a basket of human flesh half roasted,
which mode Mr. Smith learnt they took to pre-
serve it. The day of deliverance at length ap-
proached from a captivity the most afflicting, from a
'diversity of cause, that man could be exposed to;
and after enduring it nine days, and totally fasting,
he was at length turned over to the charge of the
chief of Niri, with orders to demand the ransom for
himself end six of his companions. But previous to.
quitting the voracious party, a new incident of cruelty
occurred :—One of the unfortunate inhabitants of
Teller.: had swam from his distressed island to the
main, but was perceived as soon as he gained the
shore, and was in consequence pursued by a multi-
tude, armed-with bows and arrows, spears and clebs
—the pursuit terminated with the life of the wretched
fugitive, whose body presented a new source of ezul.
Cation and cannibal festivity.
On the 16th Mr. Smith was restored to his over-
joyed shipmates, with all his companions except two,
one of whom was Mr. Lockerby, who were afterwards
indebted for their rescue to a determined perseverance
' in the Captain, his Officers, and purple, which was
highly creditable and meritorious. Mr. Smith, Mr.
Lockerby, and all the others, had been repeatedly oats
the very point of assassination, to which these people
seem to possess no kind of repugnance whatsoever,
but on the contrary, it appearing their chief object of
delight. Their determined obstinacy in effecting every
Idling they attempted can alone be equalled by the ex-
traordinary precision of their arrangements, which are
planned methodically, and executed with an cargo.
andcalmness that surprise even an European ; with
strength al body they possess a thorough contempt of
danger, and a heedlessness of pain. Their present
conqueror, Bullandam, has already become terrible,
. an] bids fair to possess himself of the sole soveieignty
of the islands. But though 'implacable and sangui-
nary in his resentments, yet we we assured that in his
disposition strong traces of kindness were perceivable
towards all except the enemies of his arms.
These people are very avaricious, and from the
foregoing account must be considered insatiably cruel.
Their numbers, no lesithen the leadi ig trai:s in their
character, render them 14ruidable to an hicompetent
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Yes-erd .y evening the Worcester Mail was detained
near two hoars beyond its usual time of stare
the White Hone Cellar, in Piccadilly, cm P'
the axletree breaking.

Ling,
VuaL of

LAW 11417ELLIGkNCE.

CIRCOITS OF THE JUDGES.
HOME.—Lord ELLRIIIIOROUGR, LORD CRIER BAILOR.
Hertfordshire—Thursday. August 9, at Hertford.
Essex—Monday, August IS, at Chelmsford.
Surrey—Saturday, August 18, at Guildford.
fiumei--Friday, August 24, at Lewes.
Kan.—Tuesday, August 2S, at Maidstone.
NOR FOLK.—Lord Chief /mikeMa staysail% Justice Milli'
Buckingbarnshire--Muntlfy, August 6, at Buckinghate.
Bedfordshire--Thursday, Adgust 9,at Bedford.
Huntingdonshire—,Saturday, August 11, at Huntingdon.
Cambridgeshire—Monday, August IS, at Cambridge.
Suffolk—Thursday, August 16. at Bury St. Edmpnd's.
Norfolk—Monday, August *O, at Norwieh.
MIDLAND.—Mr. Justice Ga °sic, Mr. Baron Timmins.
Northamptonshire—Tukslay, July 91, at Northardpton.
Rutlandshire—Friday. August 9, at Oakham. •
Lincolnshire and City—Saturday, August 4, at Lincoln.
Nottinghamshire and Town—Thursday, Aug. 9, at Nottingham.
Derbyshire—Saturday, August I I, at Derby.
Leicestershire—Wt. cliieday, August IS, at Leicester.
Warwickshire and Coventry... Saturday, August /8, it Warwick
and Coventry.
NORTHERN.—Mr. Justice CRAMIIII and Baron GRARAII.
Dorksbire and City—Wednesday, August 8, at York.
urham —Tuesday, August el, at Durham.
Northumberland and Newcastle---Saturday, August 25, at New-
castle

Cumberland... Friday, August 31, at Carlisle.
Wcstnu September $, at Appleby.
Lancashire—Monday, September 10, at Lancaster.
WESTERN —Mr. Barcn Woos) and Mr. Justice BATLZT.
Hants—TuesAay. July Si, at Winchester.
Wilts—Saturday, August 4, at Salisbury.
Dursrta—Wednesday, August 8, at Dorchester.
Devon—Saturday, August 11, at Exeter Castle.
City of Exeter—Same (high at Guildhall, Exeter.
Cornwall—Monday, August 20, at Bodmin.
gomerset—Monclay, August 27, at Wells.
City of Bristol-✓ Friday, August Sl, at Bristol.

OF KING'S BENCH, JULY 11).
ENCOURAGEMENT OF CHRISTIANITY
IND THE CHILDREN OF JEWS.
applied on the part of a Jew of the
:s, for a writ of Habeas Corpus, for
body of his son, a youth not 15 years
purpose of having him delivered up
aistody and keeping. The father was
~ at Chester, and about two ) ears ago,
prison for debt, the boy in question had
, in consequence of a quarrel with some
:hillito.• • The father did not hear of his
time; but at length was given to tl-
le was in the service of a medical gen-
Aver hill, where he was well treated. It
considerable time afterwards that the
fined that his son had left his place, and
anxious inquiry he had lately disco.
was in a school, or in some way under
protection of a Society for the encourage-
' -tianity among the Children of Jews.—
no doubt that the father had the un-
to the custody and keeping of his own
had applied to the Master of the School,
several Members of the Committee, beg-
sight be delivered up to him ; but this
sed. It appeared even that they had
)y into the country that his father might
Ipportunity of seeing him. He had ap-
, purpose, and the answer was, that if he
200 miles to see the boy they would per-
so, and if it should appear that he did
their care of his own free will, that they
him up to his father. He presumed to
that the father had a right to this in-
.hout going 200 miles to obtain it. He
the Habeas Corpus to be directed to the
School and Om Members of the Com-

,Evnonoticm....44 The boy has been two
ider the service of his father."
Ls Bin%e--‘4 And that too because he
intaiu WM."
lef--si The father was then in prison.
business again, and is anxious to have
im, who might be useful in carrying on

LE BLANC-H The boy remains where
own free will."

