The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-02-03
Interesting from the Sandwich
lslands.

The New Hoh, papers conluin lHc aud IN.
tcrnsiihp usws Gom 40 Sandwich Islands
The news was brought TO Mn2nllan by the
whale slip I0hn 4. Rahl, which l.0 Homo.
lulu ubout rIe istof November The Trl.
buuc Jins long letter froni.u correspondent
~ thoi place, dated November 2ud. which
describes the gold cvcilrmcW AZ Honolulu NJ
being greater Than ~ q Presidential rlrction
~ the United Stutcs. Twenty seven vessels
had nlfcady sailed for III Dorado, which have
carried uul over 1000 passengers. Passages
were very high, and the persons who had
lril had lukrn n good deal of specie with
them; 1hlrl made money scHrcc Forty.
-i'.ur whale SLIPS End ,iS merchantmen were
lying Ia the iuunr hnIbnr Of Honolulu, Nth
d large feet outside Some sailors on board
Ships bound for California were receiving
i've dollars nday. Every person seemed 20
lac affected with The rNc.lemeAt.
The wlmlc ships huyc boon uncommonly
successful on tie Northwest COnsl. The l.
sand was quite unhealthy. Tho measles and
whooping cough prevailed.
The following particulars Ola most dread
ful murder ri sen, we copy from the Poly
nesiuu, ofOciobcr / illi, II occurred on bonrd
the English schooner Amelia.
on fhursiny morning. tie l2ih inst, the
English schooner AUIclIn, OF Glasgow, urriv.
ed at THIS port ~ distress, part of her crew
having mntnicd aud murdered The captain.
suprrcnrgo, first and second officers. The
particulars Of this tragic occurrence are. as.
near rs sc have been able To- gather them rs
follows TIE Amelia lcG Mu2alan, on the
OH September, and The coast on the l0ih.
with cargo Of $500, 900 in specie bound Tor
CttUH, Mr. CUoil mud idty. UrTrt Atury ttuJiyuU,
rsrrving aid,paSscngers. On the night OF
the Sd of October, In the middle watch, three
Of the crew attacked the second mate aud
killed him,-1'hc cnptninRnd NrCook hear.
ing the nose ca,he on deck. One Of HE ruf.
fans was stationed nj lie forrcusllc hatch Ia
prevent The watch below from coming up,
nnd the other 7vo attacked tho calIiuin aud
Mr. Cook, killing the latter mud badly wound
ing The former.
The captain Succeeded in getting down
into tie cabin, aud hnving prochrod a cutlaes
was ngnin going on deck, when lac Twas stnb-
bed in the neck 81 fell back lilcloss corpse.
The ladies' nflrighlcd AT The noise s-a -gronns
of the murdered were ordered tu/hnir state
rooms, the a,nte was secured IN VS., mud the
murdeTers took possession of ih< cabin, and
shaped their course for the coast orPcru On
The following I,iSrTiing,ihc mate WINS told that
hc could have the boat, and provisions. if he !
chose 10 leave the vessel aud lake the Indies
with him. Under prclcncc of lowering The
n,
hey fell upon him md having ,yo,nticd him
badly, threw linn over board.
They then threw all the letters and pnpcrs
overheard, aud getting out large quantity
d geld, divided u among The crnw cninpnli-
ng nlhof them, at TIC peril Of their lives, TO
nike n share of thn money; mud ihcn calling
aa-4siae, commenced gambling For two
lays they held undispulod posscssiou, cyn,-
Yelling The Indies TO sit NJ table with III, md
threatening them willNdchih if they did not
comply II ~ moro easy to lrrngino than
'eaned hn the future; but thanks TO kind
Providence, deliverancn was Mt hand.
On tho night OF the 9TH, the three murder !
RS were put to death 10y the rctnainder,of |
he crew, uird The money which had brpn
distributed was returned to the cabin. Tho
prvivors pu, one of their numher i'm com.
maud of the vessel, aud attempted TO return