New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-11-24
Dreadful Sunerings and Murder Of q Shin.
wrecked Crew.

Captain j. III. Walker, in a letter to TIE Sud.
Rey hOrRine Herald gives account OF the wreck o
The bark Ihcmas King, which Left Sydney for Manila
on the 7lh OF April After reaching the shore IN $50.
the following L IN account OF the mierinr whieAe
On the 2irh April wo set ont upon oar jour,g
along the beach, and travelled xit;". .,o ,;s,
rartv Of rutives cncampcd near the beach, who
iobbed us Of tie remainder OF our provisions ana
pert Of our clothes; otherwise we we've NOT III,
treated ty the blacks. We then Travelled On, and
sbcut2 A. NJ came TO a river near the low buf fellow
ing the winnings among swamps, sometimes up 70 Our
knees in water, ill daylight, trying to avoid the camps
of natives whose fires saw, but AFTER great fatigue
tin found ourselves close 10 the camps. shorTw
were surrounded by them. They appeared veg Trend
w. putting US the river In their canoes, od pom
ing out the pGth that led to the beach! but shorty s'a
they followed us and commenced 10 take our ehne'
stripping one entirely, and leaving the remm
der only their trousers We maize the best OF our way
70 tie beach, and being very tired lay down ow ur
10 resf, to be able to resume our Journey W.
tie sun had gone down little but had not rc-,ep m
before we were aroused by the natives, VINO naa w'
lowed us calling tous TO get up and making mooonsp
get toward Wide Bay again. We wen; towMo us
south, on Noroton Buy the natives walking ana MAKING
gestures alt ng,de and motionns that we resel@
Mcrotcn Bay We should get them hanged, and wep
now end then tiled 10 force US back. Shorty upi,
when appearing more frie ndy - ua, OF them nl
deny ~ uck Frederick Howard with waddy or eins
laid lis lace open from the nose nearly TO the W.
ear Another struck two blows on the iet shoulder
with club. which deprived for a tins Of the use
the left am. We then got close together, and Kept
them OF for little time, when il very SUDDEN
ly 10 rain heavily with thunder and lightning up0nss
Ing which they sll lCft " and pursued cur journey
fast feeble strength would allow. During
these attacks we without any weapons whatever,
excepting piece Of fir spar, part Of boats mizeu
,pru, about ~ inch in diameter and three feet ona
which used wnlkingt atf. The rain listed about
two houIf, when IL cleared away Not seeing the ma
tyes we congratulated Ourselves upon our escape ana
still kept our journey I'LL about Az, when we came
TO rocky point rnd come high land, over which n
aTpehIed We must 60 to get "a the southwark pu'
jut as we reached the Top Of the high land we OBJ
sc,vcd In the distance body Of the natives coming
along the beach; then thought IL better OF
inland dndiry 10 ayoid them, which did till came
to thcky-wooded swamp, which 1--WE entered Il dnef-
eLt places within hearing oil each other Shortly asr
the natives came rp having tracked us into the jungle
The hTst mn they attacked the second mate, ~.
Dalss, whom imagined from the groans and sound Of
the blows, they ust have killed then heard them NJ
t6ck the others 81 different place. hearing the blows ADJ
grosns OF the poor fellows very distinctly Where en-
tered the jungle IL very thick and my ankle.
in water crLwled through an opening that appeared
cote TO the ground till came to small cenr spot wnen
kneeled agsnst tree aud committed my soul 70 tnn
Gcd who gave H., expecting every moment 70 ieei >
wtddy or spear bur- by some unaccoIntabe nesnss
they missed me- and continued In thnt place and po~
ticn I'LL daylight next morning During the night seve
ral times heard ne groans OF ono OF my unformhsu
compaDicns lot far from me- ut could not Tell whoA
WEE. At daylight dragged myself through the swamp,
md fhortly after DR.. Hyslop and seaman nameo
Smith they were lying perfectly Naked the natives nay
ing stripped tLerirc user ca -upposng them % be desa
There men wero in r most righfful stze, their necn
and heads being perfectly black end cut all over d.
Hyslop quite enfble Of bis end approaching fast and
solicited me 10 make lay way o. ast possible 20 ns
nearest sottemGnt The man Smith was alive but nsen
sifle. locked Tor time about the jungle for ps
other men. Lut did not lind them, although had heard
their voices very when attacked by the naive
hory affer regged my weary limbs out Of the unqe
aud not secng any Of the natives about made the Des,
Oi my wsy to the beach again. which itravcd alonet
excepting small BIT OF fish, since the morning before We
lett The boat. From this time my mind sppearei oe"
dered. walked CD, and passed several ryefsj so''
swEm ard Cthcrs waded, and laid down for an hoof
ieTTels had the good fortune TO get few oefne -,
different times with this exception had 20 300 ~,
about thirteen day. when came 70 a river when
could not venture 10 SWIM In my weak "a.
my bTck, shoulders and were IN mas ~
eruption, from the sun having burnt them ana w,
had leftered 50 badly that l could scarcely III. ~
sTins, ard feared il would inortify On The pane.
the river spent Two days trying make rait 70 co,
but could Lot Ding pieces OF wood large enough " -
my weight. ] Wa Ct LIST upon the pont Of ~
it up ia da pair when two native With Two IA "a
oren oSne In sight These poor crcaiures reatei n. -,
great ncress auzLt me some fsh, and gave me ~
nd tie same al a.; toDk 70 their camp, ts,e
bic dkfsnce up the rivtr which ] should neve. Ia.
found without them and where lay for three cay.
capable Of moving; they then put nae scros. hs
End pointed ca, the wey q the beach, end tnen -,
eed to the southwark Tor two days more, 49,,
severrl smell river I'LL came TO immense ds.P -
and another riycr which could not get across IN
Travelled tlCIg the banks for some hours, wAen sA
native csnce with which succeeded IN ia1nemns
getting across the river. At daylight In the niorals
saw another eanse lay ing near the beach which 49,
me TO think some natives were not far away. IeNJ
mined TO throw myself spon their hoepitaLy 49, -.
bar end them, which I succeeded In doing and "T