The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-05-04
THE FEEJEEANs.

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A writer from Sidney lAustraa) dating his cor
respondence on the 9th of February, says:9
The settlers in Feejee are again in serious danger
in consequence Of "native troubles" Last month
sent on news TO the effect that Thakombau had
started On a second expedition to punish the nte-
rior tribes OF VIII Levu he Navosa trbes) for their
many outrages upon whites and his own subjects,
more especially for the murder and eating OF Mr.,
Baker and his seven native assistant mis-
stealth Of the Nawaiga tribe, who had CO.
operated with him in his campaign against
them in the early part OF 1885, This expedition has
been less successful than that OF last year. and has
infamed and emboldened instead of awed the OBJ
streperous Navosa men. Thakombau has been COM
maintaining his authority by his own unaided eX-
ertions, has made a call for five hundred white
volunteers. There are now a thousand or fifteen
hundred white settlers in various parts OF the Fee
ice group, whose very existence is dependent to
great extent upon the continuance OF the undis-
puted sway all over the islands of the Yuma Nau;
and it is most probable that many OF these will accept
his invitation to engage in grand decisive campaign
against the cannibals of the interior Thakombau
promises, in event OF the enterprise being crowned
with success, to apportion gratutously among the
white volunteers large slice OF the lands OF the
Nayosa men. II any captves are taken they will be
reduced to condition Of slavery and leased out to
planters at extremely moderate rates shilling
TWENTY-FIVE cents is the figure named, the money TO
be paid to Thakombau for the benefit Of the Feeeean
public treasury.
Something at any rate must be done soon or the
whites must leave the islands. The Navosa men have
already begun their work OF carnage After Thakom-
ban had abandoned his last abortVe campaign they
came down to place called Sagunu, the chief place
the Bar coast west OF Vita Levu, where there is
native town and a cotton plantation held by Messrs
Burt & Underwood. The attack was intended to be a
surprise but luckily boy, who had arisen at daylight
to pick cotton, saw them coming and gave the alarm
pasade had previously been erected in anticipation
of attack and to this humble fortihcaton most OF
the whites and natives betook themselves with all
possible speed Some however discredited the boys
story, and paid for their increduity with their lives
Two children, three women, and thirteen men-Seve-
raj of the latter being imported South Sea Island
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The Sagunu people, however, rallied, killed four
of their assailans in the town, and following their
advantage, succeeded in driving them out and kill
ing four others as they fed. The legs and arms of
the latter were chopped OF and buried with the
bodies of the four men who had fallen in the town
The native teacher and the chapel steward were
among the wounded, the former getting couple of
bullets in his thigh, and the latter being severely
dubbed
But the worst of the story has yet to be told.
Messrs. Burt a Underwood's place had been sur
rounded by separate party Of the NayOsa men, and
Mr.. Burt and his overseer were both severely
clubbed the latter so seriously that his life was
despared of. Mr.. Underwood, with Mr.. Burt's little
boy and six of the fauna labOrers, were captured,
and preparations were made at once to hold a
cannibal carnival. The Tauna men and the
little boy were in fact cooked and eaten
right under the eyes Of Mr. Underwood, who
seems to have been reserved as a specially dainty
mOrsel to close the banquet. While the oven was
being prepared to roast him, however, he managed
to escape. The plantation destroyed, all the
live stock slaughtered, and cotton to the value OF
0,OO0 burned. The remainder OF the Tauna labor
ers have struck work, and have departed, saying in
South Sea Island English mo more Tauna fellow
come Feeee. We no like him eat We"
News has been received that another town has
been attacked and fifty loyal natives killed, but nc
details have yet come to hand.
The settlers the Navua river have been
driven OIL and Mrs Lawry wounded badly with q
club.