MURDER OF THE MASTER OF THE MARIA DOUGLASS.
The report of another outrage in connection with the labour: traffic of Fiji, has been brought to us by the Marian Kenny, whicli has just returned from a.labour cruise. It.is an account of the' murder of My. James "Welch,'master of the Maria Douglass, by the natives of the island of Uruparapara, one of the Banks' group. It occurred on or about the 9th July, when Mr. Welch was struck with eleven arrows,"principally about the 'legs, b'ufc one wound in the back. The wounds progressed forourably, but fearing'lest he should lose the use of one of his limbs, he proceeded in the vessel to Sandwich, where the brigjGarl wai) i found, and her doctor (Dr. Murray), attended the wounded man. ,The Daphne was also here, and Mr. Welch feeling' unable to proceed in the'vessel, secured the services.of the mate of the Daphne to take charge of the Maria Douglass. The. wound in his back now? gotworse* and.ultimately mortification set in, and the poor man died on or,about the 26th July. I
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Auckland Star, Volume II, Issue 521, 11 September 1871, Page 2
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