The Hawaiian gazette., 1872-04-10
Arrival of the Nebraska.


The Steamer Nebraska arrived at this port
yesterday morning, bringing a full freight and
l04 passengers. Among the passengers by the
Nebraska, Mrs. Hutchinson, wife of His Excel
leBcy the minister of Interior, returned home
after a visit of a few months to Australia w
II. Webb, Esq. the head of the Webb line OF
steamers, also arrived in the Nebraska en- route
to San Francisco.
We understand that Messrs. Webb and Vogel
before leaving Melbourne, made an arrangement
with the Government of the Colony Of Victoria
by which considerable subsidy was granted to
the line, by the united subsidies of New Zealand
and Victoria. The New South Wales Govern
ment are holding back for the present, but it is
hardly credible that that Colony will hold off long
after Victoria has pledged support to the line.
Among the news items found in the New
Zealand papers, we find an account of the loss of
the brig Maria, of the New Guinea Expedition,
and probable loss of fOrty-three persons. The
following account of the wreck is from the DAILY
Southern Cross of March goth:
FORTY THREE PERSONS MIssING.-It will be re-
membered that an expedition left Sydney a few
months back, for the purpose OF exploring the is
land of New Guinea, chiefly with the view of seek
ing gold there Tine sad fate of this party is dis
closed in the tclegrams published in Sydney papers
-Cardwell, March 4: The brig Maria bound for
New Guinea from Sydney, is a total wreck the
Bramble Reef, about so miles from here Twenty
eight of the passengers have arrived in two boats
Furty-seyen in another boat and RATS are miss.
ing. The steamship Tinonee' has been despatched
a cruise in search Of the missing men. The yes
sci was wrecked on Monday last. The persons saw
ed the chief officer the third officer. Mr.. Angus
Dr. TAFT, Mr.. Bright Mr. Good, and Gobble p,
storekecper Passengers-Messrs Powell, Maay
Hargraye, Kong Robinson, Dickman, Spefel, Cha
low, Crommelm, Musdatt, Croft, Leiin, Broadhurst,
Barclay, Gray, Hickman, King, Ramsay, Pegus,
Lane, Fox, and Hess (?l-Brisbane March 4: The
Colonial Secretary of Queensland received at Bris-
bane the following telegram from Cardwell this
morning Two boats, containing % tnen of the
crew of the brig Maria from Sydney, arrived at
noon. The mate states that the vessel LETT Sydney
for New Guinea, with 20 men, forming expedi
ton for settlement in that island, aud that il
wrecked on Brsmble Reef 1t struck The reef about
O'Clock on Monday morning, February 26 The
captain left the wreck about O'Clock the same
morning in the best boat, with a crew of six. Ten
men left piece of wreck and about thirty others
left on two RATS. The brig commenced to fill up
Immediately, and went down at o'clock the same
morning. The mate believes that part of the crew
the RATS have drifted To some of the islands in
the neighbnrhOOd, perhaps to the mainland.
The wind was blowing strong from s f. The I'll
Il
Provisions has been made for housing and feeding
the shipwrecked crew by the Police Magistrate Mr.
Sherdan). The mate, doctor, and two sea-men be-
longed to the ship; the remainder were passengers
One is Mr. Hargrave; another is described doc
tor and stOrekeeper. They assert that the captain
deserted lhem.-Brsbane March 5: telegram has
been received to-day by the Colonial Secretary of
Queensland from the Police Magistrate at Cardwell
II states that the Tinonee' came to anchor last
night and that the pilot reports having been to the
wreck on Bramble Reef Nota soul could be found
A steamer is searching the islands and the north
main shore, and this morning crew in a boat have
been coasiing inside the bay TO meet the steamer at
Tom o'Shauter Point. Two men, part of the cap
tsn's boats crew, arrived this morning on foot
They report that they landed at Tam oShanter
Point, where they were attacked BY the blacks
They the captain and another man murdered,
but they cannot say if the other three who
In the boat with them are alive or dead Two davis
search in the Tinonee' have been fruitless. The
masts OF the -iated brig were visible at Bramble
Bay, and the wreck was visited, but there was no
one there.
Report also comes of the murder of the mate
of the whale ship Adventurer, on Santo Island
one Of the New Hebrides, by the natives. The
vessel was anchored in Santo harbor and the
mate, Mr.. Turnbull, proceeded on shore in boat
for the purpose Of procuring yams from the |
natives. As the boat approached the shore the
natives. OF whom a large crowd we're on the beach
made friendly signs, upon which Mr.. Turnbu
landed, without any suspicion Of danger. While |
engaged in purchasing the yams. he was at
tackled from behind by a native and struck down
with a tomahawk. killing him instantly. The |
boats crew being too few in number to make an
attempt to recover the body, Immediately pulled |
of for the ship not however, before three OF the |
number were wounded with arrows by the natives /
The following report concerning the American
whaler Europa, Capt. Meen. is copied from the
DAILY Southern Cross of March 20th:
MURDER on BOARD AN AMERICAN WHALER-The
steamer Boomerang, which arrived from the Bay of
Islands on Tuesday, March %, the bearer of
some particulars of shocking crime that is report
ed to have been committed on board the whaling
bark Europa. Intelligence Of the murder was
brought to Russell by the Milton. Capt. Wilson
states that he boarded the Europa at sea and she
was then bound in for Russell with Portuguese
sailor who had stabbed another causing his death
Utmost Immediately 1t is stated that the murderer
who is quite youth, had quarreed with his victim
boatsteerer on board, some days before the crime
was committed He had apparently brooded over
he grievance, and upon alteration again arising
turing which the boatsteerer struck him with
the latter Immediately ran into the
orecastle, emerging with n knife, which he plunged
nto the abdomen of bis victim The knife passed
light through the body Of the deceased. who was
AIKEN altogether of his guard by the suddenness OF
he attack Every effort was put forth by those on
)oard to stop the now Of blood, but without avail,
nd the unfortunate man expired within hour of
he occurrence. The perpetrator Of the crime was
t once placed in irons. Both the murderer and his
-ctiID were Portuguese. The Europa is an Ameri-
an vessel, hailiug from Massachusetts, and is COM
handed BIZ Capt Melen. The prisoner will be sent
N to San Francisco to be tried for the crime.