▁station ▁which ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁native ▁tro op ers ▁named ▁E ul ah , ▁and ▁the ▁lo oting ▁of ▁a ▁significant ▁amount ▁of ▁supplies ▁and ▁fire ar ms . ▁In ▁one ▁account , ▁J ard ine ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁organ ised ▁a ▁substantial ▁ret ribution ▁where ▁ 3 2 ▁local ▁people ▁were ▁killed . ▁In ▁the ▁months ▁after ▁this ▁incident ▁J ard ine ▁received ▁an ▁extra ▁five ▁Native ▁Police ▁tro op ers ▁and ▁also ▁decided ▁to ▁sell ▁the ▁trouble d ▁Point ▁Val lack ▁cattle ▁station ▁to ▁the ▁government . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 1 8 6 9 , ▁J ard ine ▁discovered ▁that ▁the ▁captain ▁and ▁crew ▁of ▁a ▁p ear l - tr ading ▁cut ter ▁named ▁the ▁S per wer ▁had ▁been ▁killed ▁and ▁their ▁boat ▁bur nt ▁by ▁the ▁K aur are g ▁people ▁living ▁on ▁M ural ag ▁Island ▁in ▁the ▁Tor res ▁Stra it . ▁Over ▁the ▁next ▁ 1 2 ▁months ▁Frank ▁J ard ine ▁and ▁Henry ▁Ch ester ▁( who ▁was ▁a ▁temporary ▁replacement ▁magistr ate ▁at ▁Som erset ) ▁conducted ▁at ▁least ▁two ▁large ▁pun itive ▁exped itions ▁on ▁M ural ag ▁Island . ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 8 6 9 , ▁J ard ine ▁led ▁his ▁native ▁tro op ers ▁and ▁armed ▁crew men ▁from ▁the ▁black bird ing ▁vessel ▁Mel anie ▁in ▁a ▁dawn ▁ra id ▁on ▁a ▁village ▁on ▁the ▁island ▁killing ▁many ▁people . ▁As ▁J ard ine ▁believed ▁that ▁the ▁K aur are g