The New York herald., 1878-11-24

which we laid at our anchors close in shore all
day. waiting for the Blanche Bay party to
come down: but heard nothing from
them left at night, slept at Nodup, came
back again next day prday and stayed until satur-
day, when received a note from Mr. Powell, telling
me that they had returned to Matupit and were
awaiting there We started at once, and at night
reached the island. and were glad indeed % find them
all safe and well after an arduous but successful
peditlon They started from Matupit Henderson
island soon after midnight Wednesday night,
landed on the mainland, travelled by the moonlight,
and before dawn were well mp the FIRST range Here
they rested and waited for the dawn All tho natives
had very strict oroers about cannibsism, any mu-
tlating Of the dead and also against killing any
women children. There large towns here,
but every family lives in its own little enclosure
merely small huts, which can be put UP in day or
two. All that were were burnt and about
twenty of the inurdorers were killed. Among the
number uf killed were two or three women, who
were either killed by the natives shot because they
could not be distinguished such at the distance
This | sorry for, but IL could not
to tell you all The natives themselves,
however, have very little compassion women. and
that they cannibals than tine men. and
lating the dead atorward. This also fully believe,
from all have seen and heard The natives had felt
themselves safe in their inland position had made
preparations for attack and taken by surprise
and could make no united resistance. Some oi tho
stones from their slings with very great force
about the heads OF some OF our party, but no one
was hit and the return bullets soon convinced
them that they stood no chance against a musket
night another proof to the bushnen that they were
now dealing with different people TO their own
coast people, who would never dream OF sleeping
inland all night. Next morning qrday) they were
carly astir, and after burning some other baInlets
further inland and more 10 the eastward they re-
turned t the beach and burned the town OF Kerayia
as they were clearl! proved to be implicated la the
affair"
Tho next day the bones Of two OF the murdered
teachers were recovered, aud some of the party
thought that enough had been done; but the town
where the luen were actually killed had yet escaped
and it was thought we'll to let them go Free and
ID was decided TO visit IL. In the meantime two
towns sent IN peace Offering Of payment for their
participation in tho cannibalisin After reaching
Diwawon the next place to be attacked, Mr. Brown
message from kerayia asking him 10 20 up,
as they wished to make friends with him again.
Hc went, and after receiving presents and "a
damages payment he talked to them about tho tin-
provoked wrong they had committed. telling them
that hc was hghting, not for vengeance but for
self. f.preserN lie accepted their Offering gave
few little presents in return, and told them that
would make formal peace according to their
customs in u few days. This pleased them. and that
evening they actually joined our party when
Drsnt tho next town of Diwawon, where they had
eaten the native minister" AT Diwawon a woman
confessed that they had eaten the body Of Saiasa.