The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-30

Visit OF the United States ship Independence
10 the Samoan islands.
COMMODORE MERv1Ns INTERVIEW WITH THE CHIEF
MoEeAooeo AND oTHERs-THE cuIEr's REILLY TO
CONSULATE CHAR0Es--CoSFusIoN IN THE MEETING.
lcorrespondeace Of Panama Herald
VALPARAISO, June 80, 1850.
have had placed IN my possession the accompanying ex
tract rom narrative OF the proceedings OF Commodore
Mervn, Of the United States frgae Independence, At
have ben requested 70 have Il published aud as your
paper The only ose that extensively circulated on this
coast and throughout the Pacific request you will give
publicity 10 i through your columns.
There universs desire among the foreign residents
al Aria, an am crcdiby informed 10 have published
Beng stranger Commodore Nervin canno, there.
fore De accused Of having any private ends 70 crafty 10
ss s sns hs S,.d 'n sors ,ss
hsv high ofcial Representing one Of the mcet liberal
and enlightened nations ouiong the Powers OF earth has
respected sg and idoNxed nation. As Amer
can citizen blush for my country when sec persons Of
so little judgment In ouch high positions.
nis, however, due 70 Commodore Mervin 70 say thst
fs generally believed among the foreign residents 81
Apa that had he not been governed BY tho advice q Me-
place, he would have pursued different course.
Meryin requested the presence " the Chief
Moeeagogo, sganst whom the United states Consul had
preferred complaint The chief Piled with tho re.
quest and 20 bis surprise Was told that his people had
stolen boards from van Camps wreck fyE picked y
boards which had driitei away and washed up the
beach In front Of their horses The Commodore told
o. thirty sx dollars for the COW and pigs and bring abe
boards 70 the United states Consulate lie allowed
two days TO consider upon his 10 the demand.
The expiration of the two days the chief met the Com
modorc and Consul NJ the ufei states Consulate. az
the request Of the chief xr. william r. Prtchard was
for 10 interpret The chief asked he was ready
W comply With the demands 81 the Commodore. n
answered tnat he would bse 70 brSg forward white
--Amercsra and others-to give evidence on OATH
That hey bad seen the COW Immediately after she
found dead an ha; there signs Whatever Of the
s5imal having been Killed. either by being shot or by
being BIT with club or axe; indeed, The old chief main
tanned that there we're no marks at al Of the having
been killed Hc sad his witnesses also prepared
swear that there q mark the cows neck where
the rope by which she tied had evidently stanged
her.
Besides this here we're other signs Of violence
about the animal. me found 10 posiiiJn II
she bad slipped INTO sort Of ditch that was tbs tree
70 which she bad been ted and there hung stranged
berfef The Interpreter began TO tell the Commodore
what the chief had raid but the first
out OF hs mouth and mention made OF witnesses
and white men, the Commodore stopped him. saying be
did no, come there 20 have any explanation with the
chef or hear witnesses, or anything else and for the
white mems testimony that Out Of the question: for
every white The Island was such avilain.o
scoundrcn &C. &c. that he could not listen 10 them
All that the chief asked was ~ yea nay EITHER
would be rsy he ane OF wogs be not Pay ~ tbs vas