The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-11-18
Slavery md tho Slave Trade-sharp Action
Of tho Natives.

1 oAavCEy umu tho stNve lFaOe-SuaKp ACtIou
Of tho Natives.
From the Samoan Reporter.l
The schooner Atlantc--owneo, we believe, partly
IN the Samoa aud partly In sydncy-under the COM
rutuiIa on charge OF kidnapping natives OF Puka-
buka and Manahiki. The following facts respect
from Powell ~ Of Pagopag se'e Tutaa
ON the l4th December ult the schooner Atlantic,
commanded by Captain Hayes, entered the harnor
out that there were natives OF Pukapuka and Mana
hiki on board, and the chief OF Pagopago informed
their VIII and he intended to li6erate them. Mr.
Powell tried to dssuade him from the attempt feel
ing sure u would end in the defeat OF the Samoans
and, most PROBABLY, In boodshed. Bat the chief,
unknown to Mr.. Powell, persisted In his de-
termination. He went alongside the schooner
the sea and swim ashore. All except Ave did 80,
and escaped. Soon afterwards Captain Hayes was
canoe padded by Sal,. IN. The chief, supposlng
he mad firearms on his persons which he would use,
shouted TO the man who padded The canoe 10 upset
IL and throw the captain into the water. The man
obeyed orders, and Hayes revolver missed fire in
consequence when ne attempted to It. The chief
took him prisoner when he reached the shore, and
at sent board the schooner and released the
remaining I'VE captlyes, who were found fastened
down In the hold.
The cnIef then sent for the British Consular agent
residing at Leone, another part OF the lslan1. He
deemed to Interfere on the ground that the lantic
some time previously. Afterwards Captain Hayes
himself appealed To him for protection, declaring
MS vessel 10 De uluer the British nag The Consul
lar agent at once went to Pagopago ana after hear
Ing the evidence OF the islanders who brought In the
vessel, and also that OF Mr.. SivewrgHt, passen-
ger decided on sezing the Atlantic In the name OF
her Majesty. The matter was tnen referred to j. G.
Williams. her British Malesty's Consul at Apia and
the Atlantic and her passengers brought 10 Apla,
where he Is at present investigating the case.
Captain Hayes Is charged with having brought
away, against their Will, eight boys and nine girls
from Manahiki, besides the mother OF one OF the
boys, who begged to DO allowed to come with her
child, and one man seems to have consented TO
come. he H. also charged with having broughs
away, under false pretences, nineteen natives OF
Pukapuka danger lsland) having pretended to en-.
gage them to work In Samoa for six months, at the
rate oil i've dollars . month, but ut the same time
making them put their mark to an agreement to
work IN Fese Tor i've years at the dollars
month. There is also another charge against Cap.
tain Hayes OF having brought away unpaid for
10000 cocoanuts and other property-valued by tho
natives at $50O-fr0m Manahikl, which he offered TO
convey TO RaKaanga as q favor to the people. The
natives OF Manahk were confined below and not
allowed to communicate with the PckapuKa people
while the Atlantic was or that island taking on
beard the nineteen natives.
Pending legal Investigation into these charges
we refrain from expressing any opinion on the
We trust null justice Will be done to oil concerned
We highly commend the zeal OF the natives OF Tu-
tua on behalf OF those they believed to DO the SUBJ
1ects OF deceit and cruelty.