OUTRAGES OF THE BLACKS. 1 The cruelties perpetrated by the Whites upon this unhappy race have been described. It is now the duty of the chronicler to reverse the shield, and show the darker features of the Tasmanian charactg^ The Aborigines Protection Committee, consisting of the Archdeacon, the Rev. Mr. Bedford, the Rev. Mr. Norman, the Colonial Treasurer, the Colonial Surgeon^imd three other gentle- men, in treating of the war, said that rth e injuries and insults which the Aborigines had received from dissolute characters had led them to a certain extent, in addition to their savage spirit, to wreak indiscriminate vengea nce/^ Mr. Clark, catechist to the Natives on Flinders Island, has this remark in a letter to me : They did commit much mischief prior to their removal from Van Diemens Land, but it was from a feeling of retaliation, and also their imagining the Whites to be a distinct race of beings, against whom they were bound to make war, after the first outbreak was produced. Both the Cruelties of the Whites, and the Outrages ofthe Blacks, may be regarded by some as modes of warfare \h^, while regretting and condemning the conduct of both nations, one mij*^*5stimafte the criminality by the provocations received, and jEhe degree of intelligence and moral light with which the parties were favoured.! Previous to entering upon the details of this singular warfare, the action of the Government requires our consideration. The course pursued by the colonial authorities may be leamt from their several Orders and Proclamations. Resuming the thread of the narrative from the second chapter, the part played by the successor of Colonel Sorell will be introduced. 72 THE LAST OP THE TASMANIAK8. It was in June 23, 1824, that Oolond Art^r, the new Governor, felt it necessary to issue the foliowing Proclamation, on behalf of the outraged ones : —
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