CRUISE OF THE MARY ANDERSON.

Samoa Times and South Sea Gazette, Volume 2, Issue 69, 25 January 1879, Page 2

CRUISE OF THE MARY ANDERSON.

Captain Nhultz, of the schooner Mary Anderson has kindly favoured us with the following report of his cruise : I I-eft Samoa on the 2nd of October, and a run of seven days and two hours brought us to Sandwich Island ; shinned a bout's crow, and after a stay of twenty-four hours proceeded to the recruiting ground, Worked Musculyno Island and all of Malicola, but obtained very few natives. Saturday 26th of October spoke schooner .Vymphe, while lying to an anchor off (.'ape litbona; she had her complement of natives hound for Lovuka. Monday, 2Hth of October spoke schooner Marion Mutiny, off l'ussi; she wan two months from Lovuka and had twenty-six native* on board. Wo had thon ban tliroo weeks recruiting and had twenty-two natives. Wo experienced nothing but calms and rain in the group, sometime* drifting for three days to and fro with §

tht current. Worked all E*piritu Santo up to Bt Philips Bay; left the laUw Bay on the 13th of November with fortyeight natives. Friday l.lthof November Spoke schooner Dauntless of Levuka, four weeks out; twenty-three natives on lioard. Sunday 17th November spoke schooner Sybil, of Maryborough, two months out,' i with twenty-nine natives on board, ("apt. Ottilia gave us the following account of an affray between natives of Penticost and the crew of 11.8.M.5. Beagle and crew and return taboo* of Sybil. " Previous to this 1 obtained a Levuka paper, in which WM stated that the natives in a bay on the west side of Penticost had killed one white man and two natives belonging to the schooner May Queen, of Maryborough, whilst getting water. It appears the Beagle had proceeded to this bay when the murder was committed, to puuish the murderers. Whilst lying there to an anchor the Sybil arrived, and the captain of the -hip of war asked the master of the Sybil to assist him to catch the guilty parties. Accordingly the eicws of both ships and some return labour of the Sybil went ashore, funning two parties, to surround the village. The second mate, being of a venturous turn of mind, with his boat's crew, took a path of his own; of a sudden, in a bend of the road, they met three men, two of whom ran away and the third remained. The collision was so sudden and close that the mate, who was ahead of his party, had not room enough to shoulder his Snider rifle. Tile savage as quick us lightning took his club and aimed a blow at Brown's head, which the latter-warded off with hi- Saider. The

blow must have been of tn a -;i 1 >us force, fur ii, look the homnu r cli an ill' the rifle, aii'l inflicted a severe scalp wound on the mate's head, lie then ih v his revolver and snot the savage fair between the eyes, but the ball 'glanced oil"; the Savage aimed a second blow at Browu, which ho warded off with his left arm, getting it quite disabled. By this time the boat's crew came up, and two of them —Tanna boys—cried "Look out Tom. me shoot him." They fired both at the same time, hitting the savage in both sides, and anyouo might think that two ball.-, would kill him; not it he ran then for near half a mile, the blood spouting out of his Ale. They pursued him but did not catch him. They surrounded the village and set lire to it, but the natives had all taken to the bush. Next day the natives of a friendly tribe brought word that the man who received the two bullets, and who was one of the murderers, was dead, and nu wonder."

Worked back again to Cape Lisbone, and engaged three more natives; from Cape Lisbone worked north part of Malicole ngain without success; thence to >St. Bartholomew Island engaged one, having now fifty-two on board. The natives of the south part of Kspiritu Santo fired upon the boat, but without eifect; the compliment was duly returned without effect, I am sorry to say, since they had not the slightest cause to fire upon the boat. From St. Bartholomew worked over to Lepers Island, worked all the lee side without success. Here the boat was fired upon again without the slightest cause; compliment duly returned without effect, for the natives took to the bush. From Lepers Island to Aurora; worked Aurora, and engaged four, making fifty-six on board. Food by this time was getting scarce, and as I met with so little success, and could get no yams, I made my mind up to come away with what 1 had. Having neither wood nor water on board 1 put into Penticost Island to get both; here we engaged twenty-eight in one day, making a total of eighty-four. On the 7th December weighed anchor for llavaunah Harbour; arrived on the Bth aud started on the 1 0th for Samoa. On Dec. :50th put into Moalo for water; started again on the .•list. Sighted Lette Island, Vavau Group on Sunday, sth Jan. The wind kepi persistently ahead, aud now that an east wind would have been a good lead for us it died away, and blew from the N. and NJSf.E. in light airs, culms, and squalls. Sawn uigautuieon Wednesday, the 10th, at n..).i, too thiok to make her out. Sighted lutuiia on ii.rirs ,u_, morning. Ine ..eel ii_. wa_\ oi giving us a little e:u>i,;i. ■. c- iliedawa. to a calm wliun off the _•,.!' extreme oi Upoi .. Arrived iu Apia on the -Ist inst. j ail well. During tie; -.v.i lie cruise met with u i thing but persistent head winds, calms, a.>u rain,