REVOLT AND MASSACRE AT NEW CALEDONIA.

Samoa Times and South Sea Gazette, Issue 47, 24 August 1878, Page 2

REVOLT AND MASSACRE AT NEW CALEDONIA.

(From the S. M. Herald's Special Correspondent.) ' Noumea, June 29. By tho Lochlee, sailing vessel, which left here this morning at 9 o'olock for Sydney, I wrote details of a terrible revolt of natives in the districts of Ourail and Boularpari, distant 00 and 90 miles from here. On the 25th the first intimation of the outburst reached Noumea. It was reported that a " posse " of five gens d'armes on the River Foe, near Ourail, had been attacked, and all the five men murdered, Soon a general murderous assault upon the " colons," farmers, and every white resideut in the neighbourhood of Ourail was telegraphed. The Soudre was at once despatched with troops to the scene of condict, the first movement which seemed to convince the inhabitants of Noumea that the report was correct, so astounded was everyone at an event so utterly unanticipated.

On Wednesday, news arrived that the environs of Ourial were in flames, and twenty-one whites known to be massacred the revolt spreading towards Boularpari, thirty miles nearer Noumea. Thursday morning, intelligence arrived of the massacre of the " colons " and other residents in Boularpari and the surrounding districts. Fugitives began to arrive in town, and the excitement was intense, verging during the day upon a panic. Mounted civilians, to the number of twenty, armed by the Government, had started to the scene of carnage at midnight, but the demons had done their work. They arrived to find the place in ashes, corpses lying in every direction, cut and hacked as savages delight to do. Family after family were found murdered in heap*, no mercy having beea shown to men, women, or children. Treacherous surprise was the lot of all; perhaps none amongst the victims had a moment's idea of the fate which awaited them, accustomed at they had bean for many yean to daily friendly intorooorse with the native*. The Oaaala natives ham* token up arms against the revolted triW, u«a.Ul by the great chiefs Uelimah lad Kaka, tho former of whom baabteh slightly wounded—a sure cemont to their alliance with us

The main instigator of this proceeding was a functionary named Lecarte, who was ignomiuiously dismissed from his office on the arrival of the new Governor, Monsieur 01 ry, and is to proceed by the frigate Togo to France to account for the raauy evils he has done here. Ho ha 3 now, in the opinion of niHuy, the blood of many innocent victims upon his head. Other causes ure advanced as bringing about this terrible calamity, in e.special the forced and ill-paid service of a certain number of natives exacted by the Government from the chiefs, and the inroads of the settlers' cattle upon the native plantations.

A very panio was seizing the peoplo: families preparing to embark on board ship, mothers showing terror for their children, the latter crying in fear, and trembling until reassured by the efforts of one or two well-informed people who exerted themselves to calm the agitated ones. News arrived during the day of the capture and exeoution of eleven natives on the Lombea River. June 90. Military, gendarmes, and* large number oi armed civilians are in pursuit, and 150 Caua.u natives are aiding to surround them. i'he band of twenty horseman who leit at midnight on Wednesday, returned late last nigut, bringing heart-rending descriptions oi tne sights they have witnessed, i'ne latest news from Boularpari states that yesterday the natives made an attack, upon a band of convicts, seeing tUcin protected by four sailors only, i'hey did not reckon upon those who were on watch in the camp, The oonvicts were all brought in but one who had taken too much wine by some means he was killed, and a surveillant wounded whilst trying to get the man on. The sailors attacked and killed eight of the natives before they knew where they were.

