The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-26
The Murderers Avenging Their
Kidnapped Companions.
England's Flag Protecting the Traffic in
Human Flesh-Islands DepOpulated-
Slavetraders Assuming the Cleri-
cal Garb for Their Ne
fariOus Purpose.
Kidnapped Kanakas Numbering All
on 4 GARD q Vessel.


to the magnitude OF the atrocities committed by the
strances awakened the British government TO sense
OF duty should not now have to record the murder
OF Bishop Patteson and TWO of his fellow laborers.
Englishmen. and women, too were wont to prate
about slavery In the United states. How often has
Exeter Han rung with the declarations OF those
who professed to be the friends Of 'nlgger and
the admirers OF the abotionist leaders Yet these
very people who so prone to ind.
fault with America were perfectly apathetio
when captain Palmer, fresh from the
scenes OF these Outrages assured the people
OF England that Polyneslan slave trafic
was not mere myth, existing only in the fevered
Imagination OF the "uncO guid." The murdered
prelate was the first Bishop OF Melanesia ap-
pointed by the established Church Of England,
and after eleven years OF devoted earnestness in
missionary enterprise was the first of MS creed to
join the list Of martyrs Of whom Jonn Williams has
hitherto been counted The chief. He found that 1t
was truly reported that where wnalers could In
former years obtain provisions and recruit their
they dared not attempt to land eXcepta at
the risk OF their lives. Nay more; he discovered
that a schooner painted and fitted up to represent
his mission yacht, the southern Cross, and having
board white rufan, dressed in full canonicals,
who assumed the title OF Bishop PattesOn, was
among The noted and successful OF the kidnap-
nOunced the traffic.
In August last the Southern Cross left norfolk
Island on cruise among the line islands, some OF
which have been almost depOpulated oy the savers.
On September 20 she arrived OF Nukapu, one OF the
Santa Cruz group lying In latitude 10 south, lOngi-
tude 165 east Here on previous visits the Bishop
had never been able to OBTAIN hearing and 1t was
with feelings of pleasure on that fatal morning
that he found several canoes come alongside with
presents and invitations for him to land Stepping
into one of them, unaccompanled by any person
from his vessel. ne went ashore and was shortly
afterwards followed by the Rev. Mr.. Akin, ma
tive evangelist named stephen aud boats crew.
When the latter arrived at the edg, OF the coral
reef ringing the island they met by three
canoes.
THE MURDER.
What followed Is thus described by Jonn Adams
oil the Patriarch OF Pitcairn Island, by whom the
news or the massacre was transmitted here:-
zone of the chiefs held up bow and arrow, ASK.
ing those OF the Bishops party they had any thing
OF the Sort Being answered in the negative, well,
them said he, take that and discharged 1t at the
Bishops people. This Immediately followed by
flight of arrows from the other canoes. The result
that Mr.. Atkin, who was In charge OF the boat,
was wounded by an arrow in the back, and two
others OF the crew were also wounded, one OF
whom recovered and the other. with Mr. Akin,
ever, 10 return to my story. Mr. Akin took his
wounded men on board and had their wounds
dressed; aud thinking that perhaps tue Bishop
might be in danger they went again in their boat
On coming to the edge OF the reef they saw an APP
parently empty canoe drifting about. Imagine
their horror and grief when theJ came up to it and
found that 1t contained the dead body o. the BIS
hop-thosc wretcnes having stripped the body or
everything but his boots and wrapped 1t IN mat
u,,., N Il atant ~ and,
der, Tor the Bishop was the head and Mr.. Atkin Is,
you may say, the right arm of the mission"
CONSEQUENCES OF THE SLAUGHTER.
Widely known and respected by all denomina,
tons IN these colonies, 1t Will be readily Imagined
that the news OF Bishop Pattesons death has
created sensation OF horror not 80 mucn against
the perpetrators, or whom ne was the apoogisr as
against the government OF Queensland for first
legallzing the traffic In Polynesian labor and the
captains who have prostltuted the license thus
obtained into warrant for committing deeds
as dark as ever disgraced the Gam.
ban coast 1t will go hard with Captain
Coarb, who now awaits his trial on evidence as con-
elusive as ever SLAYER was convicted upon. Had
Howell and Sevlnger not euded the gibbet through
legal iechncalities they ana the young Australians
condemnation would have deferred Others from
acts for which others have paid the penalty with
their lives. Those VINO returned In the Southern
Cross from her fatal cruise fully impressed with
the conviction that the murders were committed In
revenge for acts done by several slave vessels they
saw cruising among the islands. The captain OF
one OF them having expressly declared his intention
to 'rry his luck" Santa Cruz, they believe that
his visit preceded theirs. Public meetings held here
recently show how strong feeling has been en-
gendered, and If the memorials despatched TO Lord
Kimberly do not awake him to the fact that
Englands nag Is now the only one protecting the
tra1ic In human flesh the fault VIII not rest with
the colonsts. The ladies' Of England once honored
their American sisters by appealing to them to AID
in aboiishing slavery IN the South. Perhaps, now
that our country IL free, Columbia may ask the
Duchess OF sutherland how long England Will
permit ships and her to attempt the revival
or a trade which every other Christian nation has
eradicated.
SAVAGE VENGEANCE on THE BISHOPS cody.
may mention that letter from the SAILING mas
ter OF the Southern Cross says that when they found
Bishop Patesons remains In the canoe they we're
wrapped in new mat and In MS breast was IN
serted a piece Of palm having five knots. This was
taken as an indication that the murder was an act
OF savage vengeance for the loss OF nve Oh the ioe
to whom the assassins belong.
Her Majesty's steamer Rosario left here on the
10th ult Tor the very scene OF the massacre, not
knowing that such a horror mad been perpetrated
but with a view TO suppress the kidnapping reported
to De taking place there.
WHOLESALE MURDERS AT FILL
While the public mind was still excited by the loss
OF the missionaries news came from Full that MI.
Warburton, merchant, OF Levuka; Messrs. Whitta-
ker, ROBSON Kington and Parker, planters, oil
Tavluna; Captain owen and sailor, OF the cutter
Mewa, had been murdered on board that vessel
on the night OF the 1st inst. they mad left
Oyalau on that day. with Forty Yoloman Islanders.
inst arrived by the Llsmore, craft well known as
q .lanor seekern There must nave been some
thing known about the way In which these men
were obtained, or. rather, detained from the TACT
tnat Mr. Levanter Bur Cnier secretary OF FIJI,
warned the European passengers against gong in
the vessel Tnis advice was neglected, and that
ntgnt the kanakas murdered them all. One k1itan