New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-12-28
Mutiny of LunalilO's Army.

By the schooner Fanny, just arrived from
Honolulu, we have news from the Sand.
| witch Islands Admiral Pennock's pennant
floats in the harbor of Honolulu, and it ap-
pears probable that his stay there will be
! prolonged for several months. 1t is said
that the gallant Admiral is a warm advo.
cate for the annexation of the Hawaiian
kingdom. and does not hesitate to give his
vie ws publicly. The American policy is by
no means an aggressive one, and if the
islands are to become part of the property
Ut the United States, the changes will not
! be made until q fitting opportunity Offers
Lately an occasion for Intervention did pre-.
| sent itself, which, as the matters turned
out, partOok more of the ludicrOus than the
tragic, but which might have had very Sc
riOus results.
The Hawaiian army, horse, foot and ar
| tillery, numbers eighty three men-otficers,
non-cOmmissiOned officers, privates and
band included. Discontinued with certain
changes which had taken place under King
LunalilOs government, the army mutluied
to man and openly raised the standard
OF revolt. The matter which particularly
infiamed the military ire was the appoint
ment OF two obnoxious individuals as ad-
iutant general and iustructing captain.
What an 'jnstructing captain" may be is
not quite clear, but he is functiOnary in
dispensable to the great Hawaiian military
organization. Well, the army threw Off ell
allegiance to constituted authorities, and is.
sued an ultimatum setting forth that no
hope of a compromise could be entertained
unless the Objectionable officers be removed
from their posts. ..r
A little energy, any show of decision
would have sufficed to duell the storm in a
teapot at the very commencement; but
energy and decision do not thrive at Homo
lulu. Instead of taking vigorous measures,
the authorities hesitated, made timid over
lures OF reconciliation, and altogether
proved themselves SO unequal to the situa-
tiOn that the mutineers found to their as
constituent that they were positively feared.
and waxed audacious accordingly. Prayers
were tried unavailingly, menaces were
laughed at, the insurgents would not Law
down their arms, and stuck by the terms
they had themselves dictated. Then the
adJutant general rose in his wrath and
called out the volunteers. The volunteers
responded promptly, and were instructed
to surround the barracks occupied by the
rebels and reduce the stronghold at all cost.
But the brave army proved equal to the |
emergency: The only two cannons in the
kingdom tbar those on Punchbowl) had
been drawn inside the barracks, mounted |
and primed, frowned on the approaches at |
either side.
A large stock of poi, salt fish, dogs, and |
other native delicacies, had been laid in, |
and there was small hope of starving out |
the garrison. The volunteers advanced, |
t be army manned the ramparts. gave a
cheer of defiance. and invited McDuff and |
friends to come on. The volunteers halted.
night fell, and all was still. The morning |
broke; the volunteers had vanished. An
i'll advised or accidental shot fired would
have brought on q general nelee which
would probably have developed into gen
eral massacre, for the army made no secret
Of being ill-disposed toward the whites.
and had. during its ten days insurrection,
initial. ed the native populace and worked
the kanakas up to fever point. Fortu-
nately there were two ships of war, one
American and one Russian, in port. ana
their presence served as wholesome check.
To resume. the army had gained the vic
.Ory, and seemed some what embarrassed to
snow what to do with it: but the truiv
great are ever merciful. Besides, the We
Ors, like Alexander, had NO more worlds
% conquer; so the officers unanimously
'fered their designations. which were
accepted. Now, ont. of the
,ighty-thrpo brave hearfa fopnipo thu |