Star.
London, England, 1821-07-28 00:00:00

CHILL

MASSACRE OF TUE MASTER AND FART OF TUE CREW
OF THE SHIP OFFLEY, OF LONDON, AT THE{ ISLAND
OF ST MARY'S, ON THE COAST OF CHILI.
On Saturday, February 24., 1821, at ten A.M.
saw several men, six or eight, on the Island of St.
Mary's. Captain Hales supposing those men to have
come over from the Main bit the purpose of trading,
as they usually did, went on shore with a boat's
crew, armed with cutlasses and pistols, for the pur-
pose of procuring refreshme As for the use of the ship.
On their landing, these men, supposed to he Spa-
niards, ran away behind the beach, and our boat's
crew after them. Sunday, 25. Sun down, boat not
returned ; all on board felt anxious for the safety
the Captain and crew. At Ga. 30m. P.M. sent the.
third mate on shore to launch the Captain's boat and
bring her off-7th do. the third mate returned, in-
forming us there were several men on the beach, and
from their movements, supposed there were more
behind the beach, and being dusk he judged it most
proper not to attempt landing. The chief mate im-
mediately armed the boat and sent her eIF, with or-
ders to lay as near as possible abreast of the Cap-
tain's boat, but not on any account to land. At day-
light perceived the boat was missing; the night being'
dark. it was supposed they had carried her up be-
hind the beach-5 A.M. boat retuined on board ; at
8 h. 30 m. armed two boats, the one headed by
the chief mate, the other by the third mate. and
went on shore. Oa coming near the beach they
perceived a man naked, sitting on the beach ; on
coming up to him, they discovered him to be Tho-
mas Moore, armourer, covered with blood ; he was
perfectly sensible, and informed them that on their
finst landing the Spaniards appeared very friendly,
giving them bread and meat; afterwards they per-
suaded them to deliver up their arms, bound them
and two, and carried then about three miles
into the Island ; after that they brought them back
nearer to the beach, among,: some inn.lies, and as
soon as it WAS dot k :hey snip:. them and put them
ail to death, excepting him, whom they left for dead,
having received 23 spear wounds in his body and
two sabre cuts, one on each side of the neck. He was
immediately brought on board, when I examined
him, and fs.und that his lungs had been pierced up-
wards through the diaphragm, on each side; he told
me he had counted twenty-five men just prior to
:heir being murdered. Soon after the boats returned,
a great number of men, supposed to be about fifty,
were seer coming towards the beach ; soon after-
wards a man presented himself, dressed in the Cap-
tain's clothes, and waved his hat fur a boat to come
on shore; he Was accompanied by three or four,
who appeared to be (Miters in peen uniform, with
cocked hats and sabre,; the rest we could discover
lying behind the bead'. The man on the beach ap-
peared so much like Captain llales, that I questioned
the armouter sshelher he was positive the Captain
was killed ; he ai,sui..t.l me he was, and said the Cap-
tam or leader of tl.e Spaniaids very much resembled
CalAain Hale, as to outward appearance; that he
;lad remarked it when on shore. We immediately
weighed anchor, and stood bir Conception.—At five
P.M. the armouter much worse; 9th do. departed this
life. (Signed) EBORALL, Surg. of the Offley."
The above is a verbatim copy of the Surgeon's
statement of the circumstance.
The following ate the names of the men killed:
Wm. Jackson, second mate ; S. Wilcox, boat-steerer ; Thos.
Moore, anima-is ;C. Slay, J. Wright, and W. Furnace, seamen