▁the ▁native ▁camp ▁near ▁to ▁a ▁beach ▁on ▁the ▁Bow en ' s ▁Stra its . ▁Many ▁were ▁wounded ▁and ▁at ▁least ▁five ▁Ab original ▁people ▁were ▁killed ▁including ▁a ▁child ▁and ▁her ▁mother , ▁who ▁was ▁bay on et ed ▁as ▁she ▁was ▁fle eing ▁to ▁the ▁beach . ▁S my th ▁had ▁previously ▁util ised ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁ 1 8 - p ound ▁car ron ades ▁mounted ▁at ▁Fort ▁Well ington ▁against ▁the ▁I wa id ja ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁July . ▁The ▁reports ▁of ▁cas ual ties ▁from ▁this ▁can non ▁attack ▁range ▁from ▁zero ▁to ▁thirty ▁dead . ▁The ▁use ▁of ▁can non ▁against ▁Ab original ▁people ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁in ▁this ▁area ▁was ▁not ▁new ▁as ▁Phill ip ▁Parker ▁King ▁had ▁fired ▁a ▁ 6 - p ound ▁car ron ade ▁mounted ▁to ▁his ▁survey ▁ship , ▁the ▁Mer ma id , ▁against ▁the ▁local ▁people ▁of ▁the ▁nearby ▁G oul burn ▁Islands ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁March ▁ 1 8 1 9 . ▁▁ 1 8 7 0 s ▁ ▁( then ▁part ▁of ▁South ▁Australia ) ▁▁ 1 8 7 4 . ▁Bar row ▁Creek ▁Mass acre . ▁In ▁February ▁Mount ed ▁Const able ▁Samuel ▁G ason ▁arrived ▁at ▁Bar row ▁Creek ▁and ▁a ▁te legraph ▁station ▁was ▁established . ▁E ight ▁days ▁later ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁Kay t ety e ▁men ▁attacked ▁the ▁station , ▁killing ▁two ▁whites , ▁St ap leton ▁and ▁Fran ks , ▁while ▁some ▁others ▁were ▁injured .