FURTHER PARTICULARS.

Wellington Independent, Volume XVI, Issue 1688, 26 November 1861, Page 4

FURTHER PARTICULARS.

( Fro m yesterday's ( Monday's ) H erald. ) In Tuesday's issue we gave the. particulars of this lamentable occurrence from the Rockampton Bulletin. The arrival of the Boomerang from Maryborough placed us in possession of the following additional particulars, which were issued as a slip by the Maryborough Chr(fnicle : — (From Maryborou.gh Chronicle Tar oom Correspondent. ) Taroom, Leiehhardt, Oct.. 27. Information has just been received from the Comet of a most frightful murder having been perpetrated by the "harmless blacks. The victims this time are a Mr. Wills and ten of the men on his station ; eleven more are missing. Their fate as yet has not been ascertained. Mr. Murray, the officer in charge of the police, has been communicated with, and is, no doubt, ere this on his way to the scene of action. I am unable to send you further particulars ; if possible, I will do so next m.il. It is only a few days since that Mr. Murray was called to the same neighbourhood to put down some blacks on Mr. Cameron's run. These gentry had taken it into their heads to spear cattle and drive sheep off the run. Remonstrance was worse than useless. Mr. Patrick, of the police, who was in the neighbourhood, went with a Mr. Gregson in search of the delinquents, and came up with them in a scrub. Both gentlemen very pluckily determined to enter and capture the ringleaders. I think; •I am correct in stating they had only one of the black police with them ; however, the blacks mustered too strong (about 150), surrounded them, and commenced the usual game of spear and nullah-nul-lah, aud; they were overpowered. Neither gentleman has any recollection of how they got out. The most probable surmise is that the blacks thought tbey were killed, and fearful of assistance coming up, they bolted. Mr. Patrick was shot in the knee by the glancing of a ball fired by Mr. Gregson, and otherwise mauled. Mr. Gregson came off with a few contusions. Werall ttopeT arid trust" tliat after this exploit bf the niggers, strong measures will be taken for their suppression ; if not, the probability is that the Dawson will shortly be our frontier. Of late these wretches have become very " cheeky." I heard of one oase df some niggers » sticking up" a traveller, robbing him of his carbine, pistol, and some tobacco. They then took his hat off, examinedjhis countenance, and spat in his face. This also oocurred towards the Comet. We are not more than 100 miles from the scene of their depredations, and I suppose that if they are not driven into the broken country we will have a visit frofi some stragglers. ' I don't think they will get much encouragement on the Dawson.

The lambing in the district has been very satisfactory; average per centage by all accounts about eighty-five. Nearly all the stations have oommenced shearing and are sending their wool down. Supplies still very scarce everywhere — several drays with stores due, but, by some unaccountable misfortune, precious long on the way. The weather has been very hot for the time of year, glass ranging from 90 to 07. We had one thunderstorm on Saturday last, with rain for about two hours.