Gaose--"• And why should we remove
♦fe a custody, where he is willing to m-
ottling to your own account of the mat-
under much better care than that to
.opose yo send him."
gy said, that on this principle Jewish
'fable to have their children taken away

,r4lnonouou...-Ji This is not a case in
ild was taken asOay. Yon would be
in saying here the child had been aban-
rather. And now,when he has been able
Afe and CoMforfahle atylum, you apply
way from it svithout his consent. Have
Without at 01 touching on the plea of
?here such a thing ever occurred ?"
--kr said, he made this, application solely
" the father to have his son delivered up
. father swore in his affidavit, not that
bean left without protection, but that he
house in consequence of a quarrel with
children.
GROSE.--1, We issue these Writs for

the child, and here we will best con-
lerest by allowing him to terrain where

ity..-‘ It does not appear, nor are we
remains in his present situation of his

:NBOROUOtt—Ie On the shewing of your
it appears that he does."
ti—" They have not allowed the father

,ENtOßOClGilliThey have offered to do
t to deliver up the boy if it should appear
lot continue there of his own free will."
lay--" Yes, but to have seen him the fa-
w-e gone 200 miles."
BikILKY--" The father's guardianship
ceased when he was foot teen years of age."
,LENBOROUGIig The boy was left unpro.
father, two years ago. He has since
been fortunate enough to find a plate where
Ipporr, protection, and education ; and
exercise of our sound judgment for the
boy,take-himfrom this protection which
fortunately found, and send him back to a si-

Hertfordshire—'lltursday.
Essex—Mondav, August
Burrey—Saturday, August
liumex.—Friday, August 21
Keno—Tuesday, August 2
NOR FOLK.—Lord Mel
Buckinghamshire—Montle
ffedfordskire—Thutsday,
Huntingtionshire—,Saturds
Cambridgeshire—Monday
Suffolk—Thursday, Asps
Norfolk—Monday, Anus
MIDLAND.—Mr. Just
Northamptonshire—Tuksi
Rutlandshire—Friday. Aar
Lincolnshire and City—Sa
Nottinghamshire and Tow
Derbyshire—Saturclay, An
Leicestershire—Wt clnesJa
Warwickshire and Covent'
and Coventry.
NORTHERN.—Mr. Jo.
Dorkshire and City—Wed
urham —Tuesday, Angst'
Northumberland and New
castle
Camberiand--Friday, Aug
Westmoreland—Thursday
Lancashire—Monday, Sep
WESTERN —Mr. Bari
Hants—Tues.:ay. July SI,
Wilts—Saturday, August
Dorsrt.Wednesday, Aug'
Devon—Saturday, August
City of Exeter—Same duo
Cornwall—Monday, Augt
gomerset—Monday, Augu
City of Bristol--Friday, A
COURT OF K 1
SOCIETY FA ESTOI.
AMONG TII
Mr. GURNEY applic
name of Isaacs, for
bringing up the body
of age, for the purpo
to his father's custod3
a slopseller, etc. at C 1
being then in prison f
left the house, in cons
of the other childree.
child for some time,
dcrstand that he was
tleman on Tower hill,
was not for a conside
tither ascertained tha
after the most anxio
vered that he was in
the care and proteetie
!tient of Christianity
There could be no dc
doubted right to the c
child. He had applil
and also to several M
ging that he might IN
had been refused. It
removed the boy into
not have the opportui
plied for this purpose,
chose to go 200 miles
nut him to do so, an
not remain in their ca
would deliver him uF
think, however, that
dulgenee without gO
applied for the Hab,
Master of the School
mlitee.
Lerd Eurvneinott
years from under the
Mr. Justice Ls Br.,
could not maintain hi
Mr. Gun Nev-40
He is now in busines,
his son with him, win
the business."
Mr. Justice LE Bt.
he is of his own free
Mr. Justice GnosE
him from so safe a cu
main ? According t
ter, he is now under
which you propose )1
Mr. GuitNev said,
parents were liable tc
from them.
Lord ELLeNnonoi
which the child Wa!
snore correct 41 sOril
dOned by his father.
to mime a safe and
to take him away' frc
yotvany ease withou
religion, where such
Mr. Guiusie said,
on the right of the fa
to him. The faille
the child had bean lel
had left the house ii
another of the childri
Mr. Justice Gaos
the benefit of the cli
stilt his interest by
he is."
Mr. GURNEY.-0 I
sure, if the boy rema
own free will.'
Lord ELLENBOROt
own affidavits it app
Mr. GURNEY-61
to see him."
Lord Et.Lesttonot
so, and even to delii
that he did not conti
Mr GURNEY—"
tier Must have gone
Mr. Justice BRILI
of the boy ceased set
Lord ELLENsonol
tected by his father
that time been fortu
be receives support,
tan we in the exerci
benefit of this boy,ta
he has fortunately ft