Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-12-20
CANNIBALISM IN FIGT,
A Tsrrlbls Story In Connection With the Ee7o'
lntoa Of the Moanta.ss.

Australian papers state that their
latest news from tNe FIJI was to toe
elf 1t that the rebelA.ds tribes OF moun-
tatneers in Fgi had not yet been sup
pressed by King CAkobau's troops o.
the Ba coast there have been some sharp
hShts. In one of these, which ooeur.e4
on the 18Th OF July, rear NJ Cult,
mountain tow D, two white platter, SIR.
Paiip jack, Of the B river, and Mr..
Gresham, OF Rau Raki, were killed by
the rebels, ard four other settlers were
wounded. The Figi Tlnles, 10 an account
Of the fight, says;
Grher. were several natives killed ard
wcunltd on the goyerrmrpt SIDE, an
great number also 90 Kai C1los Que
m,nntamyers). ln' force htI To n'Sa
ih8r attack up & 'r-p NIL A"a't.ls
TEEN, the Kai Colos .ay safely euseonced
NM, the troops approached, when
fro,,t ana e snk tre was opened on them
bv tne mouu aineers, aud then The
opposing forces met In hand.lo-
hand eneouHter, in whic,. oayonets, axes,
aud clubs did dead y work. Iue s',us
gle was too hot to last Ions, howe 'e', anu
the Kai Colns threw away iheir wtaPe Us
Z nnd eXerytninS taey had aud rat for helF
4 lives. Two or III ee white, VITA mum
| her of natives, followed Them Up TO oNards
! Ma Cula, shot several IN their chase, AID
three 10 the town, whicn The kat Colos
set fire to before the government parry
reached It. Three natives Of tine govern
ment force had been saot day or two
before and taken to th S town TO oe cooked
aud eaten. Their heads were fund
uck upou sticks, and their bones placed
on tie side Of he path, 10 sigh OF ev'ry
Thnra tesnrt hffrurt. a a Df homes
in the town which had beeu cooked l-ne
before.
The notorious Rokocera and his uncle,
Who. il is said, murdered Mleluloih aud
Splels, have at last been kilei and eaten
Onoofthe Ma Lou tribe (.iiendlcss) eamt
across Que of these Two wvd led ~ G
leg, and took sweet revel g for the NJ
L5tu man who had been driven out Of
his home some years past BY this mat
aud his tribe. Ma Lotu spat IN Lis haud'
and said, You burnt my town, cid You
and tben made q blow a. his head VITA d
! battle-axe. and purposely missed h
marx. lie again spat on his hands
You killed my people, did you III
kept on tanialiEirg his victim for SOM
time until be saw more mel coming up
, nken for fear Of having the pleasnr
! taken of his hauds, he chopped ou 10
: ,oor wfutch's head, then MS arms mn
: legs, and cut bis body iuto eJnvtnien
pieces for carrying away. H took b.
, head to the creek, wasl tit, aud htongh
il to the camp, that the rtst srouid b
satisfied as to the identity. RoSocer
!, was also cut up into pieces aud brough
= Ia. One Of the missionaries would AAv
y them buried, but at night the pieces wer
. dug up again and taken, with seyer'
= otuer bodies, 10 a respectable distauc
= from the whites aud cooked, the buko.
n lah (cauuibal drum) being beaten al II
= time. iuviting those who might feel Il
!. clined to come tu the feast. II IS vel
:. evident that the Kai Colos have got sue
y, lesson that they never dreamt Of The
. have already commenced 10 qnarr
/, atlong themselvts. Those who had not
ing 10 do with the murders Of The Bun
A family are accusing those who d.1 I.
h deed Of bringing all TINS trouole NJ
!, them by numbering lhe white men."