Daily Honolulu press. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1886, 1885-10-21
omroges in The South Seas.

The Brisbane correspondent of the
Sydney Morning Herald sends to that
journal an extraordinary statement made
by the crew of the Portuguese schooner
Don,y, commanded by Captain Soren-
sen, Of Sydney. Among other things
they say that during trading cruise
amonA the South Sea J'ards they
called at Bockstoo, Thousand Ship
Bay, and Isabel Island. We snchored
(they say abreast of the native fishing
pets,and Captain Sorensen and foe
mot hands went on shore fully armed.
Captain Sorensen even fired into the
bush, thereby stopping the natives
from taking their nets to get them re-
paired. Captain Sorensen seized the
canoes which we're at this place (fve),
and hoisted them on deck. He told
the natives that they had sold him six
boys, and SIX boys he must have, and
| if not, that he would come on shore
and fight and slaughter everything be-
fore him, asserting he did not care for
any man-of war, and that he did not
belong to the English flag. He sent
armed men--the ships crew--into the
villages, and thus forced two of the
kings to come on board, and they had
to stay on board till they had num-
Der Of recruits. The mission teacher
accompanied the chiefs, and translated
to them what Captain Sorensen had
said to the chiefs on his previous visit
day or two before They had not
sold any boys to him, because they
dnotunderstand word Of English. BY
these means Captain Sorensengot seven
"boys" instead of six from the chiefs,
who gave one more to get rid of him.
While going through Manning Straits
we saw some canoes fishing, in one Of
them being King John of Sagena. Sor-
ensen then altered his mind, and an
chored near Cape Comfort After a
great deal Of shouting and coaxing
the king came on board. After we had
finished dinner Sorenson invited the
King down into the cabin to get some
dinner, but before he got down Soren.
son seized him, and ordered Andrew
Apittz, ABB, to put the King in irons,
whilst he jumped on deck with load
ed Winchester rifle, to frigAten away
the natives who came with the King
Sorenson now told the King that the
latter had to pay him 1900 beche-de
mer and ten turtles, as payment for the
bows from Albert, whom the King hac
harbored last year. King John, who
was much frightened, being at thi:
time shackled to the wheel spindle
sent for the stuff telling Sorenson al
the same time that it did not belong tc
him, as he and his men were working
to pay for boat, which Capt. Broadly
of Sydney, had brought down for then
that voyage. Sorensen knew very vel
whose produce it was, but told him
he did not care for an English man-of.
war. When the 1000 beche-de-mel
and turtles came on board Sorenser
asked for another 1900 beche-de-mel
and ten turtles, and when these came
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the natives would not comply with hi.
demand he would take the King witt
him to the Kanaka Islands, and to en-
force his words he pulled the Kings big
canoe on deck. The natives then CAV,
him four more turtles, declaring thai
they had no more produce, but to make
up for it they gave him ''three" boy:
and one pig; SO by this time he had got
1000 beche-de-mer, prime quality, "a
turtles, three boys, and one pig b,
sheer piracy When he arrived al
Catarets, Sorensen forced four girls on
board against their wish. Next he
went round the island and overhauled
every hut, and took everything in the
shape Of weapon from the natives on
board the schooner. He appropriated
one Snider, two fowling-pieces, several
tomahawks, clubs, spears, arrows, and
never paid for them. He also took
weapons from the men from another
island, who came to see the white men,
these natives being harmless as can be.
Sorensen was always armed to the
teeth, and the natives were afraid to
make any resistance.