The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1831-09-21
MOST HORRIBLE CAnNiDAAi''i

iei"'ou ~. and intelligent eyewitness, capt
Respected out the middle OF last year, Capt.
lrrived in Inc Dragon, at New Zealand,
brigggsud that a great deal of luminosity exist
ana 'otWeen two savage tribes, one of which was
&c mmanded BY chief called the Marinewie,
md the other by two chiefs called the Robulloh
and the Hecho. On Capt. Briggs's arrival, the
t.vo latter chisftains " endeavored, (saYs the
Tasmanian Journal) to induce him to accompa.
nv them in an expedition which they had beeE
for some time preparing against the Marinewie
Capt. Briggs, however, peremptorily refused to
be associated in the horrid enterprise. Not so
the commander Of another British vessel, which
happened just then TO arrive upon a trading
voyage. Sho was fine brig of 800 tons, whose
name, and that of the commander, we forbear,
for the present, to insert. The two chiefs agreed
with this person, tina: his ship should convey
them and their people TO the country Of the
Marinewie, where the war was carried on TO ut
ter determination. On the 22d October of the
last year, the expedition sailed; there was a
fine feet of war canoes, and two chiefs, with
about one hundred picked warriors, on board
the English brig. Capt. Briggs remained at an
anchorage, procuring by the usual means of bar
ter, cargo for his vessel. On the llth of
November, the expedition returned, having been
entirely successful. The Marnewie having
beenaaken by surprise, his whole people de-
stroye6 except such as fed into the interior.
beyond the reach Of puI suit, and himself, his
wife, and his daughter, abeautlful girl OF 10,
taken prisoners. The Captain OF the Engll
vessel stated that, on lhelr ARRIVAL at Bank s
darbor. the Hecho a'd Robuoh had caused al
their people to conceal themselves below; that
,Lo M,rinewie ser. Immediately on board 10 ne
.o,;a,s for trading, which he of course suppos-
q ,Sas the Obi ct of the Engsliman's arrival
Tho trade co.inenced, and the Marinewie, not
suspecting re fate which awaited him, went
himself on BOARD. After he had been seated in
the cabipa short time, the Hecho and Robul-
lob jumped upon him, from their place of con-
cealment, as did their people upon all those who
had attended him on board, and, seizing him by
the hair, explained 10 him his situation.
The scene which followed is too dreadful to
describe. During the night, the Robuloh, the
Hecho, and their men landed from the Ship and
having succeeded in capturing the wife and
daughter of the Marinewie, they sent them on
board, and a work Of death ensued, utterly I'M
speakable or understandable, for the horrible cru
elites which wereperpetrated The whole pop.
ulation of the place who did not escape were
kiAed, except about fifty, reserved to be taken
back to be sacrificed at the bloody feast Of tri.
anph which awaited their return. At daylight
in the morning, the victors were actively en-
rleyed an cutting up and preparing for the
steam kettle, the dead bodies Of the slaughter
ed victims of the night. The.cre of the YES.
sci described the horrors which thoy witnessed
as every thing dreadful The whole of the Gay
was occupied in sailing and packing in baskets
heads and bodies to be conveyed back. Amongs,
she victims was fine young woman, who was
cut open, her head and part of her body sailed
and the remainder, in the presence of The Cap.
TAM officers, and the whole rev of the British
ship given to the pigs, chich they themselves
feed on
On the 18th November in the morning, the
brig having arrived with her cargo of human
flesh, living and dead, at about II, A. NJ, the
prisoners were landed and ranged, seated on
the beach their conquerors having brought on
shore in baskets, the sailed bodies of the vic.
tins Of their ferocity. Each basket is of suffi.
cient size 10 hold human body cut up into
pieces; of these there were, according to Cant.
Briggss calculation, about one hundred The
war dance then commenced 1t is the most
frightfal nethodof rejoicing of which the hu.
man mind can convey to'itself any idea. The
warriors entirely naksd-their long black hair
although matted with human gore, yet flowing
partially in the wind-in the left hand n human
head-in the right, boyonetted musket. hell
by the middle Of the barrel. Thus with song
the terrible expression OF which can only be i'm
agined by being heard, did they dance rount
their wretched vctIms-cveTy now and ther
again approaching them with gestures threat
enlng death under its most horrible form O
lingering torture But they did not inf:ct il
None of them killed. All wore a2portionet
among the conquering warriors as slaves, ant
one old man and little boy excepted, whit
r 'e"tVncod 10 be sacrificed TO their demon
OF vengeance. The feast was then prenored a
which these two victims we're to be killed ant
eaten. IL consisted Of about one hundred bas
Aets o. potatoes, and a sort of green vegetabl,
OF delicious flavor, and an equal ouanitv n
whaie blubber and human flesh. Every thing he
ing arranged, the poor and old man was hrongb
!ortn horribly accoutered for death. having az
nxed round his neck the head of his son. Whose
oody formed part of the Internal banquet thtr
e1ihoitea; mere, for the first time, to the dis
grace OF the female character, a few women an
Peared Some few wives and mothers. wbose
husoanas or whose sons had been in their turn
kilied: approached the poor old man, and
PluckIng the hair of his head and his beord
prickIng him With the teeth of some fish ar 9th.
or animal, inflicted upon him every possible
bodily torture, while the inventions Of their de.
honlacai countrymen were doing their utmost
10 agonzs his mind Captain Briggs. who
witnessed all this, determined to save this moor
man s life and that of the bov, who was aJSo 10
be sacrificed, if such could be done bv ei,be.
force or price. The boy was brought forth 70
ole. A man had the axe extended over his
Eead, and was about to cieave in twain. when
cap'an Briggs, at aihazard which NAV be en-
shy understood, seized him, and by threats and
ehtreales, the risk of which at such time. he
csanot now contemplate without shuddering
tI,nad the life of the boy altogether, and thai
=, .'e Gio man for the time! Tho next dav be
so.I sSnen TO another place, where his doom yaS
strao;, win every circumstance of horror md
r miro ny The boy still lives Capt BrSns
powdar I Us OF his life in muSkets and gun.
ysb;n ne conveyed him in safety 10 hi.
snip, and he is now here in Hobart T r. ms
worthy man rn'wShb0 o his obligation to the
In the mean time the bIoodn h uealn
Un the Hteeho the RO5uo and the rest "e ds
serhag aae contents Of the baskets we have de-
her In which the bodies had been salted :, man man
W; y ehe hottest season of the year. had been to-
imperfect to prevent tho process Of decomn sOo
80, .on ',3m proceeding to so considerable an
aesb az ana; the worms crawled upon the putrid
sight CIV was devoured. II was horrible
opa r. 0aPt, Briggs had the curiosity 10 ons
u%o o. me baskets which was near him open
female One %sao Of and body of beautiful young
was: WIN MIN, had TesoIut;o,, ..L mp, VINO