A TALE OF HORROR.
AfiAiN are we called upon to chronicle another horror of the traffic in coolies. The Peruvian ship Uncosva, from Macao, China, for Callao, was set on fire by some of the coolies when near Neptune Island. They succeeded in accomplishing their hellish intention too well, for after the discovery of the fire all attempts to extinguish it were i^ vain. When it was found that there was no hope remaining of saving the ship, the captain, officers and crew were compelled to take to the boats, and leave their living freight ns food for the devouring element. They were picked up by a San Salvador ship, the Juanapore, together with 113 coolies, and were landed on the Island of Java. Four hundred and twenty-five coolies perished in the flames. We have this information from a letter dated Batavia, November 16. The Uncowa was formerly an American ship, and, although under the Peruvian flag, was probably still owned by Americans. — " New York Herald," Jan. 11, 1871.
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Wellington Independent, Volume XXVI, Issue 3160, 29 March 1871, Page 4
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A TALE OF HORROR.
Wellington Independent, Volume XXVI, Issue 3160, 29 March 1871, Page 4
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