The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-07-25
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From the Hobart Town Herald
We very recently gave account OF the voyage Of the
Elzsbt tn schooner to New Caledonia and the account
brought by that We sssl led TO che sup position that
not only bad the party at Mr. Fisgerald's Beohe-la-
mer fishing establishments at the north end OF the
island been driven away or messacred bat that the
French mission establish nent at iengin, or Beiadeh,
had shared the same fate. The Mary Anne schooner,
which regret to state of most melancholy cha
rneter The superintendent Of MIR Fizgerald's estab-
Anne, and by him We have learnt the following part
YEJEg ISLANDS 1919
On the 10th of July sailed from Causaee arbor in
the Mary cutter for Beladeh HsrbN New Caledonia 10
company with the schooner Minerva, and the Sir John
Franklin We arrived there after passage of Fl days
On the 18th Sept the Mary ret urnedto Beaeh look
for the Sir John Franklin, which vessel she expected
to find returned Their. from Sydney On arriving there
Captain Roby, of the Mary, sent Loaf with Robert
Ball an American, and native Of Rstumaa, to pro-
cure water. On getting mp the river they were at
on board the Mary under preteDoe of selling fish,
the cook went down into the hold to bring up some
ysrs to exchange for the fish, and the ptains at
tenton having been drawn to the fish in the canoe
belonging to the natives, they split his head with
out of the hold The only man now left alive board
the Mary was Koumah man whom the natives
would not eat because OF disease his eyes, which
rendered him almost blind
they cooked the bodies of the captain aud crew
ashore. and ate them afeer which they burnt the
eel to the waters edge This is the statement of the
Rotumah man, who mana ged to make his escape from
the cannibas to Yengn ana who reated the facts to
Mr. Miller who now takes up the narrative in per-
son, and who writes from Me-. fitzgeralds establish
ment:--
ON the sth of September not having heard Of the
loss OF the Mary Mr. Fitzgerald sailed for Sydney
being lett In charge OF the Bechsa-mer expedition,
the party consisting of John Blake an American, 10
Feiee men, one Rotumah man, and Abraham Silver,
an East Indian. On the morning OF September 20 the
natives brought me some grass for matching, and
az to 100 Of them assembled and rushed upon US with
spears and clubs. We took to our arms, with which
we enabled to keep them of till about p. NJ,
and tive being killed aud a number wounded they
tired John Blake the American refusing to fight and
holding correspondence with the natives took his
gun from him, and gave it to of the Fejee men.
The natives continued quiet until the 18th of October
when large body OF some 500 900 natives
assembled and commenced an attack on our
settlement, which they maintained with great de-
Termination from III in the morning till sunset.
One of the Feee men was wounded with a. spear, and
surrounded our hut aud were calling out to John
Blake to set FIRE to it, Several of the natives being
killed, and number wounded. made rush at
them, and shot their principal chief which they
all ran away. On the following day finding that
feee natives had lost heart and were constantly cry
ing we thought IL was best to prepare TO leave
could not have stood ansthcr encounter with the
natives, our ammunition being nearly expended, and
on the 1ah Of October took the boats and started
for fengin. Having yams and water pullet up the
coast followed by about 200 natives until arrived at
Beadeh. We then landed on a sand bank to recruit
where the natives attacked and obliged to retake to
the boats OF which being very leaky left behind
trary and blowing strong during the night missed
one OF the boats, and ran to the lee side Of small
island where there were no ratives We were obliged
to remain here for four days blowing and raining
very hard. The weather having moderated pursued
to Yengn, and during the passage picked up
two natives from the missing boat the others having
most likely been east ashore aud taken the BUSH
On the 18th Of October arrived at Yengn, after
being II days in the boas and kindly received
by the French missionaries and remained with them
until the arrival OF the schooner Mary Anne, when
tho Bishop granted us a passage TO Anatsm from
which place Captain Padden kind enough to give
me pas age to Sydney. 10 not think the natives
would have attacked had they not been encouraged
TO do so by the Blake who stole a boat and de-
serted from the schooner Vanguard a short time pre-
vously, and had been living with the natives since
MISCELLANEOUS
THr PrAcE CoSGREss fsASxroRr.-This great
meeting Is definitely settled The German senate
has given in writing their full authorization for hold
ing the Congress. and IN the courteous manner
complied with the application made for their permits
sion An active committee IL also formed for making
The arrangements both for the meetings of the Con-
gress and the hotel accommodation OF the delegates
and vsiters who will attend To- Some o. the most emit
nent men in Frankfort including number of the
senate on the committee and have engaged TO do
their utmost to secure efficiency TO the Congress.
FRI m various parts OF Germany and the Continent,
adhesons to the Congress have been sent in aud the
in erest felt In the Undertaking is widely spreading
be the most important one Yet held and IL Is TO be
hoped that England will supply she has hitherto
interesting The sittngs OF the Congress win com
mence August %. and careful arrangements are max
ing TO convey the Engish delegates and vsters from
already secured large amount Of attention, and the
friends OF peace throug the county manifest
ing a deep interest Ia the enterprise
GoLp FROM CnmoRNA.-Another importation OF
gold Is worthy of notice, not much account OF its
magnitude but as adjudication that the gold csmin
in from California Is not rapidly absorbed in the
ist.rnAl circulation In the States anticipated
This induction Is made from the fact that the rate Of
exchange IL not so much above par would render IL
profitable to export specie as speculation, IL IL,
however, known that the American banks discourage
the Introduction OF specie circulation. becsuie IL
would have tendency to contract their paper Issues
We may at the same time here remark caution 10
exporters 20 the United states that Of the most
intelligent Americans at present la England are Of
opinion that internal speculations carrying TO
such extent In various ways, that smash may be
expected before the lapse oftwelve nonthsBriisnna
ASorHrR ocrAS srrANEp On Friday a magnificent
new steamship, the Africa launched from the
building yard OF X. Steel Esq Grcenock. She forms
the ninth OF the great Cunard line Of steamers
and u OF the same size and s.ructOn the Asia,
lately launched from the same yard A considerable
concourse OF spectators present and the stately
vessel took the water In splendid style. The Africa
will be at the Broonielsw in the OF few days
In order 60 have her machinery fitted She register
1850 tons, and her engines like those Of the Asia
SEQ horses power.-Soofsuan.
Art, Music. aud the Drama.
Madame Martinez, the negro soprani. made her
debut at her Msjostys theatre, Saturday evening
| the 18th inst.
The Haymarket theatre clored on Monday. when
Dir. Webster delivered address. stating thai the