THE MASSACRE AT PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND.—THE WRECK OF THE 'TYNEMOUTH.'

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXV, Issue 3820, 16 November 1869, Page 4

THE MASSACRE AT PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND.— THE WRECK OF THE 'TYNEMOUTH.'

With ieference to the horri»le massacre of the crew of the cutter 'Sperwer, 1 Oantaia Gkscoigne, by the native? of Prince of Wdles Island, the bard intelligence of which rmched Brisbane on the 19th u'timo, we mike the following extract from the letter of August 10: — "Captain Godfrey, of the sohoonet • Georgioa Godfrey,' 15 tons, having kindly placed bis vessel at rnydhposil, I went oa board on the 2ad instant, accompanied by t'"O native troopers and nine natives of the abov6 tribes. At 10 a. m., weighed aud stood for the islands and passing through the boat channel between Horne aud Prince of Walts Islands ; oame to an anchor at 2.30 p.m., under the lee of Friday Island, within a quarter of a mile of tue wreck of the cutter. Landed the par y, and found that the vessel had been hauled up on the rocks, stripped of everything portable, and burnt down to the copper. About 100 yards from the wreck, we found the remains of two white men ; a portion of the skin of the chet adhering to one exhibited marks of spear wounds, and sticking in the thigh bone of the other was about five inches of an iron-barbed arrow. The skulls and arms of both were missing, and had probably been $ devoured by the natives. The remainder of the crew appear to have been killed in the vessel, and thrown over« board. Having buried the remains of these po^r fellows, we thoroughly searched the island, without; however discovering anything of importance, ... On reference to my predecessor's letter, it will be seea that, while the * Sperwer ' was seized about the middle of April, it was nearly the end of June before the news reached Somerset, although the capture took place with'tt thirty miles of the settlement. A smill outter, or sohooner, of from 10 to 15 tons, and drawing six or eight feefc of water, attached to the settlement, aud orussing occasionally among the islands and ship channels, might be tbe means of rendering valuable assistance to vessels in distress, and of saving life in the event of wrecks. The boats belonging to the settlement are not sufficiently well found or manned to venture far from the port." In a letter da f ed August 30, Mr. Chester gays:— "l have the honour to report the nreok of the barque « J ynemouth,' 318 tons, of North Shields, bound to the Mauritius with a cargo of coala from Newcastle, New South Wales, which happened oa Great Defeachei Heef, to the southward of Uaine Island on the night of the 266b. instant. Her crew, consisting of the master, ma f e, and eight Beamen, were picked up by the schooner 'Georgina Godfrey,' to the northward of Albany Island, and brought in to the settlement." On the night of the 25th August the Custom-house at Somerset was broken into by the blacks, who stole therefrom some rice, maizemeal, and fljur, the property of the master of the 'Georgina Godfrey.' On the following evening Mr. Chester surprised the o»mp of the friendly natives, who took refuge in the adjacent scrub, leaving their weapons behind them.

Tapioca Pcbdino.— Boil a pint of crea m and a pint of milk with some sug ar, a piuob of salt, and the rind of a lemon j when boiling pufc in half-a-pound of tapioca and let it simmer over a slow fire till quita tender; then add a small piece of but'er and six eg&s, previously beaten ; mix well, and pour it either into a dish or/nould, and bake till it t« brown on the top ; if baked iv a mould the mould should be buttered and strewed with breadcrumbs, which makes it turn out better l'apiooa swells very much, and requires a loris» time cooking. If boiled over a strong fire and too quickly it beaouues tough ; therefore thiq ia tg be avoided.