Connecticut western news., 1874-01-16
Cannibalism in Feeiee.

| Australian papers state that their latest news from Feejee was to the effect that the rebellious tribes of mountaineers in Feeiee had not yet been suppressed by King Cakobu's troops. On the Ba coast there have been some sharp fights. In enc of these, which occurred on the 18th of July, near Ma Cuta, mountain town; two white planters, Philip Jack, of the Ba river, and Gresham, of Raki Raki, were killed by the rebels, and four other settlers were wounded. The Feejee Times, in an account of this fight, says there were several natives killed and wounded on the Government side, and great number also on the Kal Colos (the 1nountaineers). The forces had to make their attack up steep hill. Awaiting them, the Kal Colos lay safely. ensconced until the troops ap- preached, when front and flank fire was opened on them by the mountain eers and then the opposing forces met in hand-to-hand encounter, in which bayonets, axes and clubs did deadly work. The struggle was too hot to last long, however, and the Kal Colos threw away their weapons and everything they had and ran for their lives. Two or three whites, with number of natives, followed them up toward Ma Cnla, shot several in the chase, and three in the town, which the Kal Colos set fire to be- fore the Government party reached it.
 Three natives of the Government force had been shot day or two be- fore, and taken to the town to be cooked and eaten. Their heads were found stuck upon sticks, and their bones placed on the side of the path, in sight of every passer-by. There were hun- dreds of bones in the town which had been cooked long before. The notori- ous Rokoqera and his uncle, who, it is said, murdered Macintosh and Spiers, have at last been killed and eaten. One of the Ma Lotu tribe (friendlies) came across one of these two, wounded in the leg, and took sweet revenge for the Ma Lotu man who had been driven out of his home some years past by this man and his tribe. Ma Lotu spat on his hand and said You burnt my town, did you ?' and then made blow at his head with battle-axe, and pur- posely missed his mark. He again spat on his hands, 's You killed my people, did you p'
 He kept on tantalizing his victim for some time until he saw more men com ing up, when, for fear of having the pleasure taken out of his hands, he chopped eff the poor wretch's head, then his arms and legs, and cut his body into convenient pieces for carry ing away. He took the head to the creek, washed it, and brought it to the camp that the rest of them might be satisfied as to it's identity. Rokoqera was also cut up into pieces and brought in. One of the missionaries would have them buried, but at night the pieces were dug up and taken, with several ether bodies, to 8 respectable distance from the whites and cooked, the bukola lali (cannibal drum) beingi beaten all the time, inviting those who might feel inclined to come to the feast. It is very evident that the Kal Colos have got such 8 lesson that they never dreamt of. They are already com- mencing to quarrel among themselves ; those who had nothing to do with the murders of the Burns family are &C., cusing those who did the deed of bring ing all this trouble upon them by mur- dering the white men.