Star. — 1821-07-28 (London, England)

CHILL  MASSACRE OF TUE MASTER AND FART OF TUE CREW OF THE SHIP OFFLEY, OF LONDON, AT THE{ ISLAND OF ST MARY'S, ON THE COAST OF CHILI. On Saturday, February 24., 1821, at ten A.M. saw several men, six or eight, on the Island of St. Mary's. Captain Hales supposing those men to have come over from the Main bit the purpose of trading, as they usually did, went on shore with a boat's crew, armed with cutlasses and pistols, for the purpose of procuring refreshme As for the use of the ship. On their landing, these men, supposed to he Spaniards, ran away behind the beach, and our boat's crew after them. Sunday, 25. Sun down, boat not returned ; all on board felt anxious for the safety the Captain and crew. At Ga. 30m. P.M. sent the. third mate on shore to launch the Captain's boat and bring her off-7th do. the third mate returned, informing us there were several men on the beach, and from their movements, supposed there were more behind the beach, and being dusk he judged it most proper not to attempt landing. The chief mate immediately armed the boat and sent her eIF, with orders to lay as near as possible abreast of the Captain's boat, but not on any account to land. At daylight perceived the boat was missing; the night being' dark. it was supposed they had carried her up behind the beach-5 A.M. boat retuined on board ; at 8 h. 30 m. armed two boats, the one headed by the chief mate, the other by the third mate. and went on shore. Oa coming near the beach they perceived a man naked, sitting on the beach ; on coming up to him, they discovered him to be Thomas Moore, armourer, covered with blood ; he was perfectly sensible, and informed them that on their finst landing the Spaniards appeared very friendly, giving them bread and meat; afterwards they persuaded them to deliver up their arms, bound them and two, and carried then about three miles into the Island ; after that they brought them back nearer to the beach, among,: some inn.lies, and as soon as it WAS dot k :hey snip:. them and put them ail to death, excepting him, whom they left for dead, having received 23 spear wounds in his body and two sabre cuts, one on each side of the neck. He was immediately brought on board, when I examined him, and fs.und that his lungs had been pierced upwards through the diaphragm, on each side; he told me he had counted twenty-five men just prior to :heir being murdered. Soon after the boats returned, a great number of men, supposed to be about fifty, were seer coming towards the beach ; soon afterwards a man presented himself, dressed in the Captain's clothes, and waved his hat fur a boat to come on shore; he Was accompanied by three or four, who appeared to be (Miters in peen uniform, with cocked hats and sabre,; the rest we could discover lying behind the bead'. The man on the beach appeared so much like Captain llales, that I questioned the armouter sshelher he was positive the Captain was killed ; he ai,sui..t.l me he was, and said the Captam or leader of tl.e Spaniaids very much resembled CalAain Hale, as to outward appearance; that he ;lad remarked it when on shore. We immediately weighed anchor, and stood bir Conception.—At five P.M. the armouter much worse; 9th do. departed this life. (Signed) EBORALL, Surg. of the Offley." The above is a verbatim copy of the Surgeon's statement of the circumstance. The following ate the names of the men killed: Wm. Jackson, second mate ; S. Wilcox, boat-steerer ; Thos. Moore, anima-is ;C. Slay, J. Wright, and W. Furnace, seamen