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Daily Gazette And Comet
Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge County, Louisiana
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Pirates attacked the steamer Onrust (likely Dutch, not British) about five days upriver from Banjermassing, Borneo, killing all 57 aboard (7 officers, 50 men) and running the vessel aground. Reported from Singapore on January 21.
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—Singapore, January 21.—Her Majesty's steamer Onrust, when about five days steaming above Banjermassing, was attacked by about six hundred men in prahus. The crew had not time to fire more than one shot when the assailants were in possession, and after murdering all on board, (seven officers and fifty men,) they ran the vessel aground.
In reference to this the Globe says: 'We have made inquiries at the Admiralty and we find that the prefix H. M. S. to the vessel must be incorrect. In all probability the vessel lost is in the service of his Netherlands Majesty, if it is a vessel of war. To-day's mail has brought accounts of all the vessels in her majesty's service which could have been anywhere in the neighborhood, and there is no report of any such occurrence. The vessel is probably named Onrust, and was attacked after five days steaming from Banjermassing, up the river Banjer, in Borneo, which forms part of a Dutch province.'
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Primary Location
Banjermassing, Borneo
Event Date
January 21
Outcome
57 persons murdered (seven officers and fifty men); vessel run aground
Event Details
Her Majesty's steamer Onrust, likely Dutch, was attacked by about six hundred men in prahus about five days steaming above Banjermassing up the river Banjer. The crew fired only one shot before the assailants took possession and murdered all on board, then ran the vessel aground. The Globe clarified it was not a British vessel based on Admiralty inquiries.