The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-11-15
FEEJEE.

Payment Of the First install mt or tho United
States Dcbt-A Native Town shclIed by the
British-Forty-onc Natives Kiiled-Destruc.
sion of Six Observation-Disclosures Brought
to his Senses-Atrocitics by the Nnyosa
Tribes-Outragcs nv the Colonists Upon the
Natives-Cannibalism nj vatc Island-t.reae
Activity of the Volcano ut Tanns.
SYDNEY, Oct. I, 1868.
The Fejee Trading and Banking Company have paid
into the hands OF the American Consul at Melbourne
the sum OF sl2 $50, the stipulated FIRST insament Of
the debt due by Thakombau to the United states gov
eminent. The company Is now fairly noated on the
money market and will, no doubt be able to meet
their further engagements as they mature.
Afairs In Feejee are now more unsettled than ever
The colonists being driven OF their plantations
and King Thakomoau seems powerless to protect
them. one rather severe lesson, however, has
been recently given 10 the natives by Com
modore Lambert who left for Feejee about two
months ago On arriving at Levuka he found mat
tiers generally In very unsatisfactory condition, and
discovering that TnakombAa was either unable or
unwilling to redress the grievances OF the settlers
he determined 10 do himself with the aid OF his
marines. The disturbances on the Rewa river were
especially alarming. German settler, Mr. Pnnger,
had been compelled to ny from his plantation, and
the natives had occupied Ills land and built village
UPON II SlA fUHilND y duscIS uhu aisO Uetu mTeht-
cned, and unless something was speedily done
would also be dspossessed. Having manned his boats
the Commodore. accompanied by the Consul ncouple
OF hoHitZers AMI some white volunteers, proceeded
up the Reva 70 reinstate Mr. PHuger in hisproperty.
IL was arranged that powvow should II possible,
take place. aud the AFFAIR be peaceably settled
through the consul, but that II this should be found
inpractlcable tie village should be destroyed. Ats
town called Nira planter reinforced the party with
about sixty Tanna laborers, who were 10 aid In get
ting the boats over the sand bars which every hero
and tnern uDCk force arrived at tha
village OF Levuka tne one butt on Mr. Pfuger's
land, on the third day from leaving the ship aud
some oil the settlers VINO spoke feece, padded across
20 the shore to invite the chief 10 have talk with
MIR. ThuTston, the consul The chief declined the
tue town Il an attack SHOULD he attempted The ma
rnes were then ordered 70 nre tile heads OF tue
natives TO give them warning. but without any re-
in flames. but Theoretically II was then de-
,erm ,ss . 70 land the part, being covered
shore, the natives had ali disappeared The marines
were then formed round the palisades Of the village,
and few men with lighted torches soon had the
place In O. blaze The houses burned with extreme
rapidly, being only built with . few poles and
thatch and mating aud In about ten minutes moth
men were reembarking, however the natives came
round In the thick scrub and opened heavy IN
work with their rines, and brisk,iusade WA Eeut
up on both sides. When the boats had regained the
opposite bank q the river messengers were sent to
cali IN all the white settlers who chose TO return 70
Bau. Several avaled themselves of the offer but
others elected to stay behind and see 1t outv a.
natives.
only three men were killed on the side Of the
whites, but number were wounded. IL has subse-
quently been ascertained that forty-one OF the
natives were killed, including o CHIEF OF Ma Koro
vatu, named Ma kuce. The number Of the wounded
must have been also very considerable. The Com
modore IL blamed for having allowed the matter TO
end 1T once, especially a. the natives instead OF
being awed, seem only to have been exasperated and
Unnamed by the punishment they received They
have since destroyed six plantations houses crops
and fences included The total loss Involved ia esti-
mated at 900. Meanwhile Mr.. Pnuger IL afraid 10
return TO his property. There IL some talk Of
organizing settlers nrlita and carrying on the
light In the more remote districts before the
come further down the river. There Will vet be
some sangunary 0utrages before the AFFAIR termi-
mater.
] During the Wait OF the Challenger the YUMA vain