Connecticut western news., 1871-11-24
Slaughter on shipboard.

A passenger by the Strathnaver,
 labor vessel, has furnished the Fiji Times
 with an account of dreadful massacre
 in the Sandwich Islands, on board the
 Fanny. The Fanny had anchored at
 the little island of Ekpeli, ten night be- fore the arrival of the Strathnaver, and had landed some return labor from Kad' avu. Upon the morning after the Fan
 ny's arrival, number of natives came
 to the beach and made signals to the vessel for the crew to come on shore.
 The Master, the Mau man, and one Fi- jan went on shore, and afterward took on board seven mon, who said they want ed to go to Fiji as laborers. Each man carried long handled tomahawk. The Master, instead of returning to the town, as requested by the natives, sent Jem into the boat with two natives who had accompanied him the mastery, and went and lay down in his berth, as he had bad headache, and fell into doze. Alick and two of the native crew re- maining on deck. About noon the Cap tain was arousd by cries on deck, and at the same time the mate rushed into the cabin. crying, "Oh, oh" and hold- ing his hands to his jaw, which was nearly severed from his head. Seizing two loaded revolvers, the master tried to rush on deck, but Alick pulled him back, and the Niuta men having killed Tommy, and severely wounded Levi, who fled into the hold, rushed back, and, sliding the top of the cabin over, stood upon and around 1t, waiting to tomahawk the masteri if he should suc- ceed in getting out. Others, with Q | | A f1,a Ia and the vessel drifted toward the shore of Gum. The master tried to force the hatch back, to cut through it with an ax, and then twice attempted to blow 1t up but without avail. As last des- perate effort, he emptied several pounds of powder upon the cabin table, in hopes to raise the whole deck, laid Alick upon the cabin floor, out of the way, and stopped with pistol in hand to fire it, when the vessel suddenly heeled over to starboard on the reef. A yell of triumph arose from the savage fends who thronged the beach, as they now thought the prey was in their hands. She could be fired into from the shore, a distance of thirty yards, with security to the natives. The master now bound Alick's jaw, the Niuta men keeping up @ brisk fire upon the vessel, until night brought respite. The position of the two men was indeed pitiable their ves- sel stranded, the crew murdered, one of themselves badly wounded, and without boat, and. the shore swarming with wretches who thirsted for their lives. With morning light came renewal of hostilities, the natives again keeping up an incessant fire occasionally the mas ter had an opportunity of replying. Night again brought cessation of hos. tilities, and the two men determined to quit the vessel, in hopes of getting to the mission station, where they expect ed to get some assistance for Alick s wound. All the powder and ammuni- ton was thrown into the water, and, leaving the trader and Tommy's dead body, they went on shore. They reached the mission station, where the teachers were in great state of fear and per plexity, as they were without the pre- sence of the white missionary, who was away at the time. They gave Alick wa ter with which to bathe his wounds, and then provided the two white men with food, that they might lie, in hiding in the bush. Meanwhile Jem in the boat had pulled down to the town. the master had been desired to visit. He declined to go ashore, and the boat received volley of musketry. Sinaauali was shot through the breast, and leaped overheard, fol lowed by the 'Mau man, who, from fright, probably, swam ashore. Wata, young chief, walked out into the wa. ter, .ook him by the wrist, and begged his life. The last this man knew of | Tenn bo ron, hora1 in O oonf17 cod uou
 seeing him cut the warp, and endeavol to pull from shore. Tho firing on the boat was kept up after the Mau man was taken into the house.. Doubtless Jem was wounded, and the boat being a leaky one, had probably swapped, and drifted away with the currants. Alick was discovered by the natives in the bush and killed. The crew of the Strathnaver also found the body of a white man lashed to g pole, and buried