The Mysterious Island Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Captain Grant's Children

Chapter 52 Captain Grant's Children (52)
"However, even if you go to the shore, you may end up dead!" Paganel said, "You must know that the aborigines in New Zealand have always hated foreigners; if they go to the shore, they may also be killed by the aborigines."

"Are you talking about the Maori people in New Zealand?" John asked immediately.

"That's right! The brutality of the Maori is well-known in the Indian Ocean! These Maori are not the same as the Australian aborigines. These Maori are not only cunning, bloodthirsty, and even like to eat human flesh. In case we fall In his hands, there is really no way to save him!"

"What do you mean, if Captain Grant really sinks the ship off the coast of New Zealand, there is no need for us to continue searching?" the major asked back.

"We still have to look for it! If there is a shipwreck in New Zealand, we may find traces of the 'Britannia' along the coast; but if we continue to search deep inland, we will face danger! And, continue to search It is not beneficial either! Because the Maori have always hated Europeans very much and implemented a policy of killing them all. To be honest, I dared to propose a plan to cross the Argentine grasslands, and dared to propose a plan to cross the Australian inland; but now, I really I dare not ask everyone to embark on a journey to New Zealand. May God bless us and don't let us encounter those Maori people in New Zealand!"

Paganel is also right to say so.Because New Zealand has always been notorious, and the history of navigators discovering it is full of blood.

In history, there are not many explorers who died in New Zealand.Here, not only were all five of Captain Tasman's sailors captured, but they were also eaten alive.After that, some other explorers were killed, including Captain Tucker and his sailors; five fishermen from the fishing boat "Shennekov"; Several soldiers of the "Matilda" escaped.

The most appalling thing was the captain of the French warship, Marion.On May 1772, 5, the "Masgarland" led by Ma Lirong and the "Cartley" commanded by Captain Krautzer anchored in the Bay of Islands.When the New Zealanders met them, they gave them a warm reception, were extremely hospitable, helped them with voluntary work, and gave them a lot of gifts, and pretended to be timid; Take a peek at the condition of the ship.The chiefs of these aborigines are called Taguli.This person is very cunning and scheming.Ju Meng Juweier later said that this person belonged to the Wanga Roa tribe; he was related to the Maori who was deceived by Suerwei two years ago.

The character of the Maori is to separate grievances from grievances, and revenge must be revenged. This time, Taguli found an opportunity to avenge his relatives.

The chief was very timid on the surface, but in his heart he was planning how to find an opportunity to kill.He was very courteous to these Frenchmen; first he sent fresh fish, and then this and that.In order to show friendship, he asked his wife and daughter to accompany him to the warship.After that, he invited the captain to the village as a guest, and gave him a warm welcome.The two captains were confused by his friendly appearance.

Captain Malloron anchored the ship in the Bay of Islands; and when he found that several severe storms had blown some of the ship's masts to pieces, he set foot inland to find wood for replacing the masts.On May 5, Captain Malion saw a tall cypress forest two miles from the coast. Near the cypress forest, there was a small bay, which was only one league away from his warship, and it was very convenient to go back and forth.

Then, two-thirds of the sailors on the warship went to the cypress forest to cut wood.These sailors carried axes and saws, sawed and chopped in the woods, and also specially opened a path leading to the small bay to facilitate the transportation of trees.In addition to this one work place, they chose two more work places: one is a small place called Maotuaro Island, which is located in the center of the harbor; the ship's blacksmith, wounded ship, and hoop blacksmith are all on this island; On the other coast, a league and a half from the warship, the manufactured masts were sent.At that time, the chief also sent some strong Maori boys to work in the workplace. They were talking and laughing, and they were like a family with these European sailors.

