Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-04-30
Horribie Canniballsbl.

Following account of the massacre sof the
Chinese passengers BY the ST. Paul, wrecked
at Rossoll fsland:
"'rhe ship went on shore during, the
night, aud when she strucks the passengers
rushc&on deck, making u great outcry.,
upon wliichthe captain drove them all be- I
low again Whcn daylight broke, we lam
ded by means of the boats on an island,
where We remained two days without any
water, when some of US went on board the
ship again to get some, as also provisions.
Thccaptain left in his boat with some OF
his crew, and we were not disturbed BY the
natives for month after he was gomez they
then came over from the mainland, dis
tant about three-quarters of amile, and
made an attack on u.s. Some of us had
lonGlc-b -barrellcd carbines, but we got
frightened and threw them away. The
only white man left with us, after the de-
pirture Of Capt. Pcnnard was Greek,
who, having nrmed himself with cutlass,
fought desp, N'pand 'killeda great many
of the natives re he was overpowcred.
They then took all of our clothing, &C.,
which they purity destroyed. Any valu-
abes that they found, such as soyereigns,
rings, Sc: they placed in a netbag, which
each mar, carried around his neck. *
watch particularly excited their attention,
as they were continually opening it TO OBJ
serve the reflection of tie faces in the glass.
At night we were placed IL the centre of
clear piece of ground, and a Etc lit in
several places, the natives Keeping u reg
ular watch over us; aud during the day
they would select four or five Chinese, and,
after killing them, roast the fcsh and eat
it what was not consumed being deposited
in their nets Their mode of proceeding
was as follows:
The victims being decided on, they were
taken out, beaten all over, (cxcept the.
head, aud then dispatched by ripping the
stomach open The bo,lSlwas then cut up
in snall pieces and DIVIDED, the fingers.
toes aud brains being eagerly sought after
the bones were then collected, and either
burnt OF thown away. | saw ten OF my
fellow.passenscrs killed in this way.
"OA one occasion, some of the Chinese
took boat which belonged to tho ship aud
went over to the mainland to get some wa
tor but never returned, so we Thought they
had been killed livery day they brought
us cocoa-nuts or some wild roots to eat,
and appeared to be quite friendly with us.
This state of things continued until was
taken off the island. When ] left there
were only four Chinese and the Greek alive
all the rest having been Killed. | saw
those five the day the steamer came in sight,
but when the natives saw the boats conf
ing or shore they took them to the moun-
tains | was sick aud lame, and they
would not carry me, so that watched my
opportunity and coutrivcd to conceal my
self among the rocks until the boat came
OH shore. They are very humorous, but
do not appear to have auy chiefs among
them. They live on. cocoa nuts, of which
there are large quantities, and kind of
yam, which they roast before eating; but,
beyond few dogs, saw neither animals
nor fowls Of any kind" 4
[Sy'laGy. (I'tsbafia) Herala,
BLOODY FIGIT Writ THE INDIANS
FoRD's RANGERS GUr OFP-Thc Cen
trcvillc Herald, published at Ceutreyillc,
Leon county, Texas, in its issue of the 9Th
instant publishes tho following account of
a desperate conflict with tire Indians ON
the Northern frontier ofthe State, in which
Captain Ford's company of Rangers was
surprised by eight hundred Indians, aud all
killed except five:
give you below brief statement of the
loss of forty three of our brave Rangers in
an unfortunate engagement with the Indi-
ans. -. ss,..
Capt. Ford, with forty.seveu of his mon,
left camp in. pursuit of the Indians, who
had carried off four hundred horses. lie
was joined by two hundred friendly Indi-
ans, and afterwards by Major Van Dorm
with TWO hundred and eighty regulars,
After tue united forces had passed the head
waters of Red River, Major Van Dorm. not
doening it prudent to press the pursuit
further without alditiena! supplies for lnon
and horses, tur sack Capt Ford and
men, with the frlondly Indians, continued
two days travel in the direction of Kansas.
Between midnight and duybreak of thcsee-
ond night, the friendly Indians left the
camp Capt, Ford About daylight Capt.
Ford found himself surrounded by cight
hundred warriors, who demanded his sur.
render He refused and ordered his men
to prepare for fight, eaehbei0g armed with
two reyolycR and riAe. They fought
'brayclyand desperately, but were oyer-pf,w-
erred by numbors,aud all butchered except
Capt. Ford snd four of his men, who cut
their way through aud escaped.
| Among the names of thosewho fell fight.
ling bravely, are the two Dephews of Gen.
Edward Bnrleson, Aaron aud his brother,
wiiEse father, was killed IN former engage
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