He and another Englishman, a celebrated trader named Clark (he was
an old resident, well-known in New Guinea), with a force of police,
were returning from an expedition down the coast, and were at present
encamped about sixteen miles south of here, near some small islands
known as Mangrove Islands.
Leaving Clark in charge, Walsh had come over with a small cutter, which
we promptly hired to carry the extra stores of rice and provisions
which we had purchased from Owen. It is astonishing the amount of
rice it takes to feed one hundred carriers and twenty-five native
police during a six weeks' exploring expedition.
Two days later ten police arrived, sent down at Monckton's request
from the Mambare or Northern Station. These, with Walsh's nine, made
an addition of nineteen police to our force. A celebrated old Mambare
chief named Busimaiwa arrived at the same time, together with many
of his tribe, which was friendly to the government. I say celebrated
because he was the leader in the murder of the resident magistrate
of the Northern Division, the late Mr. -- -- , together with all
his police. But he has since been pardoned by the government. The
magistrate and his police were killed through treachery, being unarmed
at the time.
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