The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-23
REVOLT IN NEW CALEDONIA.
HoRnrBLx Massacre or oxE HUNDRED AND
TWENTY-FIVE EURoPRANs AND NATIVES.


HoarrBLx Massacre or oxr HusDRED AND
TWENTY-FIVE EUROPEANS AND NATIVES.
NouxRA, July Z, 1878.
On the 18th ult arrived at the Cheilisa that the
Atai tribe who never fairly acknowledged their ieslty
to the French government, had attacked party OF
gsndarmes occupying the Poste II Foa, ninety miles
from this Town. AT nrst the authorities did all they
could TO suppress the circulation Of news regard
ing the affair, they apprshendsd general revolt OF
all tue native tribes but soon became evident thai
something serious had happened Troops were bur
redy despatched to various points, the convict and
Comm unst acpots had their guards g.hensd and
civilians. becoming alarmed, valnly sought for the
reasons OF these movemsns until the arrival Of soms
refugees from the interior supplied details OF what
they had seen. So far AZ has been ascsrtained the
cause Of the rebellion was the conduct OF H. Le Conte.
cfcia asoiy stationed the of the massacre.
whose treatment OF the was SO Infamous that
the Governor sent him back to France. Ha
removal did not satisfy inc kanaka chiefs OF the
Ata aud Bouloupari tribes, but their ans decision to
exterminate the whites was caused by French SET
tier named Chene, VINO had previously taken woman
by orse from the Mdnaai tribe agaln repeating the
offence. The friends OF the second woman-d andsd
her release aud, being met by a refusal, murdered
Chene and all his family
sxIzIxG CHIKya
River, The gendarmes the persons OF chiefs
with the intention OF keeping them rs hostages for
inc surrender the suspected natives This occurred
on Juno r. two days alter the 1rst victims had fallen,
and was followed by further arrests next day. On
the gath indications of general revolt became per.
ceplble FIRST victims were those guarding the
captured chiefs They wore all killed aud horribly
mulilaeed, the chiefs released and the post burned
down. From this point the work OF destruction
spread over rad as OF fully hty miles, wtnn when
hes the land on the island. Homestead alter
homestead was attacked anu the inmutes cut TO pieces
dosolsted, as in every case they burned the buildings
and favaged tue crops, leaving everything IN runs
ENERGY Of THE GOVERNMENT.
On the first news OF the rising Governor DRY de-
spatchsd troops all quarters to surround the Atat
and Beuisupari tribes. ana sent on Captain Ssrvan to
head the Kanala tribe, 50 that JUNCTION might De
made, and mem the rebels, while fy my columns Of
mounted volunteers, heausd ny Messrs. Boutan and
M0riceau, wereto harass them No prisoners wanted;
extern nate with frc sword, order vi the
DAY. II IS 70 be regretted. tbut In avenglng the
Boul0upari massacre mission nativss lnclud-
ing Their chiefs, we're met With ~ the sugar at
Dombea, ana were shot. These poor crea, ures were
coming 70 mass in Nounes and Il IS Known
auIts .npocsa Tue hostile tribes arc now completely
surrounded and regret 70 hear that the troops not
aking steps destroy their native food so that those
who escape the sword will perish W hunger. Inc
magnificent cocoanut groves about Narai nave also
been completely dcnuded Of both fruit and flowers.
II will be two seasons before perfect nut can be
produced there. 10 mo this is even more barbarous
than tho acts which provokedit
THE LOSSES.
Tho only serious by the troops
red'on the morning OF The 5lh when the commandant
was shot in Two places and died next day. He had
elL the nrst receipt OF the outbreak
ana was restoration OF
communication with the capital when two voleys
were fred out OF canebrake. Al the first he MT
IA the log and exclaimed, "Bien touchs." He had
hardly these words bali passed through
his stomach, and, he tell, said member OF the
telegraph s,ad, sJe ss fms Colonel Gally Passebosc
was the youngest OF his nix IN the Frencn army and
general iuvorlts. Ho from the ranks Dy brill
liant record IN Algeria, Cochin China and IN The
with The British Aoyssinian expedition.
If fAAt THE
The following list OF the murdered settlers, 20 far
as ascertaned up TO July has been published In the
Official gazette, La NouretLe Cdedonie IN. Miet.
hotel keeper; N. Rousset, hotel Keeper: Camela,
native won an. hving with the preceding. and twa
chilureu; d uval colonist; Mime. Chssnon and child,
coiouists; Mime. LaDglois ana child, coonists; u.
Gascoiu colonis; N. Cropage cooaist; n. Simonssus
gsndarmo; NJ. Kcijonau, geudarme; N. Schmidt,
Gsnesrme; NJ. Bsrtslvn, gendarine; IA. SerodeI gen-
uarms: convict, the gendarmeS COOK: Al. Boizot,
coionist; Nine. Boizot and Two children; liberated
convcl, servant OF tho preceding; H. Normal, Mmo.
Moriaat aud two children; Fran Young, Chiuesei
German, liberated convict; N. Cnene and fanny: ~.
do Coutouy, coonIst John Ben derson colon s; Get
lAn police TranspOs tation Maxim police OF ths
Trans rtauon; Nine. Legas AMI two children, sur.
veilant's family; D. Csicn telegraph line surveyor:
Nine. Cleich; n. Riou, telegraph operator; Al. Joan
a'Heur, M. MostinL N. Mostiui's nve cnildren; NJ.
GuihsgssseIl, gsndarme: N. ROLAND, geadarmc; II.
Peyrard, Rendurme; Nine Fricotte and Jour children,
coionist's wife; H. Dueuldre, NJ Teller and hired
children; woman Of The Now Hebridss; ". Colicnc,
police OF the Transportation convct also twenty.
two other victims OF whom the names are not yet