At the beginning, Captain Malion did not relax his vigilance towards these natives, and he still did not relax. Every time he dispatched a small boat to the shore, he asked the sailors to be fully armed.But when the Maori boarded the boat, they were all unarmed and unarmed.So after a long time, these Frenchmen gradually became relieved. Captain Malirong actually conveyed that the sailors sent to the shore did not need to carry weapons.Captain Krautzer was vigilant and warned that this was not acceptable, and he should withdraw the order, but Captain Malion did not accept this suggestion.

Seeing these unarmed sailors made the Maori of New Zealand more attentive, enthusiastic and active in their work.Their Targuli chiefs even had close ties with the officers on board.Once, Chief Taguli took his son to sleep on the warship overnight.On June 6, at the invitation of the chief, Captain Malirong went to land to pay a return visit to the tribe. The natives respectfully called the Frenchman "The Great Chief" and respectfully planted four white feathers on his head. It means the highest respect.

In the Bay of Islands, the two warships have been at anchor for 33 days.The ship's masts have all been replaced, the freshwater tanks have been mended and filled, and all is well.

At two o'clock in the afternoon on June 6, Chief Malirong boarded a small boat and planned to go fishing in the village of Taguli; he was accompanied by two officers, Fode Ligu and Lewu, and an accompanying Volunteers, instructors and twelve sailors.At that time, Chief Taguli and the five chiefs entertained them warmly, and there was no sign of conspiracy at all.

When the small boat left the ship and rowed towards the shore, it kept rowing very far, and the two warships on the sea were nowhere to be seen.

During the night, Captain Malloron never came back, and none of the people on the ship expected what would happen, and they all thought that he had stayed overnight at the logging site.

At [-] o'clock in the morning of the next day, the big sampan of the "Catley" sailed to Maotualo Island to load fresh water as usual, and as long as there were no accidents, it could return smoothly.

At nine o'clock, the sailor on duty on the "Masgaran" saw a man in the sea, swimming towards him with all his strength.The sailor quickly rescued the man with a lifeboat.

The person who was rescued was none other than Sailor Turney, and his duty was to escort Captain Malirong who was going fishing.At this time, his waist was stabbed in two places by the iron spear.He told his companions in detail that of the horrific tragedy that happened yesterday, among the 17 people who accompanied the captain to fish, he was the only one who came back alive.

The beginning of the matter was at [-]:[-] yesterday morning, after Captain Malirong’s small ship docked at the village, the natives of the village warmly entertained the [-] Frenchmen and welcomed them home.Some natives even carried the French on their backs because they were afraid that they would wet their shoes.

However, in the village, the situation suddenly changed.In the blink of an eye, many Maori ran towards the seventeen Frenchmen with weapons such as spears, wooden clubs, and hammers; more than a dozen people surrounded and beat one person.After being stabbed twice in the waist by the iron spear, Turney escaped in time, got into the jungle, jumped into the sea quickly, and swam desperately towards the warship.

When the French compatriots on the warship heard this cruel thing, they all burst into anger, and the voices of shouting revenge resounded through the sky.Then, they all knew that the first thing to do was to rescue the sailors who were still on the coast doing finishing work, and then how to get revenge.Moreover, Captain Krowzer also stayed overnight at the lumberyard yesterday, and has not yet returned to the ship.

Therefore, the temporary top agent on the ship issued instructions on behalf of the captain to send a team of sailors on a large sampan to do rescue work.If they see the small ship that Captain Ma Lirong is on, they will go ashore immediately and make an announcement.

Captain Krautzer, at the lumberyard, had no news of the massacre.At two o'clock in the afternoon, when Klauzer saw his sailors, he woke up.In order to prevent panic and confusion, he ordered the group of sailors not to spread the massacre.

