▁In ▁ret ali ation , ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁h uts ▁were ▁bur nt ▁down . ▁Arthur ▁Philip ▁then ▁deployed ▁soldiers ▁to ▁the ▁area ▁who ▁" dis pers ed " ▁about ▁ 5 0 ▁Ab original ▁Austral ians . ▁Furthermore , ▁as ▁the ▁all ot ments ▁of ▁land ▁were ▁separated ▁by ▁bush land ▁which ▁helped ▁in ▁" con ce aling ▁the ▁n atives ", ▁the ▁Governor ▁ordered ▁the ▁woods ▁to ▁be ▁cleared ▁so ▁that ▁the ▁" n atives ▁could ▁find ▁no ▁shelter ". ▁ ▁April ▁ 1 7 9 4 ▁At ▁To ong abb ie ▁an ▁armed ▁party ▁of ▁sett lers ▁purs ued ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁Ab original ▁Austral ians ▁who ▁were ▁taking ▁corn ▁from ▁the ▁sett lers ' ▁far ms . ▁They ▁killed ▁four , ▁bringing ▁back ▁the ▁sever ed ▁head ▁of ▁one ▁as ▁proof ▁of ▁their ▁explo its . ▁ ▁September ▁ 1 7 9 4 ▁ ▁British ▁sett lers ▁in ▁the ▁Haw kes bury ▁River ▁area ▁killed ▁seven ▁Bed i ag al ▁people ▁in ▁repr is al ▁for ▁the ▁the ft ▁of ▁cl othing ▁and ▁prov isions . ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁surv iving ▁children ▁of ▁this ▁ra id ▁were ▁taken ▁by ▁the ▁sett lers ▁and ▁det ained ▁as ▁farm ▁labour ers . ▁One ▁boy , ▁who ▁was ▁considered ▁a ▁sp y , ▁was ▁later ▁drag ged ▁through ▁a ▁fire , ▁thrown ▁into ▁the ▁river ▁and ▁shot ▁dead . ▁ ▁May ▁ 1 7 9 5 ▁Conf lict ▁in ▁the ▁Haw kes bury ▁region ▁continued ▁and ▁following ▁the ▁alleg ed ▁killing