The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1825-09-29

axe, for which he was fogged, and turning
out extremely troublesome, the Capt. put
him on shore at the island of Tongataboo,
whence he soon found his way back to Va
vaoo. The remaining natives were treated
it is said with the greatest kindness during
the whole time they remained on board.
The ship continued cruising short time
and then returned to Vayaoo, where after
waiting day or two without seeing any bo-
dy, the Captain received message from
Fenow, informing him that there was feast
on the island, or that he and Brown would
have come ON board beforehand some hours
afterward, he arrived, in company with
Brown and several of his chiefs. Fenow was
Immediately taken into GAe cabin, where the
Captain made him a present of checked
shirt and pair of blue trowsers, which,
however, he soon exchanged with one OF
his chiefs for what is called a tappa, The
native who had been on board and had
Jumped overheard, was very assiduous IN
pointing out the officers to FenoW during
dinner. The captains rife hung up in his,
cabin, which Fenow seeing, was anxious to
obtain possession of, and asked the Captain
to give it to him; but this he declined doing,
much to the displeasure OF the Chief. After
dinner the natives were observed playing
clubs, and spears, in the chains; they were
instantly ordered out, and turned off the
decks. Directions were then given to load
the muskets and great guns, two muskets
being previously sent into the maintop, and
two in the foretop. This being done the
Capt. walked forward to turn the natives
off the deck, and had proceeded as far as the
waste when Fenow coming behind him with
: in the stanchon which supports the skidds,
, and giving the war-hoop, struck the Cap
tain on the forehead as lie was turning
round to know the cause of the tumult. The
contest now became general, and a dmadtul
slaughter ensued, in which, as the crew were
unarmed, the natives must have been VIC
, torious, il it had not been for the arms IN the
tops.-The fire from the foretop was terrlf-
fc. On one side lay the chief mate wei
tering in his gore, and alongside OF him
seaman in nearly similar state. Just be-
f fore the mainmast the Captain was engag-
, ng two of the savages with his claw ham
mer (the only weapon Of defence he coulc
lay his hands on,) when third came uI
S and struck him desperate blow with IN
r club on the head, which telled him to tht
deck. The Captain lay on the starboart
side of the deck in the most wretched con
dition, and abaft of him the. third mate, ant
Y a seamcn in similar state. The ship wa
y ter. An incessant firing was kept up from
beth tops, and Fenow shortly leaped over
board, though not before he had given tn
: Captain, who at the time lay senscless AM
h bleeding from every pore, another desper
,s ate blow, and SO great was the alarm OF th
!, natives at the report of the guns and tn
- desertion of their Chief, that in few min
'e utes the decks were cleared. Those VIII
/ were in the tops then descended, and di
= rected their attention to the wounded VIII
:, lay about the deck. The captain was tn
~ first who was taken below, where his wound
ie were washed, and plasters applied. IN
IN principal wound he received was on tn
al forehead; it proved mortal, and terminate
- his existence in about ten days. The chl'
= mate fingered for forty eight hours in an IL
y sensible state, and then expired. The cal
I'd penter was lying on the starboard side
toaning with blood at the nose and moutf
-. when his wounds were examined, his sku
." was completely smashed. He survived tt
v five o'clock on the following morning, whe
ms death put an end to his sufferlngs. lhe re:
Id were not mortally wounded.
=, Such is the account given by the survivor
: who recently arrived in the ships at Dep
" food, and it appears to us that however ];
e mentable the occurrence it was brought
ir in some measure by the imprudent conduc
:, to make use of the mldest epithet, OF tn
- captain and crew of the ship.
ut Amos Furnald, of Clifford, New HamI
to shire, convicted in February last, OF MAJ
.s siaughter, in starving one Of his children
= death, has been sentenced to thirty days an
= five years. imprisonment in the state priso
4 the former term in solitary confinement, al
be the latter at hard labor.
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