Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1827-05-25

atiso confident that the unfortunate French Noble
man terminated his career, either Paiow or Wbanoo
that wond 10 morrow, i'll had sail the
& lief the survivors.
Ills alone but every officer and seaman ON
ooafn OF my ship, that Martin Buchet, the Lascars
and Tucopiaus, reacted the above narrative remain
Sir, your ubedient servant,
=, PETER DILLON.
r No. 50, Doom,olah, Oct. l2, 1926.
I (fTom ihe Calcutta Government Gaseve, Ocl lal
! TO THE EDITOR.
ar-as you nave brought under public consideration
rauy interesting circumstances regarding the lameu,ed
late OF the celebrated Pcouse pa tcu
larly his intended after leaving Botany BAY III
shall bear up again for the Friendly Islands &c &C. &C.
and the Louisiade Bouganville attempting TO
whether the last separated from, forms part New
Guinea &c. &. &c.. il may satisfactory TO your rea-
ders to know, that the Louisiae forms part of the
main land of New Guinea. The "Cul de Sac de TO-
ranSerle OF Bousanville from which he extricaed him
sell with great difficulty, under prvatons and tile
ape ae "a DeHreTdRee $50 emphacally expressing his
distressed situation, after escaping the abryn,h
which he has called the ousiade) ranges aony and mo-
sc's beyond, the s"uthe extremity New Guinea
Inc lorter comprises conbina lion of n
merous low sandy keys and sets, tending 10 the north
Wes,' dangerous to approach; and the Cape the
souhefn extreme OF high mountainous Island which Ter
INMATES the Louisade have called Islspd
S ne was the oiSinal discovere OF although he did not
land, examine the island. II Is inhabited Inv tyr lis
nc' races OF baibnrians who cannbas; the one in
haong the mountains, the other residing on the sea shore
The former have straight long black hair iu,s
formed IN the iorked parts of high trees TO which
they ascend by long deep notche poles drawn IN after
the parties These people resemble Haoore Aburi-
The sea shore race live i'll neatly nuts, raised
upon piles, about four from the ground similar TO
those huis erected by the Malay Islanders and Others to
the eastward which mode building alike a,oped by
the Mugs and Burmese vincincity The shore peo-
pie above alluded to have long wooy hair like the coast
men of New Caledonia, New Britain, New Ireland and
New Guinea the Inhabitants of which aIp called Pap-ou-
abs.
The Bousanvl!e islanders constant strife with
each other and de, cur the ndiv uals prisoners
Upon the side of Bougainvles Island we landed and
disturbed these Savases of their feats and
buried the lead and remains nf the unfortunate victim the
were ieedng upon In ranging along the steep Of
the island for anchorage, about half cables length dis
anT the savages along the beach vessels
repeatedly discharged their (whi.
fell shorD until tired shot from great guns
over Their headw they disappeared altogether The
next morning observed ,le beach covered with IN.
boushs OF cocoa-nn both ends stuck into the sand
forming The branches into arches, which deemed to be
liked as MARKS of submission. We accordingly landed
and examined their nuts, in which found human skulls
strung indiscIminately with sharks heads and other OBJ
noxo"s animals, in festoons al We took some
hshins hooks and us) curiostes aud
IN c place. deposited beads knives, small looking glasses
aud various other iGkes and returned or board opi,a
thereby TO encourage iniecorse day. We saw
so OF both the descriptions alluded
TO- but signs could exhibit brought them nearer to
u.s. The next day we repeated our visit and examna
ton al the nuts when we iound all articles ha.
carried of, but still could induce the approach
OF any OF the savases. We again deposited Other ar
Giles use, and Quilted their jnhosotals ab,,s
for New Guinea We tried pass through the
intricate anG dangerous gronpe between nd
land, boz found il mpracticabe do, and we ac
~
which is ow and presents three small woody islands near
lis S. K. From thence passed New Britain
and then between il and New Ireland, to Dory Harbour
OH the N L side OF New Guinea situated the OF
the great mountains called RACK, which may he distinct
y seen upwards Of thirty leagues We had the
highest peaks one-thd above the when
we'd, in 50 north of the ine and stood tem due
south 60 miles the south of the line, before anchor
ed III the harbour aforesaid. This gives their distance by
measurement 90 miles i'll direct line
i Previously appearance Dousainvillas Island
had traced the s. W. side of New Caledonia ION
way from the Derwent in Van Diemehs land) and we
found but two openings in the dangerous reefs aed
the whole face of that side. We twice had coer-
ced intercourse with the of that island
who athletic of Barba rians exhibited TO
US undoubted signs of cannbasm. We observed, that
the disease Elephantasis affected of the
the pa rites meet During our short siav ( bou)
in Directors road we witnessed Tremendous eruption
a volcano, inland, distant from the By our cumpu-
ation, about twenty niles the ships then riding upon
ri bank o sand aud small coral, miles the shore,
violently agi,aed being forced forwards and back
wards the alternately reached from, and return
cd to the shore consequent from the shocks Ocasioned by
each successive eruption. Masses stones pumic
stones fell between and the shore. We gladly quilted
this awful and the dangerous OF Cae-
dOnja which has been very appropriately named by the
celebrated capt Cooke, from its rugged BARREN deary
external appearance.
If may be allowed add my opinion in favour of
the account given by captain Dillon Of OF the
lamented Pcrouse and his companions satisfied that
they persisted, stated by him, the Malicoo Islands,
10 the nurthward Of New Caledonia Captain Dillon
Justly entitled the respect md consideration OF the pub
lie; and would be worthy of this great Government
send OF their vessels rviving
followers Of the celebrated crcumnav igator question
Captain billions services would be cuineny useful in
= such researches. Yours, &c.
III Calcutta, Oct. 7, 1895. JOHN HAYES.
8 p. s. Bougainveis is steep all round and clear
ofdsnge the level land the beach the
side, and the foot of the mountains which through
II Bourainvies Island did appear be wider
= INV pcin mile; fine cascades rolled from
the top Of the mountains upon the plains below. II
intention to have passed along the south west side Of
c New Guinea, round Cape Valscbe Walsh of Captain
Cook M'Cluer Inlet, the north island
! but could proceed from already explained
RCIucrs Inlet IN close great ba Of tire
The north east side Of New the
natives the mountainous sthmus from
= IN twen -four hours.
Sir Hudson Lowe, it is stated the newspapers has
sent for publication London memoir Of all the ,fsns
actions at ST. Helena, while he Governor Of that
Island, and tlie Custodian Of Bonaparte.
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