Indian Antiquary Vol 58

Author(s): Richard Carnac Temple, Charles E A W Oldham, S Krishnaswami Aiyangar, Devadatta Ramkrishna Bhandarka
Publisher: Swati Publications

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REMARKS ON THE AXDALLX INLANDERS AND TIE
COUNTRY
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These practices had to be repressed by force, and efforts towards friendly relations had to be postponed until respect for the settlers was established. The procedure officially then adopted and carried out with such success in the end by Messrs. Corbyn, Hom fray, Man, Godwin-Austen, and Portman in succession, was the simple one of providing the Home and visiting the people in their own haunts, as opportunity acose, with suitable presents.
Jårawa raids on the Penal Settlement have been continuous since 1972, when they were first differentiated. In the thirty years between that date and the Consus they attacked convicts, usually at their work, on 20 occasions and friendly Andamaneso Camps on 12 occasions. In these attacks 27 convicts and 4 friendly Andamanese were killed ; 7 convicts, 2 police constables, and 5 friendly Andamanese were wounded. In counter-expeditions and searches for the raiders 3 Járawas were killed, 9 wounded, and 20 captured. Of the captured, 18 were released in a short time and 2 died in captivity. It will thus be seen that the hostility of the tribe is towards all strangers, including their own people, and that the policy of capture, kindness in captivity, and release with presents had not up to the Census borne any good fruit whatever. This is a very different story to that of their alınost equally wild congeners,
the Unges.
An abstract of the Járawa raids is given in the following table :
Jarawa Raids. 1872. Convicts robbed of tools and clothes between Aberdeen and McPherson's Strait. 1875. Four convicts killed on Kyd Island. One convict killed and 2 captured (all
runaways) at Lêkerajāinga by the Beas for stealing their canoe). 1878. Attack on Brigade Creek Andamanese Home; I man killel 1880. Camp of friendly Andamanese attacked at Port Campbell. 1882. Andamanese skirmish with Járawas at Goplâka bang, but friendly signs
at Kalatang. 1883. Five converts killed at Ranguchâng ; 1 Jårawa woman captured. 884. A police constable wounded at Mai-ilitilek; 1 Járawa killed, 2 captured
(1 wounded). Bird's nest boat attacked at RanguchAng; 4 Járawa women, 1 man (Habiyo) captured and released. Járawa buts found in the Járawa
Khâri (Creek) Valley, 1885. Two convicts murdered at Ograbarajj; 2 Járawa women captured and released. 1887. Andamanese camps at Chànal (north-west corner of South Andaman)
attackeà ; 1 boy wounded. 1883. One convict killed and 1 escaped at Tusonabad, and I killed at Muttra ;
1 runaway killed; convict boat attacked at Tytler's Ghat in Port Mouat. 1889. Andamanese camp at Port Mouat attacked ; 1 man wounded. 1890. Andamanege camp at Port Campbell attacked: 1 man wounded. One
Járawa child captured. Andamanese attacked at Motkonu in the Middle Strait. Three convicts attacked at Cadellganj; 1 killed, I wounded. Two
Jårawas killed at Talalunt. 1891. One convict wounded at Bindraban. 1892. Andamanese caip at Bajajag attacked ; 1 girl killed, 1893. Andamanese camp near Homfray's Strait attacked ; 1 man killed, I wounded. 1894. An Andamanese, turtle hunting, was killed at Port Mouat. 1895. Two convicts killed at Cadellganj. Two Rutland Island Jarawas captured
and released. 1896. One Járawa wounded by an Andainanese at Bluff Island (Port Anson).
Attack on Andamanese camp at Goplakabang. Jarawa communal hut discovered at Constance Bay.