March 2nd. A hut, near Captain Clark's, fired. A hut, at Davis'
Marsh, plundered. 9th. A mob of natives appeared at Captain Smith's
hut, at his run; a part of them killed 100 of his sheep. 10th.
Piper's hut fired, and partly destroyed, 11th. Captain Wood's hut,
at Poole's Marsh, robbed. Mr. Jones' hut, Side Line Marsh,
threatened. Mr. Bisdee's hut attacked; also Mr. Thomson's stock
hut, and Mr. Brodribb's, at the Black Marsh. Mr. Denholme's hut, at
the same place, attacked, and his servant speared. 13th. M'Gennis'
hut, Richmond district, plundered of muskets, powder, and ball, and
every thing of value in the house. 15th. A hut, near the mouth of
the Carlton River, attacked, a man and woman dangerously wounded;
four spear wounds, and a cut on the head, supposed mortal. Another
woman speared through the arm. 19th. About forty natives attacked
the house of Mr. Brodribb, Black Marsh: they were divided into
small parties, and made their attacks simultaneously: one man
speared. On their being driven back, they proceeded to the hut of
Mr. Thomson, which they robbed of every thing in it. On the same
day, a man was speared in bed, at E. Danoven's, Black Marsh.
April 1st. John Rayner speared in several places, and dreadfully
beaten by natives, at Spring Bay.
May 18th. Mr. Lord's hut, at Eastern Marshes, attacked; of two men
in it, one was dangerously speared, and the other dreadfully
beaten. The natives then plundered the hut, and retired.
June 1st. Mr. Sherwin's hut, Weazel Plains, plundered by the
natives. 15th. The aborigines plundered the Den hut on the Lake
River, of every thing in it, and murdered Mary Daniels, and her two
infants, in cold blood.
August 7th. S. Stockman's hut, Green Pounds, plundered by natives.
9th. The death of Mr. Sharland (surveyor), and his men robbed of
muskets, powder, and shot, by the natives; on the same day, government
hut, between Bothwell and Blue-hill, robbed by natives, as well as the
houses of Mr. Wood and Mr. Pitcairn. A man servant of Mr. Barrs,
wounded. About forty natives met by Mr. Howell's party: a woman
wounded. 23rd. The huts of J. Connell and Mr. Robertson attacked; the
latter plundered. Mr. Sutherland's shepherds attacked, and their arms
taken; one of them speared: arms taken from Mr. Taylor's hut. 24th.
James Hooper killed, and his hut plundered of everything in it. The
huts of Lieutenant Bell and Watts attacked by natives, who were
repulsed from both.
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