Wilmington expositor. (Wilmington, Del.) 1831-18??, 1831-09-30
MISCELLANEOUS.
MOST HORRIBLE CANNIBALISM
IN NEW ZEALAND.

The Tansmanian Journal published in
Hobart TOWN. of the 21st January last con-
tains narrative of some truly terrific scenes,
related to the Editor of that paper by highly
respectable and intelligent eyewitness Captain
Briggs. About the middle of last year, Capt.
Briggs arrived in the Dragon, at New Zealand,
and found that great deal of luminosity ex-
listed between two savage tribes; one Of which
was commanded by chief called the Marine
vie, and the other by two chiefs called the
Robulloh. and the Hecho. On Capt Briggs
arrival the two latter chieftains "endeavored
tsays the Tansmauian JournaD to induce him
to accompany them in an expedition which
they had been for some time preparing against
the Marinewe. Captain Briggs, however,
peremptorily refused to be associated in the
horrid enterprise. Not so, the commander oil
another British Vessel, which happened just
then to arrive upon a trading voyage. She
was fine Brig of 300 tons, whose name, and
that Gf the commander, we forbare, f0r the
present to insert. The two chiefs agreed with
this person, that his ship should convey them
and their people to the Country of the Marine
vie, where the war was carried on to utter ex
termination. On the 22d October of the last
year, the expedition sailed; there was fine
feet of the war canoes; and two chiefs, with
about 100 picked warriors, on board the En-
glish Brig. Capt. Briggs remained at the an
chorage, procuring, by the usual means o
barter, a cargo for his Vessel. On the It'd
of November, the expedition retained, having
been entirely successful The Marinewie hat
been taken by surprise, his whole people de
stroyed, except such as fed into the interior
beyond the reach of pursuit and himself, hi
wife, and his daughter, beautiful girl of is
taken prisoners. The Captain of the EngIisl
Vessel stated, that. on their arrival at Bank
Harhor, Hecho and the Rebulloh had caused
all their people to conceal themselves below
that the Marinewie sent Immediately on boarC
TO negotiate for the trading, which he of cours
supposed was the object Of the Englishman'
arrival, The trade commenced, and the Mar
inewie, not suspecting the fate which awate
him, went himself on board. After he ha
been seated in the cabin short time. the Hech
and Robulloh jumped upon him. from thei
place of concealment, as did their people upo
all those who had attended him on board, an
selling him by the hair, explained to him hi
situation.
''The scene which followed is too dreadG
to describe. During the night. the Robulloi
the Hecho, and their men landed from th
ship, & having succeeded in capturing the wifi
and daughter of the Marinewe, they sen
them on board, and work of death ensued
utterly unspeakable and indescrible, for til
horrible cruelties which were perpetrated. TIL
whole population of the place, who did no
escape, were killed, except about fifty, received
to be taken back to be sacrificed at the blood
feast of triumph which awaited their return
At day light in the morning, the yictors wer
actively employed in cutting up. and preparn
for the steam kettle, the dead bodies of tn
slaughtered victims of the night. The ere,
Of the Vessel described the horrors which the
witnessed as beyond every thing dreadful
The whole of the day was occupied in satin
and packing in baskets heads and bodies to |
conveyed back. Among the victims was fiji
young woman, who was cut open, her hes
and part OF her body saited, and the remain