The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-04-28
The Massacre OF the st. Pauls
PassentterS.

The Chinese passenger Of the ST. Paul,
who was rescued by the steamer Styx, and
arrived on Tuesdsy, has furnished US with
the following account Of the massacre Of the
Chinese passengers by the st. Paul, wreck
ed at Rossel Island
"The ship went on shore during the night,
and when she struck the passengers all rush.
ed on deck, making great outcry, upon
which the captain drove them all below
again. When daylight broke, we landed 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. The captain
left in his boat with some Of the crew, and
we were not disturbed by the natives for a
month after he was gone they then came
over from the main land, distant about three
quarters of q mile, and made on attack on
US. Some of US had double barrelled Cur
biDes, but we got frightened and threw them
away. The only white man left with us, al
ter the departure OF Captain Pennard, was
Greek, who, having armed himself with
cutlass, fought desperately, and killed
great many of the natives before he was
overpowered. They then took all our cloth.
ing, &c., which they partly destroyed Any
valuabIes that they found, such as soVereigns,
rings, &C., they placed in net bag, which
each man carried rou,'d his neck. A watch
particularly excited their attention, as they
were continually opening it 10 observe the
reflection of their faces in the q ass.
At night we were placed in The centre oil
clear piece Of ground, and fires lit in sew
eral places, the natives keeping regular
watch over US, and during the day they would
select four or FIVE Chinese, and after killing
them, roast the flesh, 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 TAX
en- out. beaten all over (exccp'ing the head.
with kind of club, and then dispatched BY
ripping the stomach open. The body wat
then cut up in small pieces and divided, the
fingers, toes and brains being eagerly sought
after tho bones were then collected, and
either burnt or thrown away. saw ten oI
fellow passengers killed in this way. On
mne ocE1son some Of the Chinese took 9
bont which beonged TO the ship, and wen
over 10 tile tfipinund at night to get some
water, but never returned. so we though
they has been killed. Every day they brought
US cocoanu,s or some Wild roots to eat, ant
appeared to be quite fricndly with US. Thi:
sln,e of things continued u"il was takcr
off the island. When lett there were only
four Chinese and the Greek alive, all tht
rest having been killed. saw these five
the day the steamer came in sight, but wher
the natives saw the boats coming on shore
they took them 10 the mountains. | wa:
sick and lame, and they would not carry me
SO that watched my opportunity and con
trived to conceal myself among the rock'
until the boat came on shore. They ore
very numerous, but do not appear to have
any chiefs among them. They live on CO
cou nuts OF which there are large quantities
and kind of yam, which they roast before
eating. bu; beyond few dogs, ssw neither
animals nor fowls Of any kind. ."-Sidne.
+, (AuStralia) Herdn.