Glasgow Courier. — 1848-05-16 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

WHALER.  Intelligence of a massacre, perpetrated by the natives of the New Caledonia Islands, was communicated on Wednesday at Lloyd's. The unfortunate circumstances are briefly these:—" The Vanguard, William Cunningham, master, sailed from Sydney in the early part of October, on an expedition to the New Caledonia Islands, reaching the western portion in the comes of a fortnight. The natives exhibited a friendly feeling towards them, assisting the crew daily in obtaining a cargo of sandal wood. They obtained about twenty tons of it, when one of the chiefs presented himself on board, and urged Mr. Cnnningbam to take two boats up one of the bays, where a considerable quantity of wood had been collected for him by his people. This was on the 19th of November. In consequence. of the lateness of the hear, Mr. Cunningham declined then to go, but would start in the morning, requesting the chief to remain on board for the nigbt, which was accepted. At daybreak the following morning, the boats started in charge of Mr. Cunningham and ten seamen, the chief-officer, Mr. Bunting, two seamen, the steward and the cook, being left in charge of the Vanguard. Scarcely had the captain's boat got out of sight, when a canoe, filled with natives, approached the ship; three of them were allowed to go on board, but upon one of them attempting to murder the mate with a tomahawk they were turned out; the rest attempted to board the vessel, and were beaten off, and in the course of several successive attempts, it was necessary to fire a musket. The canoe then retired. They remained in anxious suspense until two o'clock on the following day, when from 40 to SO canoes laden with natives, containing upwards of 30 men In each, were seen on the opposite side of the bay bearing down on the vessel. It being impossible to resist so tremendous a force, the mate, with much judgment, slipped her anchor, and, making all sail, ran the ship hetet4 the wind. In passing through the bay where the captain and crew had landed, nothing could be seen of them or the boats. A large volume of smoke was observed on the shore, apparently as if the natives had been burning some bodies. The wanes attempted to give chase, but a strong wind fouftwatrelddled the Vanguard's crew in getting clear out to mak' Ins fertiddlls hauled upon a wind till day-break the folitm/kilierning,whisa they. made for the bay, and continued for three days, nthe hope of obtaining some information the asdortanate muter and his men. The moment the vessel arrived at Sydney, and the particulars of the outrage were oommantealod to his Excellency the Governor, despatehes were sent to the naval °Mom at Neel Zealand to proceed in a vessel and seek redeem of the natives-some of the survivors of the crew of the Vanguard to accompany him. It is feared two vessels' crews hare mei whh a similar fate, and the vowels been captured, &ninths gereedlagthree months, no tidings having been heard of them shtee. little  Cully, the Chartist.—Ctay„ white delegate to the Chnrtist goes out washing, is a native living, who is married to Chatham Dock-yard. jet black; he was a' meat in Chatham, the induence of' the neighbour Oprentiee to a Messrs. -”s".  biack and  verty. had Lad  depart(through of   the .se wrekthed hes.. Convention, and whose fe. of Chatham; be has a sit so a mechanic, now employed Cuffy's father was an Affican, . labourer in the storekeeper' .-yard, which situation he obtaUed Captain Proby, married & white woman -hood, and Cuffy. twin sae was Sated as ,o a tailor, and wedbmit at the hoes ... Matthews Acworth, of Ohlithent; tot leaving ...at establishment he departed from the tewn,sed had not been heard of until he came out in character of a Chartist delegate and a colliague of Peargus O'Coneon--X0684 Gazette.