Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1849-12-14
DESTRUCTION OF Pr
RATES

Her Najesty's brig Elbatrcss and the Hon.
EastsIndia Compauy's steamer Nemesis, ar
rivefm Singapore on the 4th, with accounts
OF thc proceedings Of Sir James Brooke, on a
naval expedition against the Sakaeran and
Sarnfas pirates Mr.. James, with the Sara
vah <lotilla, reached the mouth Of the Mara
a has or the night Of the 24lh July, where
they Eouad & force already anchored On the
2rth SIR James Broke, with a part of the
nutivr forces anchored off Kaluka.
TIE other detachment was stationed at the
mouth nf the : .rabas The Nemesis took
az a station Ia the bay between the two riy-
rIs sud the men Of wars boats in line shore
ward, They remained IN this position till
rlIe e>eEing OF The 30th, when word was bro't
That lhe pirates, after threatening Palo, had
pr coed, d TO a river named St. Maring and
anehsred there. On the evening of the 3lst,
il va. animated that the pIrdtical squadron
Na> approaching.
In about fifteen minutes all were ID motion
10 nest :hem, the Nemesis proceeding sea
ward 60 surround them, aud prevent their
escape, to sea. rs soon as she was deserted
by tire pirates, they made for the Kaluka
river, where thr'r progress was intercepted
hv tIn native boats, aud those commanded by
LIeutsuants WiIlUshurst aud Everest. The
pirates. r!len. as a dernIe, rc-"rt, made dash
70 rczfh their own river, when iht = came III
immediate contact with the men-ol-1Nar
boats un1 the action became general.
Two large prahns were seen by the com
pander escaped seaward, aud the steam ten
der gave chase. The nearest one having
barely escaped one Of her six FOUNDER rock
cts made for the river and met a pirates
doom. The Nemesis, which had been deal
ing death and destruction to all around her,
ran h&r down. and the scene which took place
rs her crew, about sixty IN number, came 10
contact with her paddle wheels, beggars all
description. A large congreve rocket, from
the LITTLE steamer, entered the Jfahn that had
continued out to sea, and rendered her des-
trucricn complete. A signal was made to
close,
At p. 80 on the morning of the 1st, COM
maudrr Farquhar ordered the boats of the
various vessels in tow and having sent the
Rance with cespatches to Sir James Brooke,
then n some part of kaIuka river, we COM
msncc1 rhe ascent of the Sarabas TO prevent
an escape By the Rambas branch. At day
break she bay was one mass of wreck shields,
spears and portions Of destroyed pruhus, ex-
tending as far as the eye could reach while
on the sandy spit, which extends cousidera-
bic distance seaward on the left bank OF the
Strabrs,swere upwards of seventy prahrs.
which the natives were busy clearing Of all
aud destroying.
The punishment inflicted on these barba-
ria1s has been most complete. OF 100 pra-
bus, which it IS said started on the expeedi-
ttoo, as,d ali Of which were in the bay on the
preceding evening, more than ~ were des-
troyed aud the loss of life on their side must
base teen immense: indeed il has been
placed a. high As 1900 men. On our part
saving few casualties, all were unscathed.
On she 2nd of August the expedition pro
cecdeG up the river. The whole of the set
tIcneisis on both sides of the river were de-
stroye3.