Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-07-13

ly Indians belonging tribe placed called 500 500.
not far from Quallah Baoo, aud that they hostile to
the Quallah Batoo tribe. The Commodore did not think
proper TO credit what they stated consequently had them
confined Now Tor attack lu The dead hour Of mid
night the shrill pipes of the boatswan and his mates
summoned all hands to arinS-wc were gu 'e'''ereu Oh
the decks In groups waiting for hi. Interesting moment
The gO-GShore party (of which jim Wills was one,
"a Buger, and Geo Edwards anoihcr) consisted of
about three hundred stout hearted fellows short
y in the boats along side with their instruments OF DEATH
and determined Oh death Victory" AZ the dawn
of day, and the morning star had made its APP
pcarIuce, brave fellows landed the beach, in
tour divisions, about one mile above the town and its
oricdtionstlc marines in font, they marched along
the beach in military order, each division under the
iunad of its respective officer Not 4 sound was heard
the rolling of the sarl upon the beach and te wills
pcrcd commands oil tie officers A they the
town, Lieutenant HoT wish his dix son filed OF TO tho
cl 10 take possession OF the fort apart him
sail The marines had scarcely got hundred yards
past him, 'when they heard the noise of pioneers
breaking open the gates OF the first Fort with their
crowbars aud axes, which Immediately followed by
voley Of muskotiy. As soon they heard this they
knew that tie affair longer secret, and hur-
ried TO the second Fort with all possible speed, which
10 be taken by the marines only. The orders ri,
ven previous 10 the attack spare the
chudreh Inc marlneS entered the second Fort at the
charge OF the bayone and puta 10 death except three
men, who Suppheated Tor mercy There were Several
women killed who had the hardhood TO take up arms
when they saw their husbands fall at their fce in
decd IT was impossible distinguish the sex, they dress
much alike. Lieuts Ingcrsui piuAh1u, and Touen
attacked the third Fort, with their diyi,ion1 The ma.
rincs, which consisted of thirty zine men, were now
in critical situation exposed TO te fires of the 81 and
81 Forts well the Fort which they afterwards took
Having possession OF the Forts they proceeded to fire
them and the town, and to destroy every thing of value
that was cit, Oor you of boys brought
plumber ON bodr and thus three hours had the sa-
usidcton TO see our 'sars and stripes" proudly waving
over our conquered foe. We only lost two men in the
conlict-one marine, named Benjamin L. Brown shot
through the heart, and main top man, William p
smith, shot through the head both expired
~ Daniel H. Cole marine, shot through the BODY and
Henry butcher mizen-op man, shot through the thigh:
both expected To recover You may remember the man
who took care OF the things for YOU when YOU came OH
board 20 me at New Yori-his is John l.. Dubois
ships cOrpora-he was wounded 10y Malay woman in at
lacking the Forts This woman was with am Indian
pobably her husban) who attacked and killed bv
Dubois. As she her husband 3ll she had t
courage to revenge him by attacking Dubois with sabre;
she cut him very badly between the upper Joint Of the
thumb and where the wrist meets; the blow would have
taken of the hand had it retarded by the barrel
OF the musket which was held the time at charge.
nc nuhoGF OF .ne enemy was estimated at from eighty
TO one hundred killed. and vast number wounded The
Ralah escaped but the in authority, with a woman
oil 'ic hrS' Order were among the killed. Ii fortunate
that we attacked them carly in the morning. and when
they 50 te expected otherwise am of opinion that
Du' IeW OF our men would have returned board. On
the IN we hauled our ship in within mile of the ruins
and senta few of our thirty pound shot those
natives who had returned from the flight of the av nre
yious which caused dreadful scampernr anonost en,
and killing several The morning OF our Tho
Commodore suffered the four Indians we ba ,5Lcn asn,;
soner TO be set at liberty after sat;sf ing them for their
fish; they proved to be from 500 Soo and likewise friendly
to u.s. and right glad they topadde oil Palu Adam a
ah oil tribe near 500 Soo and in-aw TO the Raiah
OF the latter place, board the day after our bo
This ltajlh (Adam) belonged Qualal- Batoo at the
W.
the means OF saving the lives OF the captain and second
mate, Mr Barry (acing sailing master with u and two
or three OF the men who shore at the tn,c the
murder ana outrage committed, by securing them
IN ms Tort until opportunity offered of sending them
to 500 500, at which place there was an American bri
Adam informed us Che speaks good Eugsh) that as soon
as the natives became acquainted with his friendship to-
wards the surviving crew, that they quite
and had he not made his escape they would have nut him
TO deathcy took possession of his fort and coniscated
his moncythey since offered four thousand dollars for
his head He says that he fears them not and that where
.D has Str, H.
hundred TO thousand warriors. He never leaves home
TO visit eur ship without his life guard The meeting be-
tween Mr. Barry and Palu Adam, extremely aifcc-
uonlc Adam told the Commodore that if he fell lispos.
ca to send his ashore again, he would accoupon
them with his tribe, and render all requisite aid The
Commodore informed him that he was amply satisfied
more particularly they (Qualah- Baoo) had yib-
tied white flags each Of their forts since the cnorcent
Thus ended the Quallah- BatIoo scape the natives of
which are blood thirsty patical race there is not one of
them would be willing TO trust Palu Adam him
self. ~
We iel 500 500 in February and this is written in Ban
tine Bay Island OF Java, where at present wood
ing ana watering; so at is accomplished we will
start Tor Batavia 10 take in provisions, where Shall en-
deavor to have this forwarded to YOU after which it is con-
tenpaIed we shall proceed Manila and Canton and so
TO the Pacific Ocean and lis Islands round to Calao and
Valparaiso,