Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-10-06

Marnewie sent immediately on board to negotiate
for tho trading, which he Of course supDoseJ W.,
the object of the Engshmau's arrival. Tho trad,
commenced, and the Murinewe not suspectinp tn,
fate which awaited him, went himself on boaro-
Alter he had been seated in the cabin some time
| the Hccho and Robulioh jumped upon him. from
their place of concealment, did their people ,,pou
al those who had attended him on board, and sci
zing him by the hair, explained to him his situation
"The scene which followed is too dreadful to dc
scribe. During the night, the Robulloh the Uecho
and their men landed from the ship, aud having sue
cecded in capturing the wife and daughter of tho
Marinewie, they sont them on board and work
OF death ensucd, utterly unspeakable and indcscri
babe for the horrible crueltes which were per,o
trated. The whole population of the place, who
ana not escape, were killed except about fty rosery
ed TO be taken back to be sacrificed at the bloody
feast of triumph which awaited their return At
day light in the morning the victors were actively
employed IN cutting up, and preparing for tho steam
Kettle, the dead bodies of the slaughte victims
OF the night Tho of tho vessel described
the horrors which they witnessed as beyond every
thing dreadful. The whole Of the day was occu-
pied in sailing and packing in baskets heads and
bodies to be conveyed back Amongst tho victims
was fine young woman, who cut open, her
mead and part OF her body sailed and tho remainder
IN the presence of the captain, officers, and the
whole crew of the British ship, giyau 10 tho pips
which they Themselves iced on.
son the llth November, in the morning, the brig
having arrived with her cargo of human fesll, Ii
wing and dead, at about Ii A. NJ the prisoners were
querers having brought on shore IL basketG the
saited bodies ofthc victims of their ferocty Each
basket Is OF sufficient size to hold human body
cut up INTO pieces; OF these there WORE according
to Captain Briggs calculation, about 100 The
waE-dancc then commenced. 1t is the most fright
tul method of re oicing, Of which the human mind
can convey to itselfa any idea. The warriors entira
y nakcd-;heir long black hair, although matted
with human gore, yet flow ing partly in tho wind
in the left hand human head--in the right bay
onelted musket, held by the middle ofthe barrel
L hns with song, the terrible expression of which
can only be imagined by being heard did they
dance round their wretched victins--every now
and then again approaching thom with gestures
threatening death under its most horrible form of
lingering tortured But they did not inhct it. None
OF them were killed. All were appor:ioued among
the conqucrlng warriors slaves, one old man and
4 littc boy excepted, who sentenced TO be sa-
crIiiced to the demon of vengeance.
The feast was then prepared at VIII oh these
two victims were to lie killed and eaten. 1t CON
sisted of about hundred Baskets of potatoes
and sort Of green vegetable of delicious flavor
and equal quantities OF whale bubber and human
flesh. Every thing being arranged the poor old
man was brought forth horribly accoutred for DEATH
having affixed round his neck the head of his son.
whose body formed part of the Internal banquet then
eXhlbed-icre, for the first time, to the disgrace
OF the female character, a few women appeared.
some few, wives or mothers, whose husbands or
whose sons had been in their turn killed and eaton
approached the poor old man, and pluclng the hair
OF his head and beard prickng him with the teeth of
some fish, or other animal, inflicted upon him
every possible bodily torture, while tho inventions
OF their dsmonIacal countrymen were doing their
utmost to agonizc his mind. Captain Briggs who
witnessed all this, determined 10 this poor mans
life and that of the boy, who also to be saeri-:
need, if such could be done by ethor iorce o. price
The boy was brought forth to die. a man had
the axe extended over his head, and was about TO
cleave it III twain, when Captain Briggs, at a ha
zard which might be easily understood, seized him.
and by threats and entr2aties, the risk of which at
Str0h Tina In ,Ot
suddering, obtained the life of the bow altogether
and tina: OF the old for the time! The ext
day he taken to another place whore his
doom wCs sealed with every circumstance sf
horror and atrocity. The boy still lives Cap
tain Briggs paid the ransom of his life in mus
kets and gunpotvder. lie conveyed him in safety
to his ship, and he is now here, in Hobart Town
gratefully acknowledging his obligation to tho wor-
thy man who saved him from death
''In the mean time the bloody banquet went on
the Hecho, the Robu!loh,' and the rest devourng
the contents of the baskets we have described with
the greatest delight. The manner in which the
bodies had been salted at nearly the hottest season
of the year, had been too imperfect to prevent the
process OF decomposition from proceeding 10 so
considerable extsnt, that the worms erawled
upon the putrid flesh as it devoured. 1t was
horrible sight. Captain Briggs had the curiosity TO
open of the baskets which was near him. II
contained the head and body OF beautiful young
female.
''Wh,s this dreadful going on the Marine
we cOniGed III the fore cabin oiihe English
b. 9, Of which we have spoken On the passage from
Banks Farhnur Cooks strait this chiefian and his
WIFE, well know ing the dreadful fortunes which awaited
them from their eoocious enemies took an skecrua me-
ihod n preventing their daughter from undergoing su
lerngs To which they knew she drsned they strans
led ner. The Captain then placed both the Marhen Ie
and his wife IN mons prevent them from destroy ing
themselves They were landed the 18th of November
by The Robnnh and conveyed some short distance into
the anterior Captain Briggs able ascertain
their hie; hut understand that vas Intended thai.
afe lhry had been despatched with all the torture
al in such cases, the heart of MarncNic Should sent
to he by the HeChos Uslher the widow Of the Paw
", who had been eaten by the haunewie, that the
RCbuoh shod his bra ms the Hecho his ryes the He
cno sister his tongue, and that The of his body should
he sent as presents 10 the chiefs # the interior ~