The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-11-11
Massacre ON BOARD tho Rosa.

The brig Rosa arrived at Sydney from Tahiti about the
2sd of October Jsseph Maiden the ocer in charge at
the time of the wreck yesterday joined her at Ovaau Le
Boucha From Ovalau she proceeded to Horn island,
tortuna) from thence to the Kingsmi Group trading
She proceeded to Tauroa where she stayed FIVE or six
weeks trading While there, the chief mate and native
OF Rarotongo went away different OCCASIONS to An
adjoining island for the purpose Of trading After taking
oil board the brig returned to Halls Island the boat
q good DEAL trading with the natives On the 2lst OF
April last several casks sent shore to be filled with
water oy the natives AS the ooat que NOT come on
went shore to ascertain the he took the casks
from the natives and brought them board but nothing
particular appears to have occurred on this occasion On
the 3d. shortly after breakfast while the second mate was
below slowing the casks in the hold he heard large num-
Der natives deck he up and found at least one
hundred and fifty men from the north end OF Halls
Hand apparently disposed to take OF the ship
The captain was also on deck he Mr MAden) took seye
raj clubs from the savages He then went to the main
bach to speak to the left in the hold, when
he received severe blew the head from club, which
falling he two natives attacking William Sheen,
cooper who shipped at sydney The whoop was then
blow and not being injured by the fall directed thu
in the hold to make for the cabin, there being door
through the bukhead, with view to getting arms
They could not lind any ammunition for some time;
at length Emanuel Ramose discovered keg OF
powder, and afteIw wards parcel OF shot Having
now loaded some muskets, they shot five natives
at the foot of the companion ladder, and seeing the
Kings son passing on the deck, run him through wi.n
rusb The natives overheard. Two natives were strug,
Cling with The ptan with the cooks Ratchet and
the other with piece OF sharpened iron, like long
knife Maiden raised his musket at the men, but IT
missed lire, and be killed of them with his bayonet
In falling The native dropped the Ratchet on Maidens
foot which cut it severely both in the struggle cent
down the h. chway together, till the over
powered and killed. Maiden afterwards shot another
native BY this time many of the natives driven
overheard and having hosted he b and cut the cable
the vessel stood off from the land After getting the
vessel under weigh Maiden found that the captain, the
beatswain, the cooper, and of the seamen, were
lying dead the deck their bodies being Dsutilated
in horrible manner by wounds from the hatchets and
clubs. The steward, also, lying on deck, almost
dead. He then stood E., to endeavor to fetch Tauroa,
with the hope Of finding the schooner Black Dog, and
getting assistance to navigate the vessel The current,
however drove the vessel TO the westward and eventually
Maiden bore for sydney under the circumstances de
tailed in our report Of the wreck The mYrde ed men
were buried at sea
The following is list of the at the time of the
massacre. showing those saved and those kled-Capt
Jacomo Ferree, Italian; Emanuel Pancho, (boatswain
Italian; Vim Sheen (cooper) En2ishman; Samuel Balls,
tseaman,) Englshms nall killed; Charles Terminus,
(chief mate American Henry Wilson Seaman Ameri-
can missing, either killed left among the natives;
Jcseph Maiden. (second mate) Englishman; Miihael
Black, (sesman,l lrshman Emanuel Ramose (sesnsn
Gillian; San Francisco (coos) Portuguese Eugenio Car
hone, (stewardD Italian; and joe pasive-al now n
Sydney,