The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-01-27
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Cannibalism.
THE FEJEEs TAKE NUMBER OF SAILORS on THE HALF
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Canniba1ism.
THE FEJEEs TAKE A NUMBER OF SAILORS ON THE HALF
i SHELL.
An Australian letter of Nov. 4th published in the
New York Herald, has the following:
4. = The British steamer Blanche has returned from
cruise among the South Sea islands where she dis
patched from this port August last to punish the
natives OF Rendoya bay for the murder and eating of
the master and crew of the Sidney bark Marian Rem
ney ehe arrived at solomon group in September,
aud on the II th anchored in Rondova bay. The ma
tves mustered in canoes in strong force bu abandon
ed the place before the crew Of tile Blanche we're able
to get near enough to fire them The village at the
head OF the bay was then si,elcd from the ship and
soon destroyed.
A party of sixty men landed and after searching
among the ruins found hut containing twenty-six hui
man skulls, FIVE of which were evidently those of white
men. a quantity Of ship stores such as paints oils
&e., also discovered. A number of yery fine
canoes were necessarily left by the natives on the
beach, and these were also destroyed. The Blanche
then returned to Sidney, calling at New Caledonia 1t
is hoped that the lesson she has administered to- the
natives Of Rondoga bay will produce salutary effect
among the other inhabitants of the Solomon proup
who are by no means so friendly might be desired
I Reliable information has been received as to the
tate OF the Australian schooner Harmon which left
the port of Levuka, Fejee Islands for the Line Is
LANDS, about ten months sinee with the purpose of
getting cargo OF aborers. The Harmon seems to
have called at Hudsons island one of the Elise group
and while there the captain and crew numbering in
all eight men, were murdered and eaten hy tba nt;vs
Measures will be taken for avengne this horrible
crime.
i Captain DAILY, formerly commander of the Spec a
small vessel engaged in the South Sea island trade has
been brought ON to Feeiee by the Nymnh the same
vessel that brought on tile same news nf tho nf
the crew OF the Harmon. The captain got separated
from his ship, and gives the following Interesting ac
count of bis adventures:
i WI bile cruising among the islands collecting cargo
of coco nut oil we put IN toward Sneidcn Island and
left the ship in boat manned BY five Sandwich men
in order to land load of oil casks at enr oil dot On
the sea was rough and the shi " .ne vessel
shore darkness overlook Us before naking land and
after tile most strenuous exertious 10 reach the shore
we were compelled to cut the casks adrft and try to
S regain the ship As however it was hv this limo
quite dark stcered in the wrong direction and cot
long way to eeward OF both vessel and island and
after beating about al! night we found when d,v;oht
came that our boat was fairly ont at sea- with neither
ship nor land in sight Under these cireunstancas
laid for the nearest island 10 leeward Of us
tst. Augustine's), and reached there IN Ave dars
almost sarvedto death, having had nothing To eat
since parting from the ship. Onmaknp land we found
~ large number Of natives the beach, who would
not allow us to 90 ashore until they hel,la conne of
war to what was to be doue with US But ultimately
we were handed over to an old chief. who had first
sighted our boat and who had generously declared o
his eounrynien that II they killed US. as thew wanted
to do, they must first kilIhim This old chief behaved
nobly, and provided for rs during the wheie time Of
our nine months stay on ST. Aurustines Upfortu-
nately fell sick of the measles aud the disease spread
like widfre among the natives no less than 800 of
them dying oft Strange to say the natives BROUGHT
each corpse and laid it down in front of me before
making away with it. and from that time until left
the island the natives feared me as spirit who had
power of inficting disease ddeath on them It was
II day of rejoicing among tile people when Capt Fuler
of the schooner Nymph having heard at a neahborine
island Of white being at ST. Ausnstine's, came
q and took me off with MY boats crew of Sandwich
/ lslanderS.'
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The following is list OF the killed and wounded
the i'll fated steamer Glide as coned from tbe Crescent
i Of the 18th:
Capt. j. E. Muse, steamer Glide head and shoulders
badly scalded a
/ w. Cayto first clerk badly scaded; not expected
to live.
John Andersen FIRST on pinear borr;hr sel,od from
head to feet N'
| Thos Clements FIRST not l,f arm, nrnttv h,av
scalded and brnised
i Geo Moore nlot badly sc,Idcd
Cbas Conkia mate ser;anslv ac.lla5
Steward named Nat Given tarr;t,v se.l5ol onl NOT
expected to i've
T. Mai Ne r. Marston III RI q Tnf,ntrr baalv sc,lded
4 on feet hands hraast aud f,.o ' =
A son and nenhew afs ey Cav WaI. yora bott, 81
| SLIGHTLY Injured
1 M. Richardson badlv sealded
las. Middleton on. nf tba owners oe .aonar ana.
scalded on face ara hand,
Eli Jerrold nilot fatally n;ared
] Lawrence Rudy engineer : ;p;nries fata,
] Martin Hines deck h,nd mortallv ;r;nre,
| Peter Looan dcelx hand haay acalaed
| Michael Roach deck hand in;nries fatal
/ Geo Sloan in,ras fatal
\ John DEMPSEY badly sc,l,,ed
Walker Alien col dsd a. Cbar;tv f1,s,;..,
The foliowina. arc missiny.
| Kelly 2nd engineer Ssnnnosea "a bokilrod
| One cabin how na,,,a nor Hno,vn
Some of the n,ssaneors who war b,, s;at.1 ;n;,
rcd went on hoard ,hs ReL ford aud eots,,ad H.
ioprae, m the -r;ye.s - 'A ''e'
One Of the n,sseuge,s Coo st,ne was tbroun hr
tho xnlosion am,nast ) ,nnla f n,nIas tt eon,,o,
1 - - r;,. ~ "a = ~ eu .ut
s t a''u p' 80 ~ eo'd oe
Iaa,aa ~ ~, ~ - 20 nas N1eAs'
- - ~" e - ..s - ~"s ,sa.. ... ss.leeu
urspsrnoF Vrroc1pEnrs The sneed attained br
The swilter Kind Of french yelocined.s overaees ROW
twelve to thirteen miles an hour. sdants find 10 dim
Guilty whatever in accomplishing fully 6fv miles With,
fve hours without once aghting from their vehicles
A couple of amateurs making tour throuoh mar, of
France challenged each other as 10 which could per
form the greatest distance within four and twenty
bours Ono ra vn In aft4r aoco, .; lt-