The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-01-05
Cannlbaltsm In feeIee.

Australian papers state that theil
latest news from Feejee was to the
effect that the rebellious Tribes Of
iiloHntaihserS In, Feeiee had not yet
been suppressed BY King Cakobu's
troops. On the Ba coast there have
been some sharp fights. In one OF these,
which occurred on the 10th OF July,
reat M. otta, q mountain town, two
white planters, Philip Jack, Of tho Ba
river, and Gresham, Of Raki Raki, were
killed by the rebels, and four other
settlers were wounded. Tho Feeiee
Times, in an acconnt Of this 6ght, says
there ,werc severdt natives killed and
Rudndef on tho Government side and
a great numtet also on tho Kal 0olos
(t6e mountaineers). 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.
GERS and then the opposing forces met
in d hand:to.hand encounter, In which
bayonets, n1es and clubs did deadly
wofk. Tie struggle was too hot to last
long, however, and tho Kal Colos threw
away theirweapoHs and everything they
had and ran for their lives. Two or
three whites, with number Of natives,
followed them up toward Ma Cula, shot
several IL the chase, and three in the
town, which the kai Ct1os set fire to be.
fore the Government party reached 1T.
Three natives Of the Government
force had been shot o day or two be.
fore, and taken to the townt to be cooked
and eaten. Their heads were found
stuck ttpon sticks, and their bones
placed on tic side Of the path, In sight
Of every passef.by. There were hun.
dreds Of bones in the town which had
been cooked long before. The nUtori'
ous RokoQera aud his uncle, who, it Is
said, murdered Macintosh and Spiers,
lave at last been killed and eaten. One
of the M Lotu tribe (friendlies) came
across ono OF these two, wounded In
tho 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. M Lotu spat OH
his hand and said "You burnt my
town, did you? 2" and then made blow
at his head with battle.axe, and pur.
posely missed his mark. He again spat
on his hands, "You killed my people,
did you ?"
He kept on tantalizing his victim foi
some time until lie saw more men COM
ing up, when, for fear OF having the
pleasure taken out Of his hands, he
chopped OF the poor wrotch's head,
then his arms and legs, aud cut his
body into convenient pieces for carry.
ing away. He took the head to the
creek, washed IL, aud brought 1t to the
camp that the rest Of them might be
satisfied as to Its identity. Rokoqer
was also cut up into pieces and brought
in. Ono OF the missionaries would have
them buried, but Mt night the pieces
were dug up and taken, with several
other bodies, to a respectable distance
from the whites and cooked. the bukola
lali (cannibal drum beingl beaten all
the time, inviting those who might feel
inclined to come to the feast. 1t Is
very evident that the Kal Colos have
got such lesson that they never
dreamt OF. They arc already com
mcncing to quarrel among themselves
those who had nothing to do with thu
murders Of the Burns family arc ac
cusing those who did the decd OF bring
ing all this trouble upon them by muir
deripg tho white men.