Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-09-30

STERLING tsrfs arr .-4Ihb Bosttttt dig
gives the following account of All occurrence
, which reflects great credit on the character q
a gentleman Of that ely
".vtne time, In thA month Of November. The
mercantile he,ise Of HHbltofi, Brothers 81 Co.
bf this eiiy-fbund it necessary to %sl,spenl
Bsyineiat Of theit debts, and close 40 The bt,si.
ness Of the firm. Their creditors after An IN.
vsstinaiion Of their concerns, agreed to re-
eeive ffty per cent IF The ~s,ti1unt Of their tas
s~pettise demands, arid relaasa tbs hblise ell
tirely from their obligations. THIS AGREEMENT
was entered into BY all HE creditors. the
stipulated per eentags was paid. and the de.
mands cancelled. Since the time Of the fail.
IRE Oh the house, Mr.. Henry Shelton, one Of
the partners, has departed this life.
"Philo 8. Shelton, ESD. the surviving paft-
nar, proceeded, with undauntad and pefseter-
ing energy, TO wind up The concerns If The old
firth, and 10 commence business, anew, Oh his
" acunuiit. Iii his new enterprise, we are
happy to say, he has been pfospefons-ald
that he las made mos. honorable use Of his
prosperity. On Tuesday last he made a tisw
dividend ainepg all his creditors, pftwnnty five
per cent Upon The full amount Of their cancel.
led demands against his former house-pay.
ing out to them the aggregate sim Of foriy
thousand doliars, for which they had no legal
blaim whatever. This payment was entirely
voluntary ui his paft-ahd il has been male,
hot only 10 individual creditors, but. IN soft,p
instances, to rich corporations. by wll0fn The
LOSS would not have been felt"
MASSACRE TN rHn SoUTH SEAs.@Papefs
tave been received at New York fr5fi SID.
ney, New kouth Wales, up to April 80, con.
taiiing an account Of the murder Of the crews
Of two eoasting vessels. The following ia
furnished by Capt. banks, Of the batdue Juno.
which arrived ut Sydney, on The 10Th Attil,
from the South Sea Islands ~
Whilst staying in JdHb Bay tie following
intelligence was CLEANED from All English lad
who had ron away from the sthf. Munfurd.
He stated that n, pEfty ffoi1 the north.
wsst liafb6f III the Isle Of Pines had. a few
weeks before tho arrival Of The Juno, arrived
at Leefe, from whom he learned The following
particulars relative to The brig Star, oi Tahiti,
Capt. Ebfill, which was destroyed by The na.
tives Of the Isle Of Pines. II appears she was
at anchor, the captain and crew OF, shtfs Cit
Ting wood, and Ut a signal from The principal
chef, Matuka, the natives flushed ppot, them.
and afterwards dsvoured tHetti. TIE vessel
was then towed TN shore, was stripped by Ma.
tuha, and Afterwards set on fire, but, during
the progress Of The fire, some %gunpowdsr ir-
nited, blowing up the vessel and destroying
about thirty natives, who were standing oil
the poop. Tie brig Martha, Of Sydney, mis-
sing al Maifee, was seized and tbs captain
and part Of the crew destroyed In The f,llew-
ing dreadful manner They were tied to tbs
trees with their legs and artns extended, and
ttsif entrails takeh out aba roasted they
were then taken down, roasted and dtvptred
The lad giving this information, exhibited sbths
clothes given him by the natives, and which
were said by them 10 ,ba9s belonged IL tho IN.
captain ot the Martha"