The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1859-08-16 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

BORNEO.  Additional intelligence has been received of the fearful tragedy aided at Banjennaming, on the anttla coast of Borneo, in the shape of • brutal inasaacre of the Europeans. It appears that for some time past great direontent exiated among the natives at the election of the new maim, who was not the lineal descendant of their late ruler, but had been adopted by him as • eon • and a conspiracy was formed to depose him unknown to the Dutch Hesidi ut, Count Hentheins Feoklonburg Kited*. At the head of the conspiracy was • certain Aling, a native of Mulling, who aspired to the sovereignty of Itanjennassing, calling I • self in his proelausatiobs by the style and title of Radja Kuning. On the breaking out of the conspiracy, a general massacre of the Europeans was to take place. The tlag of the eon. spirators was unfurled on the Ist of May, and the Euro. peso workmen employed in the coal mines of "Julia Herr:dna," belonging to a joint-stock company, and situated near Kalangiva, were suddenly attacked, overpowered, and brutally murdered, with the exception of two or three women who managed to conceal themselves with their children. An attack was then made on the establishment at Pangerae, but the assailants bad to draw off with 0/1110 lose, having met with a very warm rexption. In other parts of the island the massacre of Europeans was general and Silfial•1410011.1. Aulongstthe unfortunate viet,ina of this brutal and wholoale murder, whieli, if not so numerous, was as deeply laid as the revolting miaow:re of Cawnpore or Imcknow, are five Genuan sunsuunaries, Messrs. Hammer, Batt, Wiegand, Kind, and Hefuseister, with their wives and children. The total member of Europeans murdered and missing is between 70 and 00. Most providentally, Colonel Andresen had arrived a few 44. peeeioualy (April 28) with a detachment of 150 men of the 9th battalion, to relieve Count Benthenn of the civil government as resident, and to take the military amnia:id of the station. Thin probably preserved Titus, th• ehief town of Banjennassing, from a simdar hOrribla fate; but • party of 50 men, sent for the protection of Palawan, were intercepted by a strong band of rebels, and obliged to return. Orders were immediately after diseatebed by the resident to send over the other five entropies el the oth battalion, some artillery, and hall • ••••Plau of Sappers, by the Dutch war steainen Kentsada and Azdlsao,to Benjennamaing, as a reinforcement  and protection. Later accounts have been received from l'angeran, stating that the little hand of Europeans, shut up there were defending themselves most heroically, and had successfully withstood and driven back the assailants ten different times. Great complaints had been made against the Government, or at least against the resident, for not affording the workmen of the coal mining company the protection they were pnouised by their cin.rter ; and the governor general hail ordered an oflicial investigation to be made, with a View of escertai ll il ig whether these charges lout any foundation. The following also were among the victims of this cold blooded outrage :—Mr. Wij &len and family (except the three youngest children), Mr. end Mrs. Motley and child (English), Dr. hlinzrngvr. Meters. Van liercken, Eisenger, Brood, and other European reLidents.