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Ship Ploughboy of Nantucket.. The Nantucket Inquirer contains the following account of a horrid massacre and mutiny which took place on board this ship on the 18th of June last at New Zealand, as furnished by Capt. Davis, of the bark Isabella, arrived at Fairhaven — In order to complete the crew of the ship, 3 natives of New Zealand were employed, who having taken offence at the treatment received from some of the officers, revenged themselves by murdering two of the hands, and barbarously wounding a third. These atrocities were committed at night. The natives being forward, first beheaded a seaman who was on the watch; a boatsteerer, in the gangway, hearing a noise, and going forward to ascertain the cause, received a terrible cut from a hatchet, driven deeply into his shoulder; the man at the wheel was next attacked, pierced through the body with a spear, and fell dead through the skylight. Those below being thus aroused hastened on deck, and found the murderers had cut adrift all the boats, in one of which they were endeavoring to escape. — One of the natives was shot by those on the ship's deck, but the others got off. — Next morning three of the boats were picked up, together with the dead body of the native. — Newburyport Herald (Newburyport, Ms.) (Oct 3, 1837) Page 1.
Last updated by Tom Tyler, Denver, CO, USA, Jun 11, 2023
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