A SAD CASE.

Thames Guardian and Mining Record, Volume I, Issue 220, 22 June 1872, Page 3

A SAD CASE.

The Upper Hunter Courier gives the following, which will probably prove of grea interest to residents in New Zealand, who, unless we are much mistaken, have never before had the opportunity of hearing of the sad occurrence:—“ An unfortunate man by the name of David Cameron, was forwarded on to this town last Saturday, from Maitland. lie states that he served in the Crimean war, on board the Agamemnon, as a sailor; he got his discharge at Suit head; then he shipped as an ordinary sailor for the “run out,” on boaid the Robert Henderson , and landed at Port— Chalmers, New Zealand, some seven years ago. He then tried the {diggings, but failed; eventually he joined the volunteers at 3s Gd a day, and fifty acres of land, to light tho Maories, as he terms it,for “ death or victory ;” he got taken, with two mates, prisoners by the natives, who bound them to a tree in a state of nudity, smeared them withkauri gum, and set fite to the same, leaving them to their fate. Ilis two mates died, but be, after suffering most excruciating torture, managed to release himself,and wandered into the bush, where ne was found by a search party, who at once attended to him. The poor unfortunate fellow had his left arm burnt off, the fingers also of bis right, hand almost to tho knuckles, his right side and thigh completely shattered, and where the . flames careered around his chest and back most unmistakable signs are left to record the agony lie must have endured. He was an inmate of tho hospital twelve months and recovered. 110 met in Muswcllbrook a few kind friends amongst the Freemasons, of which order be is a member. They attended to his wants, in addition to which other gentlemen whose names it is needless to mention, gave aid to his relief. He was kindly provided by Messrs Jones and Braggett with a free passage on Wednesday, to proceed to Cassilis, and farther arrangements werejmade for him to reach Gulgong where he hopes to find his relatons.i