The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-07-29
Capture and sacktnR OF Magbelli and
Outrage On the Mission rfes.

rhe arrival al liverpool OF the royal mall steamer Ar.
menau, from the west coast Of Africa says the London
Herald Of the 1fth Infant, has brought intelligence OF
vanton and dreadful outrage by the KossohE upon the In
habtants Of kaxbeli, near Cape Coast Castle. the
morning Of the lsih OF June. TIE following are the
Most Of the aie population were absent ani Oay the
cd and narm were in the town The Pa Subu was at 20
Masseeh, the Port Lokkoh Road The attacking party
numbered about three four hundred aud FOE the
most part were armed with cutlasses. They divided
themselves tat, small companies, ana gnei different
parts Of the town to each division 0ae Of them attacked
the missionary premises another the British ira ers aai
they were scattered wherever they thought 70 nnd plum
iects residing at Magbe In revenge for our govern.
ment having promised, as they alleged, TO sd
and assist the Nasimmerahs With arms and am.
munition. The barbarous people showed regard 20
the persons o. property o. the missionary pny Ater
M wiltshire and his wife and stripped them. oae ma,
aimed with cuiiass M Mr.. Wiltshire, but happily Eel,
short, mother pointed bis gym at his breast aad De-
wiltshire then seized, tied and dragged TO the water
side, and then forced Into canoe with the nsenoa 20
carry her the river but thu canoe being too crowd
ed with prisoners, and not having been eaake5 WAS
svamped, and sunk Immediately 90 attempting to shove
90 from the beach All however, came safely ashore.
Most happily and providentaly. just at this iguture
there heard sound OF musket shots IN the distance
his PROCEEDED from few sierra l one traders ana
The Kossohs at once len their prisoners aud
reiterated, bet not without some loss 90 their side.
Mrs. Wiltshire left tied In the bush, and after
some moments OF anxious suspense rescued from
her perlous position by Sierra Leone trader. Ia
the meantime other parts OF the town had been given
up 10 plumber. Mr. Tbinsted, English trader,
robbed Of s his goods aud had shirt stripped FROM
his back and hspp escaped from his captcrs aud from
further personal ndigaites Que Of the mission beat
rneu named Bucknor, who III AT the time Of the at
tack, cut across the belly aud killed. schooboy,
about eight years old refusing N leave the mission yard
and with the k0ssyhs, killed on the spot he head
being severed from his boiy. Another Of the school
children "a little eirl) drowned along With many
Others IN canoe, WHICH from being too much Gro sdcd
with pr scncrs, filed and vent dosn with all on board
The painful feature In this whole affair has been
the attack upon the mission party. horto both sides
in this civil had agreed IA said, to leave tbs mts
sion unharned but In hour Of excitement, with hopes
Of great booty aud possibly maddeuet by drink, " Il not
pcssibl restrain the of savage
OF all the tribes the kosso enjoy an unenviable
torety for terucity and most unntgs,ed buba-sm Ga
this occasion each " have scset Tor himself
The sole object vas plumber Had there BEEN anything
ike plan and the least concert Operations,
the people in Msgbell would have been je slaves md
carried into the interior. A II, many Of cur traders
have oecn caught and carried away,