The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-06-21

'etes wihsake place at Fariss and throughout the
iupire. - -
HORRIBLE SAVAGE MURDERS
From she Sydney { Ncso South Waies) Gaset
Sept. l, 1910
DESTRUCTION OF TIE B01.D
We mentioned In our last. that capt. Chace
had received at New Zealand particular ac.
count from an Otaheitan, Of the loss Of the above
vessel which we promised ny stating upon the
foregoing authority, that when the Boyd went
from hence, she had on board four or FIVE New
z flanders, who made part of her crew. These
people were dispieased at their treatment on the
passage, and determined on revenge. On their
ARRIVAL. they communicated their complaints to
their friends and relatives, who were of the
Whangarooa party, and frequently at war with
iippahee and his subjects; and the design of
taking the ship was formed in consequence. 1t
being capt. Thompson's intention to take in
quantity OF spars, he applied to the natives for as
slstance IN procuring them, which they pro-
missed but, in order to entice him on shore,
artiully objected to perform, until he should &C.
company them to point out such as he might
best approve. The captain was thereby prevail
ed on to leave the vessel accompanied by his
chief officer, with three boats manned, to ct the
spars on board, the natives who had arrived in
the snip being OF the party, which was accom-
panied by number of others in their canoes.
The boats wSre conducted to a river, on enter.
ing which they were out of sight of the ship :
am AND after proceeding some distance up. captain
thompson WAS invited TO land, & mark the spars
ne 'want-d. The boats landed accordingly, the
tide being then beginning to ebb, and the crews
lfoiloveato assist III the work. The guides led
the party through various parts of the wood
that we're lessliikelyto snswe r the desired end
thus delaying the premedtated attack until
the boats should be left by the eftiuence of the
tide sufficiently. high to prevent an escape !;
which part OF the horrible plan accomplished,
they became insolent and rude, ironically point
ing at decayed fragments, and lnqniring of capt.
Thompson whether they would suit his purpose
or not The natives belonging to the ship. then
hrst threw OFT the mask, and in opprobrious
terms upbraided capt. Thompson with their
msl-treatment informing him at TIA came time,
that he should have no spars there but what he.
could procure himself. In,
u lie capt. appeared careless Of the disappoins-
ment, and with his people turned towards the
boats; at which inst. they were assaulted with
clubs and axes, which the assailants had till
then concealed under their dresses & although
the boats crews had several muskets,yet % i'm
petuous was the attack, that every man was
Frustrated before one could be used. Captain
| thompson and his unfortunate men were all
murdered ON tue spot, and their bodies were af.
forwards devoured by the murderers who, clo-
thing themselves with their apparel, launched
e"~ ooesS ~ ouok tuc Sauc evening" ana PrOCec-
ped towards the ship, which they had deter
mined also to attack. 1t being very dark before
they reached her, and no suspicion beng enter
tanned OF what had happened. the second officer
hailed the boats, and was answered by the will
ians who had occasioned the disaster, that the
Capt having chosen to remain on shore tina,
nightfor the purpose of viewing the country
had ordered them to take on board such spars
as had already been procured, which accoun,
readily obtained belief, and the officer was knoc
ked down and killed by those who first as end
ed the ships side All the seameh of the watch
| were IN like manner surprised and murdered. -
some OF the assassins then went down to the
caoin-door, and asked the passengers and others
to go on deck to see the spars, & female pas
senger obeying the summons was killed on the
cabin ladder The noise occasioned by the fall
alarmed the people that were in bed who run.
ming on deck in disorder, were all killed as thev
went up, except four FIVE, who ran up the
shrouds, and remained in the rigging the rest
OF the mght. The next morning Tippahee ap.
peared alongside in a canoe, and was much of.
tended at what had happened; bur was not per.
mitted tointerfere, or to remain near the ship
The unfortunate men in the rigging called to
him, and implored his protection Of which he
assured them, ifthey could make their way e.
his canoe This they effected at every ha gard :
and was by the old king landed on the nearest
point, though closely pursued. The pursuit was
continued on shore /; they were all overtaken,
and Tipr ahee was forcibly held while the muir.
der Of the unhappy fugitives was perpetrated.-
| A female passenger and two children who were
afterwards found in the cabin. were spared from
the massacre, and taken on shore to a hut. in
which situation Mr.. Berry and capt Paf,ison. of
the city Of Edinburgh, found them when they
rescued them. Tippahee was afterwards per-
mltted BY the Whangarooans to take s boat.loads
| OF any property he chose out of the ship, fire
arms and gun-powder excepted and the bulk
they divided among themselves The salt pro.
visions, -four. and spirits they threw overheard,
| as unpalatable /; the carriage guns they did the
4 same with, considering them unless the mus
kets they priced very much; and one of the sa-
yages, IN his eagerness TO try one, stove in the
head Of barrel of powder, and filing the pan of
the piece, snapped it directly over the cask, the
explosion of which killed FIVE native women &
eight or nine men, and set part of the ship on
fire. From the foregoing detail, it appears that
| neither Tippahee nor his son Mytye had any
| share in the barbarous acts committed by those
sangunary miscreaDts, but that the old chief had
on the contrary, endeavored to preserve the
| lives ofseveral Of the crew and If we consider
the order in which The incidents are narrated,
we must at least conclude this to be che most
probable account received of the doieful event
before us and the more especially so, as it is
the report OF an Otllaeitan, who was on the spot
ut the time, and who, as an LIE not being IN
terested on the part either of the Bay of Islam
ders or OF the Whangarooans, may still more be
entitled to credit. In the principal facts, alas!
all accounts onhappily coincide, and while we