The sun., 1873-12-27
IrnnilrnIi-nl in Ileeire.


Au-iul.au papers state that thor latest
how, from tecieu was to the effect tnat the fc.
L.. lllu~ trll cs II mouutatnceTs m feeltt hau.
10, vet neeu suppressed hy King 'Akou".d'a
truolIs. On tuo ia coast there have been some
sll ru q hits In one 90 these, WhIch occurred
an tGe lqfn of july. near Nt Cuta. u mountain
town. two white pl tuteGs, llllip Jack, Of the
Pt river, and Gresham, ~ hAH Hhk, were
Killed hy the rebels. and tour other settlers we're
wuunded. The Feejee itW's, IN an account 4
this neut SAWS there we're several natiNr' kil"i
and wounded on tue GoNtrnn.ent SIDE ana a
great uumhcr M.l Of the kM ColUs the noun
taineers The forces had TO make tier attack
up a steep hill. Awaiting them, the kal Colos
lay safely eusconced until the troops approached
when front and Hank nre was opened on them
10y the mountdIneers; and then the opposing
forces met in a hand-to-hand encounter, in
which bayonets, axes, and clubs did deadly
work. The struggle was too hot to last long,
however and the hal Colo, threw away their
weapons and everything they hal and ran for
their lives. Two or three whites. with number
of natives, followed them up toward Ma Cula'
shot several N their chase and three IN the
Government party reached H.
Three natives Of the Government force had
beeu shot a day or two before and taken to TINS
town 10 be cooked and eaten. Their heads were
found stuck upon sticks. and their bones placed
on the side Of tue path In sight of every passer-
bv. There were hundreds Of bones In the town
which had been cooked long before. The noto-
rious kokoqera and his uncle VINO II Is SAID,
murdered Macintosh and Spicrs, have al last
been killed ana eaten. one Of the Ma l.otu
tribe 0riendlies) came across one Of these Two,
wounded In the leg, and took sweet revenge Tor
the Ma Lotu man who had been driven out OF
his home some years past ~ This man and his
trIhe. Ma LOtI spat ON his nand and said :
"You burnt my town, did your and then made
blow at his head with baitleaxe, and pur-
posely missed hls marx. lie again spat on his
hands, " You killed my people, did yout"
lie kept on tantHiilIng his victim for some
time untii he saw more uen coming up, when,
for lear of having the pleasure taken out Of his
hands he chopped uu the poor wretch's head,
then ms arms and legs, and cut his body ini %
| convenient pieces Tor carrying away. lie took
the head to the creek, washed II, ana brought IL
! 10 the camp tuat the rost of them might be sat
| lsned as to its Identity. Rokuqcra Wa also cut
up into pieces and brought ia. one OF lhe ms
| HDnurios would nave them buried, but at night
the piece, were dug up ami taken, with several
other budes, to r.. ptctahle distance from the
whites ana cooked, the bukua lali (cuunlbal
dr4ml being beaten all lho time, inviting those
vino might feel iuCfntd 10 como tu the feast. ~
| Is very evident that tgc hal Cuius nave got sIch
| "a lesson thlt they never drc.mt OF. lhcy arc
| already commencing to quarrel among them
| selves; those who rad nothing To d" WIN the
murders Ot tie Burns family pre accusing thuat
VINO aid the deed of bringing ail tbs tfoublt
upon lhem by numbering the white men.