Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-11-10
From late London papers, ,eceiced at G,e Whig q6iee

From the Sydney lNsO South Hal.s) C;l=.ie March 20
We have BEEN favoured with the following extract
Of letter from Captain James OF the brig H1tries
to his owners, Messrs. Cabe and CO., containing
interesting particulars of The aptuTe Of his YES
-. 10y the New Zealanders:-
Bay of Islands, Nth March, 1922.
"On lie 26th OF February, sailed from AN harbour
~ he Bay of Plenty, called TOuronga for Wakaiaug
= settlement about forty miles east Of the above
Aamed port tor the purpose Of procuring hOUs having
been trading there some time previous when ! had
the most friendly intercourse with the natives On
this my last visit to Wakatang not having than
twenty hogs to cure aud ANXIOUS to save time | all
chored under the Island of Majtora for the PURPOSE
oi cleaning and sailing them, taking with me the
head chief of WakaGng to conduct the vessel there,
myself not knowing the anchorage. On Monday.
March I'd, at daylight engaged the said chief and
four men 10 assist IN landing and cleaning the hogs.
wishing to get to that evening. At / p. NJ the
mate not coming off as expected, | went shore
~ a small canoe, with two men, leaving the second
mate and three men board the chief in question
being then on board aud eight nine alongside.
On my reaching the shore, ] found On old chief and
Bay Of Islands fellow sitting the sand. did
not Ike Tie appearance OF this Bay OF Islands rascal
having had some trouble with hun before. We were
about 10 leave the shore, when the mate discovered
the holchet 10 be taken away, aud TO ask me #
] had sent for it. THIS gave me some alarm and b..
fore We could launch the boat heard muskets
firing on board the brig. The boat was now in the
wafer, but on looking round found Dint the oais
we're taken away, and TO our great surprise taw an
ran oeT him, and fortunately succeeded i'm getting
them, but before we could get The bDnt under com
mand We were fired at from behind the rocks. and z
party Of natives thinning out to the waters edge fol-
lowed the boat along tie sand, firing an us We
made for the brig fast possible but found IL iln
possible 10 board her, not having nusket ~ the
boat. At this time the brig was IN pos cs-on OF the
natives, two Of our men shot dead and two large Gu
noes, With from 90 TO 100 men, nakng for the vessel
Having only oars 10 the boat. we pulled as r,i as
circumstances would admit for Touronga lnoy. ng
Capt Clarke there IN the new Zealander. We
reached Touronga the next morning al FIVE O'Clock.
found the schooner, and informed Captain Clarke Of
our misfortune. Captain Clarke Immediately cleared
bis vessel, and at noon put TO sea. but from light
winds did hot reach the spot where left the brig
until two r. NJ the next day. We found the brig
mOored and lying at anchor close in shore under the
main. upon which stood IN for her, and at three
came TOO with the schooner. We boarded The
brig under arms, and found most horrible spectacle;
the dec!s covered with co'ted blood and hgr, where
The unfor'u ate sufferers heads had been dashed
pieces Having cleared the decks from lumber,
with Captain Clnrkc's assistance we laid q keduc
and warped cut abreast of the schooner got her spa
sail- on board bent them, aud at midnight with the
land brecZos. got under weigh the schooner taking
the brig IN tow, and with LIGHT moderate brreZes
reached Vouougi The uev day lleo ing TINT A.
klns The second mn o., yet alive, Captain Cla Ike
NJ natives for i1l and IN thrce d,y- They returned
with him, having ransomed him for enc fowhng -pcce.
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