, 1854-12-23
YIhc Samoan, or NavigatOr's
Island r.r .

We extract the following interesting sta
stistlcs relating to these Islands from the
last number Of the Samoan Reporter, re-
ceived by the brig Henry William: n
Population of Upolu ....l5,5s7l
Population of Savaii ......l2, ,444 =
Population of Tutuila ..... 8,8S9 -
Population of Manua ...il, 1915
Population of ManoDo. ...... lois
Population Of Apolima ...-.. l9l
Total population of the group. .33, ,9Gi
This number consists of l,736 men, o.
s44 women, 6,466 boys and 5,S65 girls
At the harbor Of Apia, in Upolu, the for
eign residents number about GO. Perhaps
there may be GO OSler white men scattered
here and there throughout the group. nix
In 1880, when the first missionary visit
was made to these Islands, all the inhabit-
ants were heatheDs and without written
language. At the present time, with the
exception Of some two hundred, ali are pro-
fessedly Christians, and the greater portion
Of the Scriptures have been translated .snd
printed. Throughout the group there are
Ut Chappels and as they will accommo-
date from l5Oto 200 people, they form
ample accommodations for the whole pop
uotion of the Islands. There are also I70
day schools and l47 Sunday schools
There are Roman Catholic places Of
worship attended by ahont 500 members.
The most important island of the group,
is Upolu, principally on account of its bay-o
ing the commodious harbor Of Apia, which
is visited by the South Pacific wbalers and
nearly all American vessels traversing
those seas. rsu .vaoa2E-7W
Tutaila has also the ine hafbor of Pago
Pago, and laval that Of Matoate, but du-
ring certain periods of the year they are,
not SO accessible as Apia, and consequent
y nothing like so much frequented. These,
islands are divided into districts, ruled By
independent chiefs, Of whom there are sew
en- on the island of Upolu. They abound
in all the tropical productions, aud are ca
pable Of being rendered, by the expendi-
ture Of capital and employment Of labor,
no inconsiderable emporinms Of tropical
merchandise. The great obstacles 10 the
way at present are the indolenee of
the natives, and the absence Of any organ
lied or effective government. The fertility
of the soil and the luxuriance Of vegetation
in Upolu is not surpassed in any part Of
the world, and tits justly styledfhe '.gar-
den Of the South Pacifc.p The harbor of
Apia is likely to become very important
port in that part of the world /; il Is the
residence Of the, American. and British
Consuls, and is at times the scene Of muca
life and hustle. At the present time there
is no man-ofwar stationed at Apia Of in
the vicinity Of these important Islands, and
the Consuls las was done BY the American
Consul on very recent OCCASION, J are OBJ
liged to resort to the assistance Of theina-
tive chief and bis followers to settle difficult
ties rs they occur, By the intefsention OF
the war club. --sitaaX Ina a9iasifiS nos
A case recently occurred in which, one
Of the Cousuls, (who is q merchant)r sup,
piled the Captain Of a, vessel with q largs
quantity Of provisions, the bill for which
the Captain-whether justly or unjpstly We
do not presume to say--7refused 70 liqui-
date, and told the Consul 50, upon which
the latter was obliged to constitute himself
his own judge and send for the Chief Of the
district, who, with numerous band Of saw
ages, appeared before the Consul's' door,
ready to obey his command and arrest the
Captain and seize the vessel upon receiving
few dollars for his trouble. As the hafe
Dor is much frequented, loss Of this sort
must frequently occur IN fact, we are
credibly informed that few ships enter the
harbor without some difficulty occurring
relative to the crew, requiring vigorous in
reference by armed legal authority. -ai"