JulyS. The military, armed sa'iors, and friendly natives surrounding the insurgents who axe known to be frequentiug the sefcanure lor the purpose of procuring, huh weir only iukius of present subsistence. iutornialiou received 01 the utter destruction 01 the large village of Narai by our men, ana the cutting olf of all cocoanuts, bunches and liowera. Eug«ne, a friendly omei 01 raita district, captured six ot me revolted miwits, and delivered Uic.u ij unc lnuiuuy, by whom they were esecuteu. A uuiuwr of Arabs, prisoners tor the insurrection in Algeria are in pursuit ut tne natives. Several other lis* natives will also be einiolcu in the pursuit.

telegraphic communication, is interrupted with some of the country districis. At the commencement of the native rising inu tulegraphic jwts were cut to tlie ground but the wiies wore left intact. nis extremely fortunnu: that, tne irigate l'ago had not departed fir trance tauLiug with her the usual complement ol return soldiers. We have ner large crew of uOO men, and the company oi iniantry she brought from i)'rauoe, in audition to the usual forces of the ooiouy.

A special commission has been formal to cohect subscriptions in aid of the sufferers by the revolt. The Government are devoting to this purpose the amount of b'ooo fraiios which they annually give to the fetes, and races upon the anniversary of the colony, the 24th of September. There will be little spirit for the usual rejoicings this year, and the money will be much better employed in the manner indicated. The list of victims whose bodies hove been found numbers at present eighty-five. No extension of the revolt. Thekanakas are being gradually hemmed in on all sides. A large military camp is. to be at once formed at Boularpari, as a centre from whioh operations may be carried on in all directions. Noumea isperfectly calm. There is no cause for apprehension respecting the town of Noumea. The insurrection did not come tiiis side of i3oulaxpari and its neighbourhood, distant fifty to sixty miles from Noumea. Further, the revolt is ooufinod to the tribes at Narai and Boularpari, with the intermediate places and is now oiroumsoribed within a radius of about twenty-five miles. The whole place is thrilled with horror on the receipt of the news just arrived that Gally-Passebosc, Commandant Jfilitaire of New Caledonia, who went with the first detachment of troops to the soene of action, had been wounded at 11 a.m. yesterday, and died at 3 o'olook this morning. He was marching with his men, restoring the telegraphic communication with Noumea, when suddenly ihota were fired from the bush, and he fell wounded in the thigh and the pit of the stomach. Colonel GaUy-Patseboao was the youngest colonel in the French service, having worked his way from the rank :f a common soldior. 7th, 9 a.m. _ The latest news is that yesterday eighty-four houses of the natives were burnt near Boularpari. Borne oaptiveu taken and executed. All remains perfectly quiet throughout the other parts of the oolouy, and everything is progressing to thu oompleto satisfaction of the authoritiiM.

The following is a list, of victim» of tha native revolt in New Caledonia, copied from a Noumeao newspaper, (La Nouvelio Caledonia) 4tb July, 1878: M. Millet, hotel-keeper; M. Roowat, ho'tilkeeper ; Camelia, miiive woman, living with t lie preceding, and two children , Duval, wlonint; Milm*. Chrtnoa and ohild, colonists, Mdmo Langloii and

child, colonists; M. Gaseoiu, colouist; M. Corpage, colonist; M. Bimoneau, gendarme, M KatjabNrj. gendarme; M. Schmidt, gondaras>; M. Bei telon, gendarme; M. Serodch*,gendarme : acuuvict the geudarme'scook; M. Bokot, colonist, Mdme. Boizet and two children; a liberated convict, servant of the preceding : M. Moriuat, Mdme. and two children ; Frara Young, Chinese-; Germain, liberated convict; twelvj others whose namesJ are not yet known. At,Boularpari, M de Coutouly, colonist; John. Henderson, colonist; Getland,-polio©/of the Transportation; Makin.Mtolwe-.-of the Trans-! portation; Mdme. Legos "and two children, survellant's faiuily;M, Cleich, telegragh line surveyor; Mime. Cloioh; M lliou, telegraph'■ operator; M. Jean D'heur; M. Mostini.'and five children; M. Guthegessell, M. Holland, gendarme; M. Peyrurd, gendarme; Udm Fricotte and four children, colonist's wife; M. Dneulere; M, Tellier and, three children; a woman of the New Hebrides; M. Collene, police of the Transportation ; and eleven other victims whose names are not yet known. . ?jj ■ ■