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• tt threat wrfagra, aid that they bad procured these midge from
the Inhabitants. who parse-ma many more of a similar description.
&chart proceeded to state that the Tampion asserted that* great
number of articles warms the Mania& Islands in Omen( ..pro.
senation. sad such articles were evidently obtained frost the Ivrea
of a vessel. About seven months. before Captain Dam torched
• M Ticopia, a canoe had returned from glanicoltr, and 'Weight
away two large chain plates, and an iron bob, about four feet in
. .with _tome of• the aew of the canoe which
Red last made the voyage to ligenicole. They told him that there
• War abundance of iron materials 'still validities on the island. Those
iblfi Martin Siebert saw were much sayslised and worn. The
Ilidy sliver spoon brought to Temple:as far as Captain Dillon could
ban. was beat out into a wire by Bechar:, for the purpose of
making rings and other ornaments for the innate islanders. Upon
a:mining the sword-guard minutely. Cape. Dillon discovered, or
thought he discovered. the initials of Perouse stamped ore It,
which eirearnsonce prompted him to be more saga in his ho.,
jades." • 4- •
Upon civil information Captain DILLON determined
to proreed.ai quickly as possible to the Manicolo Islands;
and examine the wrecks himself; but an unfortunate
calve, a sledder stock of provisions, and the discontent
of a person on board his ship on account of unnecessary
delay, defeated his object; and, with great reluctance,
be was obliged to continue his commercial voyage and
proceed to -Bengal.
4. Unwilling to abandon his favourite object, Captain Dillon now
applied to the Asia* Society, and to the Bengal. Government; sad
in consequence of his representatioos, ids suggestions went at length
carried into effect. He was appointed to the command of one of
the Company's cruisers, of stamp pas and eiglorlipit men, called
the Research ; sad on the 47th of January, 11147, -kr sailed from
Bengalorbited Van Dieman's Land, New South Wales, New
Zealand. the Friendly Islands, Ro.Thoniet, or Granville Island of
the Pandora, Tocopia. and arrived at blank:GlG on the 117th of
September. This island, (blankolo or Vanicolo) is not the Mal.
lkollo of Captain Cook, being situated only llg miles to the leeward
• of Tueopla, in latitude 11 deg. 47 mio. •whibt the former Hes In
• amok latitude le deg. IS min. Captain Dillon personally visited
• the reefs on which the French ships are ascertained to base week
and gone to pieces, according to the accounts of the Rattles, from
whom the following particulars have been obtained of that disas-
trous event itlany years ago two large ships arrrived at the
• islands; one anchored off the island of Whanon, and the other off
that of Palow, a little distance from each other. Soon after. and
before they bad any communication with thenatlves, a heavy gale
arose, and both vessels were driven ashore. The ship off Whanoo
grounded upon the socks. The natives came in crowds to the sea
shore, armed with clubs, spears, bows and arrows, and discharged
some ',rows Into the vessel; the crew in return fired, and killed
several of the islanders. The vessel continued to strike violently
• against the rocks, and soon went to pieces. Some of the crew took
to their boats, but were driven on shore, and murdered by the
natives ; others threw themselves into the sea, and such as reached
the land. shared the fate of their unfortunate companions, so that
not a single soul belonging to this vessel escaped alive. The ship
which grounded on Paiow, was driven on a sandy beach, and the
natives came down and also discharged their arrows Into her: but
the crew prudently did not resent the aggression, but held op axes,
brads, and toys, as peace offerings, upon which the assailants de-
sisted from farther hostilities. As soon as the wind had moderated,
- an aged chief, in a canoe. put off to the sbip.' He was received with
• caresses, accepted the presents offered to him; and upon going
ashore, pacified the islanders by assurances, that the ship's crew
were peaceably inclined towards them. Upon this, several natives
went on board, and were all presented with toys. In return, they
supplied the crew with yams, fowls, bananas, coma-nuts, bogs. Ike.
and confidence was established between them. The ship was now
abandoned, and the crew went on shore, bringing with them part
or her stores. Here they remained for some time, and built a
small vessel with the materials from the wreck. When It was
ready to put to sea, as many as could conveniently, embarked in
bet. being plentifully supplied with fresh provisions by the islanders.
The Commander promised those who were left behind, to return
• immediately with presents for the natives, and to bring them off ;
but, as the little vessel was never afterwards heard of, tie men
• sought the protection of the neighbouring chiefs. with whom they
lived Several muskets and some gunpowder had been left them
by their comrades, and by means of these, they proved of great
service to their friends. in encounters with the neighbouring
Wanders.' The natives of Manic,do are not cannibals ; but when
an risen.), falls into their power he is immediately killed, and his
hod, t. deposited in sea water, and kept there until the bones be-
come perfectly hare. The skeleton if then taken up, the bones of
the extremities scraped and cut Into various forms, to point alcoves
• and spears. Their arms consist of heavy clubs, spears, and bows
and arrows. They poison the latter with a kind of red‘lbl gum.
extracted from a species of tree peculiar to the island. When any
one is struck by a poisoned arrow in any of the limbs, the pat is
quickly cut out, and his life is sometimes saved; but if the waitind
happens to he in the body, where it cannot be easily excised. he
resign, himself quietly to death witheut a murmur. though be ire.
quently lingers for four or five days in micro( lacing agony. The
iNailicolans direr front almost all the other islanders to the South'
Sea; thky ere as black as nesters have short woolly hair, and re.
senible them in their features. 'Their religious also is different; in
• every village In the island there is a house dedicated to the Deny.
At the principal chapel, the skulls of all the people who were killed,
belonging to the ship that grounded at Wham°, are still preserved.
' The natives of Tommie. unaccustomed to the sight of human bones,
. avoid, as mochas possible, when they visit the island, approaching
the sacred house where the skulls are deposited."

