National Republican., 1873-06-03
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III. Majesty KIus Cakaban and Ills sab
Ject As-us-iusJThs " Captain Jaeks' OF
tho Astipede. Dead Bodies mu-
tiiated,
The Australian mail brings intelligence con-
Hrmatory Of previously received brief reports.
Of the massacre In Fill Of q family Of white
settlers, named Burns, and some imported
Polynesian laborers, by mountain tribe OF
King Kakaban's fellow-countrymen and sub
jects. There seems TO have been no survivor
who could givo any Intelligent account Of the
affair. The following particulars were syp-
piled to the FIJI Times by Mr.. Olniei
MURDER MOST rouI.--srxrEES BODIES MU-
About 7,3o o'clock on Tuesday. morning
some OF the imported labor from Mr.. Burns
plantation arrived at Rarawal, stating that
The mountaineers had killed Mr.. Burns and
his wife. Mr.. Macintosh immediately dis
patched Mossrs. Surfing and McGrath, with
about forty imported laborers, to render as
slrtance. In about half an hour they got In
sight Of the wretchcs, and saw them coming
out Of the house as thick as bees. When
they saw the Two white men coming they
quietly walked away. Stirling and McGrath
followed them up the plantation until they
crossed the river, where they managed 10
fetch one down at a long distance. In look
ing about the plantation they found the
bodies OF Mr.. and Mrs. Burns some distance
from the house, both quite naked and mutt
lated. In short time after nearly all the
settlers on the river were on the place.
At the examination OF the bodies saw
that Mr.. Burns had been dubbed and toma-
hawked. lie only managed 20 shoot two Of
them before they managed TO giyo him his
death blow. Mrs. Burns, poor lady, must
have suffered agony, by tho look OF her. Sho
must have received two cuts with an axe or
tomahawk on tho top OF her left shoulder on
the first attack. Her left hand was raised to
the wounds, and still remains IN the same po-
sltlon now In her grayo, She had a cut un-
der her left Jaw, part Of her teeth down her
threat; two holes, one on each side, evidently
made with a spear, which had passed through
her body before she foll i believe her death
was caused by club. Tho mountalneers,
no doubt, were taking her away with the In
tention Of eating her, but were too closely
pursued and compelled TO leave her;
The little boy was found outside the house,
with a deep cut on tho right side OF his head,
and three deep cuts In his right groin, and
his little head dubbed 10 pulp.
The little girl, an infant, was shocking
sight. II would appear they had taken her
By the legs and dashed her brains out against
the post OF the bed room door and then
dropped the child among Its scattered brains.
under the yerandah side BY side.
As far Us can ascertain ut present there
are ten Erromanga men, fiye Tanna men and
QUO Solomon woman killed. Two Tanna
men, found with their legs cut OF and carried
away by the mountaineers, also several other
4 bodies, no doubt for q cannibal feast, A
\ number OF clubs, spears, &C., were picked ny
4 In and about the house, which by their ap-
pearance have done great deal OF work In
| murder and destruction OF property.
After ransacking everything they com
meneed to destroy all they possibly could
| Some money, a check and other valuable
papers, letters, clock, jewelry, and a gold
watch we're found all over the iioori papert
&c., recovered Ia good preservation. EVERY
thing In the bedroom, with the exception O
one large mirror and medicine chest, (un
broken, were taken away. They were ycr,
successful In taking away number OF guns
think not less than twenty, bnt they dis
not get much ammunition.
BULLETIN OF TRIUMPH AND pERIAscE,
Next morning the mountaineers wen
plainly 10 be seen with large amount o
their plunder spread out upon the rocks q
dry. The mountalneera sent Us word tina
they did not intend stopping az this, as the,
have had complete success, murdered
twenty In all, carried q great deal OF propert
away and destroyed very much more.
We are Informed that Tayua, Mr.. Berry
plantation, Is to be the next place visited b
the natives, - sas.-r..