New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-09-06
FORAlOSA.
Massacre of British Scamen.

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18Th MAY last. voyage 70 Shanghae the crew al
tod. including Nh Bland. brother Of Nh Bland, OF
the firm of Shaw Bland d Co, Of Shanghai d pas
senger acting a. third mate, numbering 81 The
Larpent passed AMER on the 18th August. Win our
ship intelligence Of the TN sept, 1850. we give the
following The Albert Edward, the 2,th August,
was IN company with the bark Larpent, bound to
Shanghai, IN lat. : y. long. los 81 L.. had light
winds and fine weather all up the emma sea, ana no
serious gales DUNG the voyage
Fifteen DAYS after being thus spoken BY the Albert
Edward VIZ, on the 18th sept IN the forenoon. the
Iarpent passed BOtel 10tagO AlInd, lOlty lslfhu
three or four miles IN extent, bearing east halt norh
from the South Cape, FOrmosd, from which II IS us
tant thirteen leagues. The weather IS SAD 70 nave
beer thick and RAINY at this time wind moderate a.
northeast. blowing off the shore At 9i Y. VI. al
hands were alarmed al the ship suddenly striking on
a rock. BY backing the head Sails however the
ship came OF almost immediately, out, on sounding
the pumps. no less than seven feet OF water We're
found IN the hold All hands were forthwith 0usll
kept "a, pumping until p A. VI. on the following day
when as there was 10 prospect OF gaining on the
leak, Capt ellison ordered the quarter boa's - De-
lowered and the launch TO be hOlsed out In the
hurry the Oily-bOat Stove ana became useless Inc
CAPTAIN mate and SIX men, then got INTO the star
board quarter boat, the remaining members OF lhe
crew taking TO the launch, IN which some PROVISIONS
had been placed
On the weather clearing up a little. at daylight.
they found themselves close Othe shore somewhere
IN the vicinity OF the place designated on me map %
FOrmosa. Matiaer Here they all landed me plr-
pose of getting fresh wafer and with the intention
also, of caulklng the longboa, which was louhl 70
" leak ike SIEVE But IN these purposes lucS
were prevented, the natives coming down IN great
numbers, and punderng them of every movable.
So situated Captain ellison determined on pllln5
to sea again. as he SAID TO endcavor 10 reach Hong
Kong a distance OF four hundred miles and upward.
Both boats started together. but the ldlnch, sun
leaking considerably, was unable 70 Keep up Win
the lighter boat, and parting company, she waS neFe.
more seen, although 1t was ailerward heard tnai
Can't ellison had landed near South Cape, ana pro-
cured water, Ohere indeed he might nave Oeen muir
doTCd taken captive, and may SUI De III slavery
for aupht We are required to becVcto the conTdfy)
Al daylight on the l4th, the launch having round
ed the extreme point, the crew landed on shelving
beach. surrounded by bushes, intending. before pro
ceedng any further, to do 'heir pest 10 repair lne
boat About \. NJ, almost without any previous
warning they found themselves IN the midst Of a
deadly FIRE OF matchlocks Young Mr.. Bland was
observed 10 spring great hight INTO the ar ana idil
fiat on ms face, dead those who could SWIM lnme-
dIaiclv took to the water. from whence the sayages
were seen, with long knives, stabbing those VINO
were wounded, and immediately cutting on tnelr
heads, which, to the number OF nineteen were then
thrown INTO terrible heap Blake, the JOINER. SAYS
that. although wounded by shot when IN the wa
ter he swan for several miles across broad blght,
and had landed under huge sugar-loai rock, thor
Oughy exhausted, thinking he was the Only one
saved, when turning his eyes seward ne OBSERVED
the boy Hill pursued by an enormous shark. Inc
lad appeared nearly exhausted, and was about 10
sink but. cheered by his voice, he gave Il few more
strokes. and grounded IN shoa water, from whence
he drag ed himself over the coral to the place where
Blake was sitting.
Here they had not remained long when two natives
with matchlOCkS were seen traVersng the Dedch M
some distance apparently IN pursuit Oh tnem bul
they succeeded IN hiding themselves Tor the lline'
and afterwards escaped to the mountains, where
they remained until the 18Th. Exhausted nature
could hold out no longer, and. at time when BAKE
SAYS The feelings of a cannlbal had arisen III ms
breast. and he nsancy thought of partakng IN ms
/ comrades blood, rather than remain longer without
! food. they wandered INTO "a field where some Villa
: gers were 10 work From them they obt tlned a
meal OF uce and shelter. and were afterwards made
to Worh with the village laoorerS from daylight uun
dark sometimes IN boats diving for large shellish
/ al others with hoes about the paddy ground Inc
man Bcrs and another had landed at "a different
| place. from whence they tined 10 reach JUNK III
/ winch one of them tIlarSon) succeeded out wa,
almost immediately shot and docapltated III Sish oil
ms comraCe. BerlS appears subsequently To nave
joned Blake and Hill. the latter OF whom beng I'M
able to do so much work the others. was subjected
to very severe treatment, and has been lett SICK AZ
Shanghae.
At The expiration of five months, the knd-heariei
villagers sold them 10 some nelghbOrs for SIX dollars
a niece the purchasers proving 10 be of a more
! friendly disposition than the original holders On
| ARRIVAL al Shanghae a VoumlnouS narrative OF tht
seven months and sixteen days captivity was taken
| bv Mr Consul AlcOck. The Shpwrecked men tell
OF having seen on the beach, near where they land
/ ed AN anchor of about 1900 cwt. chain cable, cat
and top blocks, iron knees, bronze figure head. Tour
feet long, and other ship gear. the possession OF
which might be "a clue 20 the fate of several vessels
/ Of which we are still IN lgncrance-'he American
bark CoQuttic. for instance, the British bark helpe,
and others They also heard of two white men beng
/ In CAPTIVITY but could not for certainty ascertain
/ where.
/ On The return of the Pilot, We are informed that
Her MaleSiy'S ship Cleopatra Will proceed 10 .or-
mosa-ior what purpose We are not advised. Ine
determination Of every member OF the blood thirsty
clan mhabl,ine the southern promontory OF Formosa
would be but an act of uSilhable vengeance oui, III
face of the Sickening feeling of false humanity per
vaClng a great number OF our Senators az home.
there IS no prospect of any action OF tins KIND Ot
tins, however. We are fully certhed-FormoSa IS a
part and parcel OF the Chinese domlnlOnS and IN
terms Of our treaty with the Government, thai Tow
eminent was bound to inform us of the disaster That
had occurred for II foolish 10 suppose that 1t has
mo- been long known and bruited about. The day oi
reiIbuuon viii ayentually come. and Gully. and The
crews Of the Ann. the \erbudda, and the Larpeni,
numbering upw ards of 200 souls, Who have been bru-
tally ma>sacrCG IN cold blood on those lnhospN able
shores must then be fearully avenged.
During the captivity OF Blake, Hill, and Bers. sew
Cral vessels were seen 10 pass close TO the island
one In January last. proves to have been Her MNeS-
Tvs ship Contest from whence, al distance OF two
miles and half, these unfortunaies were plainly
seen making extraordinary gestures, Capt Spencer
reasons hear for not sending boats crew 10 as
certain particulars, beng tho fear OF eopartzng the
lyes Of his men. iChlna Mai, May VI.