Krause first ordered the shed to be burned, and some important tools were all burned, and they were evacuated immediately.But the Maori had long been entrenched in favorable terrain; when they saw the French retreating, they swarmed and killed them.They ran and shouted: "Taguli killed Ma Lirong!" The purpose of shouting these words was to let the sailors know that their captain was dead, and they would scatter away like birds and beasts.But when these sailors heard that the captain was killed, they were all extremely angry, and wanted to rush up and fight this group of barbarians to the death.But Captain Krautzer remained calm and checked their excesses.The French escaped at last to the coast, and boarded the large sampans which remained there.Thousands of Maori also followed, and then big rocks like raindrops flew towards the big sampan.Fortunately, there were four sharpshooters among the sailors. They couldn't stand it anymore, so they shot at the aboriginals on the shore, killing several aboriginal chiefs directing the attack.Seeing the power of the gun, these aborigines were all shocked and stood there dumbfounded.

When Captain Krause returned to the "Masgaran", he dispatched another team of sailors to Mutuaro Island for rescue, and rescued the wounded and sick sailors to the warship in time.

Immediately afterwards, Captain Krautzer appointed a team of sailors to rescue the next day, and instructed that the water tank should be filled with fresh water.There are more than 300 Maori living on Mutualo Island. Whenever they saw sailors, they kept using force to harass them.In anger, the French sailors ransacked the Maori village on Mutualo Island in one breath, killed all six chiefs, killed many Maori, and burned the whole village with a fire .Captain Krause ordered fresh water to be stored as soon as possible, and at the same time sent people to install the mast of the "Catley" as soon as possible.

After a month, these indigenous people launched force many times, trying to retake Maotualo Island, but they were all unsuccessful.For their canoes were vulnerable to the attack of the warship's cannon.

After the ship was repaired, the most important task for the French was to find out whether there were any survivors among the sixteen compatriots; if anyone was alive, they must be rescued!At the same time, the debt must be paid in blood to avenge the innocent dead.Then, a group of sailors went to the village of Chief Tagulli in a big sampan.But Targuli was very treacherous, and as soon as he heard the news, he immediately slipped away in Chief Malirong's coat.This team of sailors inspected the village carefully, and when they entered Taguli's house, they saw a freshly baked human head with tooth marks on it!There was also a human leg worn by Skewer, and a shirt with a stiff collar, all stained with blood; the sailors recognized that it was the dress of Captain Malloron.At the same time, the sailors also saw the pistols, bloody clothes, rags, and the coat of arms of the small ship on Frederick's body.The sailors went to a nearby village and saw some people's intestines, all washed and cooked!
This bloody scene of cannibalism is really frightening!With a sad mood, the French sailors solemnly buried the bones of their compatriots; after that, they burned all the villages of Taguli and the accomplice Piggy Orr to sacrifice the souls of the dead compatriots!
Then, on July 1772, 7, the two warships left the horrific shores of blood.

This is the whole story of the heinous cannibalism.As long as anyone who comes to the coast of New Zealand will never forget the fact that the Maori cannibalize human flesh.New Zealand's bloodthirsty and cruel revenge were verified by Captain Cook who came later.

In 1773, the navigator Captain Cook came to New Zealand for the second time.On December 12, on the "Adventure" ship under the command of Captain Fono, an alternate lieutenant and rescue crew wanted to go ashore to collect herbs and other things, so they landed with a large sampan.But once the big sampan left, it never came back.Captain Furno was very worried, so he sent Lieutenant Bonnet to land and look for it.But Lieutenant Bonet found a bloody tragedy on land; when he came back, he said to the captain: "On the beach, we saw some brains, hearts, lungs, and intestines of our compatriots thrown around; some wild dogs were fighting with each other. grab……"

This kind of bloody cannibalism always happened repeatedly: in 1815, in New Zealand, the "Brother" was massacred; On March 1820, 1829, in the Wajita area, a tribal chief, Alanaro, led the locals to loot the British brig "Howth" in Sydney, and took several After the sailors were killed, their bodies were boiled and eaten...

