The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1851-02-19

FRoM rms Cars OF GooD HuPE-HOrri
BE Massacrs By he SaUag6s.- The Nor
folk Herald has received, by the ARRIVAL II
the United StAles siOep Of war Plymouth,
the Cape lSwa MOailor OF December 18Th.
Il contains the annexed sccOunI Of the dep
Fedssioas Of the saEsges in The interior, on
the defenceless families si n missionary sta
ion:
Dreadfsl Massacre in Ddmdraland--
letter has been received from the Rev. MT.
Hahn, Missionary Of the Rhenish Society,
stationed at New Baunen, in Damsraland
giving an account of the herrible atrocities
which have beea lately committed in thai
quarter BY The notorious Namaqua plunder,
er, JOnker AfrkaRder, aud his people. The
date IS the 9Th Sept, and The following are
extracts:
The whole country is in a fermeni, aud
the excitement has risen to higher pitch
thsn ever. Our mission among the OVaher>
eros is on the brink Of destruction. On the
23d OF last month, Jonker Afrikander fell
upon the Kahiuann, IWeerlici,) vino lived
on Mr.. Kolbe's station, Schuslen's Erwar.
tung. Numbers were killed, and cOld.heari-
ed crueliies committed, to which you will
find scarcely any parallel in the history OF
the most barbarous nations. Feet OF de-
fenceless women we're cut off, as we'll as the
hands Of helpless children; Of other children
they struck out the eyes; and babies bellies
were ripped up. For many hours Mr.. and
Mrs. Kolbe were Kept in dreadful suspense,
not knowing whether the next moment
wonld mol bring their turn TO fall into the
hands of these monsters. The Namaquas
shot indiscrininalely upon the rich and the
poor OyahcrerO. Jan Jnnker's SON, dragged
ponr sick man out Of Mr.. Kolbe's prem ses,
and hogged him with his sambuck. All the
houses of the poor were destroyed, and the
few things they possessed were either taken
or spoiled.
AT last the horde left their station, taking
Up their quarters in the neiehbOrhood -
There remained no alternative for Mr., and
Mrs. Kolbe but TO flee, which they happily
accomplished, with our assistance. Kahit,
Iene himself made bis escape. Jonker, after
his return 10 ConcOrdiaville. killed nearly
every individual OF Katjinega's tribe, and
took everything away. From thence he
went to his residence in the mountains and
murdered all the Ovahereros, their wives and
children, who lived with him. Only few
made their escape, and came to this station.
Before Jonker committed these atrocities
ho hnd ALREADY fallen upon Kamaharero,
Katjamaka's (Koopervoo,'s) son, who, on
his fight from there, murdered in the field
three Berg Damars women, belonging to
this place. Previnus to this deed, Jan Jons
ker robbed and murdered a captain, living
with KatjiIAenga, whose name | do not re-.
member. | do not suppose that you will ask
for the cause of all these dreadful acts. You
know, sir, as well as do, that Jonker and
Comelis do moi want and seek for no pretext
TO shield their expeditions. The crimes of
the Ovaherero, in general, is that they are
rich: and Of Kahiijene, in particular, that he
once dared to oppose Jonker. We have
been informed that Jonkcr has fully made
up his mind TO annihilate our two remaining
mission stations, md the Ovaherero nation.
The station of Mr.. Kotbe is in the interior,
norlbens, Of Wnlwich bay. He had received
intelligence Of the arrival of an exploring
party (Mr. Galton's) n, the bay, but not
Of their having left !, for the in,erioT. Cape
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