The Hawaiian gazette., 1880-12-22

age heard some wells. He immediately ran back.
and nt this time there were fully 10 natives round
the boat, and numbers more were hurrying through
the bush tos7aris the boat. Returning again to
his captain, be called out 70 him, The boats
attackedF' and the captain, In returning to Join
him TO see the truth, was seen by the natives SIX
out, Ny God, Savage, it Is the case r and imme
diately darted into the bueh- Savage saw no
more of him, but it was subsequently learned that
he eluded. capture for time BY climbing up
tree During the night the murderers sought him
IN vain but the following morning they put
Oh IN their canoes, and seeing him IN the tree,
they landed, and, with the rifles they had taken
from the boat they shot him twice through the
body, upon which he dropped out Of the tree to
the ground, after which series of horrors ensued.
When the body was found it was naked and head
less, and it was also Invested of the right arm,
and large pieces of flesh were stripped and cut
from of the back. The two men, Carrie and
O'keill who were bathing, were at once dubbed,
and Peterson also shared the same fate but Ven
ton, who had time TO seize q boat-etretcher,
fought hard for his life, as one of the natives
afterwards admitted; but for this there is reason
to believe that the poor fellow was tied to stakes,
tortured, and then Killed Ia revenge for the blows
he had dealt to his assaiaiits. Savage, the only
survivor, took 10 the bush, and his pursuers hav-
ing lost him he swan out to sea, and it being now
about dusk, and the night being cloudy, he hoped
to be able TO reach another island unnoticed but
there being strong tide running, he was swept
back opposite the fires where the cannibals were
yelling and dancing, and Just at this time the
clouds parted, and the moon shone out. revealing
poor Savage to his enemies. Two or three canoes,
each being manned by three men, put of TO cap
ture him, and were once within sc yards of him,
when, fortunately, the moon became overcast, and
when 1t again cleared off Savage saw his pursuers
making back to their companions, evidently think
ing that he had been drowned His next danger
was from the sharks, which swan round these
reefs; at one time there being no less than three
sweeping round him, but he splashed as much as
he could, and 50 kept them off, and succeeded in
landing on small uninhabited island, which was
taDooed to the king of the tribe adjoining the
murderers, and here Savage rested in safety dur
ing heavy storm. Despairing of rescue if he re-
manned here, Savage set about making a raft,
which he soon completed, put of and padded it
with the intention of reaching tho mainland, but
came down upon him, and, being seized by some
of the natives he was taken to their chief who at
once clothed him, gave him hut to live In,
tabooed him, and after long palaver as to what
he should do, the chief made up his mind 20 save
him, which he did, and on the Sandfy passing the
island In search, the man on the lookout saw
Savage signalling, bore up for him, and took him
of.
The SaHdfy afterwards sailed into Rita Bay,
right opposite to whore the fearful murders were
committed, and a boats crew consisting of eight
men was sent ashore in command of Mr.. Bradford,
and they burnt several canoes but no natives were
seen until the boat pushed off TO return to the
ship, when large number of them came out of
the scrub and opened fire on the boat, one shot
taking effect through the heart of sailor named
/ Robert Buckle, and another sailor named Joseph
| WhItlock being wounded In the left fore arm.
This occurred on the Sunday, and the following
day the anchor was weighed and the SaRdfy
reached Sydney yesterday after a Is days passage