This New Zealand is simply a cannibalistic region!This vicious drunk Will Halle is now driving the "McGalley" and heading towards this heinous place!

hit the rocks
On February 2, the "McGalli" had been at sea for six days.Life at sea is tedious, and no matter how you look at it, you can't see the Auckland coast, which is really boring.At this time, the southwest wind was blowing on the sea, and the direction of the wind was favorable; however, the waves were high and fast, against the direction of the wind, as if they were deliberately preventing the ships from sailing towards Oakland. Although the sails of the "McGalli" were bulging, the skeleton of the ship was creaked by the wind, which made people worried, fearing that the ship would really collapse.John Mengel observed it, and found that the shrouds, mizzen, and stays were not taut, which caused the mast to shake violently.

Witnessing all this, John Mengel was very worried and prayed silently, may God bless the ship and all the friends on board will be safe.

It was still raining on the sea.This prevented the two ladies, Lady Helene and Miss Grant, from going on deck; they were confined to their cabins, where they endured the jolt and stuffiness, but never complained.When the rain was a little lighter, the two ladies had the opportunity to go out on the deck and soak up the stifling air.In fact, the ship was originally used for cargo, so it was not suitable for habitation; this made the lady feel even more unbearable and uncomfortable.

In order to pass the boring time for everyone and relieve their boredom, Paganel told some stories to make everyone happy.But the companions are all very depressed, so no matter how you say it, everyone can't laugh.We all know New Zealand is a creepy place; who would want to be here if it wasn't for Captain Grant?Sir Glenarvan is also full of gloom. In order to relieve his irritability, he really doesn't want to stay in the cabin; no matter it is raining heavily or lightly, he always likes to stand on the deck alone; meditation.As soon as the rain stopped, he raised his binoculars and looked at the horizon of the sea.But the surface of the sea is always covered with mist, as if deliberately hiding something.He could only be depressed, and waved his fist vigorously to vent his depression.

Regardless of the wind and rain outside, John Mengel always followed Jazz like a shadow.On this day, the wind blew away some of the sea clouds and the sky became much brighter.Sir Glenarvan hastily raised his binoculars and looked into the distance again.Meng Geer approached him and asked in a low voice: "Your Excellency, are you looking for land?"

Sir Glenarvan shook his head slightly.

"Your Excellency, I understand your feelings very well." The young captain comforted, "This ship should have arrived in Auckland a day and a half ago."

Sir Glenarvan remained silent, just looking through the binoculars at the sea upwind to the left.

"Your Excellency, the land is not on the left. Please look to the starboard direction." Meng Ge explained.

"I'm not looking at the land," said the sergeant.

"Then, what do you want to discover, Your Excellency?"

"I'm looking for my 'Duncan'!" cried Sir Glenarvan sullenly. "I think it might be over there. Being used for evil by those damned pirates! John, I dare Surely it must lie between Australia and New Zealand..."

"Hope God bless, it's best we don't encounter it!"

"John! What do you mean by that!"

"Your Excellency, you have to think about it calmly; if you encounter it, can our dilapidated ship still run?"

"Ah! Run? Why do we need to run?"

"We don't run, can this work? Think about it carefully, can those villains spare us? And Ben Joyce is an inhuman beast! We can fight them to the death, but Mrs. Helen and Grant Miss, what should I do?"

"Oh, sad woman!" murmured Sir Glenarvan to himself, "John, my heart is pierced! I really have an ominous feeling, and I am very frightened!"

"My dear sir, don't do that!"

"I'm not worried about myself, I'm worried about the two ladies..."

"Sir, don't worry!" the young captain comforted, "Although the 'McGalley' is moving slowly on the sea, it is still sailing. It will put the ship in danger; with my ability, the ship will be floating on the sea at most, and I will never let it hit the rocks. Speaking of the "Duncan", may God bless us, we should not see it, and we will not see it. Get away from it now."

John Mengel has a point in this statement.Pirates and exiles have always liked to operate in this area of ​​the sea; once they meet them, there is no hope of returning to their hometown at last.Fortunately, the "Duncan" was not seen on the surface of the sea during the day and night.

(End of this chapter)