• THE EVENLXO STAR.

LON 1)0N.

TUESDAY. JUNE 9, 1829.
Wan TOSIDAT.....CLOID HOLIDAY.

At a late hour last night Newburgh Papers were re-
. ceived to the 6th inst. containing the Russian account
of the opening of the campaign in the E4st—a copy of
• which will be found in our preceding page.
Rom the ltu,sian General, was attacked on the 22d
of May, near the town of Pravadi, about half way be.
mesa Sebumla and Varna. The force of the Turks,
commanded by the GRAND %ram in person, is stated
at 15,000 infantry and cavalry, which, in the course of
the battle, received a reintot cement of 10,000 men. The
nienther of the Russian force is given at six battalions, 12
field pieces, and 100 Cossacks, receiving a reinforcement
io the same way as the Turks during the engagement,
of four battalions, four pieces of artillery, and two re-
gin.ents of Cossacks. For five hours the Russians sus.-
tented the attack of the Turks, who were at last induced
to fall back. Next day, the attack was renewed by
Rai:O3OHD PACHA, and the combat continued with
great fury. About eight o'clock of the evening r f the
second day, the Gnarto Value abandoned Rif plan.
(which appears to have been the capture cif Placid')
. retiring for the night to the valley of Newish& and Arm
day to Schuman. The loss of the Turks is rated at
2,000; that of the Russians 1,000, with a distingoished
officer, Major General Rumen.
46 The combat" says the Russian Bulletin," was kept
up with unexampled fury; but notwithstanding the
disproportion of our force, oar troops did not yield one
feet of ground." We are much inclined to think, for
all this colouring, that the Russians have had the worst
of k. At all events, they do not appear to have gained
. " ens loot of ground," and it does not augur well for
{he Russians, ip the very commencement of the cam-
Op, to finilahat such an engagement is not attended
orjtn the est advantage; and that the Turkish
Infantry aninavahy were permitted to retire, whither-
, ACM Oer pleased, without any molestation.
The tistry of the Ten Pound Freeholders in Ire-
land, poOkb commenced throughout the whole of the
Island. oe the 3d instant, is a matter which is looked
considerable interest on both sides of the
Yvaltdi We hear from Limerick this morning that, in.
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