The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1876-04-29

missionary bat they are not savage or barbaroufi
they preferred peace, and they did not want any
more Of their people killed, nor was :, their desire
10 XIII any more whites. The ~intorncddiing Of The
L. : Consul and Of Dr.. Geo. A Turner, aided and
abct,ed by Capt Chas. 4. stevens, Y. n In the
political matters OF the Samoau Islands, resulted
in bloodsbed Of innocent people, and The pcrsccu-
ton Of people residing Ia Samoa.
After everything had quietel down, Capt. Ste
vens was glad 10 remove his lnen from MulInuu
and sent them with the wounded and the en- king
on board Of the ship. lie remained some two
hours with The representatives III the government
house. until be succeeded In ~arrssting three Of the
representative aud taking them on board Of the
BarracOtaa to be beld there o. prisoners. The
cause Of this action l. known only TO those that
were opposing the government,
Capt stevens not belng satisfied In his own
mind. and the eonsuls becoming alarmed for fear
that the samoans would attack them and all those
eonspiring against the SAmosns and their govern
ment. Il was determined 10 land forty blue jackets
as a guard over the British c0Rsnlate, and throw
up earth works around and about the consulate
and on the 18th Of March the men we're landed
with two Geld pieces which we're mounted In front
OF the consulate. together with one brass howitzer
belonging to the yacht Peerless seized by :. ;.
Foster. The BGrTdoouta iorti1eauon OF tort was
guarded for fourteen days, when Capt. Stevens be-
coming weary and no longer fearing an attack on
his friends from The SAmoAns, withdrew his men
and took bis Geld pieces on board Of The ship on
the 2suh OF March, together with the American
brass howitxer and six boxes of ammunition seized
by him from the samoan Government. This brass
! bowitzer and The boxes OF ammunition arc q part
and parcel Of the presents made by the United
States Government TO the samoRns. aud brought
s. a n q - " a. - - - a.
are nov on board Of H.. n. H. $, Barvuooafd, which
vessel is on her way 10 Auckland, New Zealand.
On the goth March a war steamer was seen com.
ing into Apla harbor. Il proved to be II. u NJ S.
Sapphire, Capt Murray, r. n. commanding, which
had come with orders to Capt. Stevens from Com
modore Hoskins. commanding the Australian
Squadron" to proceed immediately TO Auckland.
So on the 3Oth the three samoan prisoners were
transferred from the barracuda 10 the Sapphire,
together with the 6ftysix guns and cartridge boxes
that had been surrendered 10 Capt. Stevens, At his
own special rcqaest on the 18th. 10 IL 10 be hoped
that the three Samoan prisoners viii receive much
better treatment on board Of the Sapphire than
they did on the barracuda, and not be placed
every night In iron handouts. Messra. Stelnber-
ger and Coe were retained on board Of the Borrd-
oouta, and informed by Capt. Stevens that their
destination would be Auckland, 10 be landed over
there TO the American Consul.
Al Eve O'Clock the same day, II. N. s. Ba,ra.
coutd steamed slowly out Of Apia harbor with her
two American prisoners on board. Capt Stevens
intended going direct TO Auckland, but some un-
foreseen matters caused him to put into LevulA.
Fiji, where he was informed by the officials Of the
Colonial Government there that he could not keep
Messrs. Steinberger and Coe a. prisoners on board
Of his ship in British waters, and ne, concluded a.
was bert to land and get rid Of them, which he did
the 9Th April, on a strange shore aud destitute.
After the arrest and Imprisonment OF Col. Stein
berger on board Of ii. NJ. S. barracuda, his per.
sonal property, private papers, Samoan Govern
ment archives and property, were seized by :. 5.
Foster, o.. S. Consul, and sold at public auction.
The personal property, private papers and deeds
Of conveyance OF land, property belonging 10 Mr..
Coe, were also seized by the said consul but
these had not been disposed OF by auction ere the
departure OF the Barracuda from Apia.
Messrs. Steinberger and Coe, after being landed
on shore at Levuka, made application 10 The u. s.
Consul at that place for assistance and transporta-
ton to the United States, which they readily OBJ
tanned from the consul, and Col. Steinborger was
at Kandavu on the 18th instant, awaiting the mail
steamer 10 proceed TO Auckland 10 present himself
to Commodore Hoskins and confront Capt. Ste
vens, who left Levuka on tire 9th day OF Aprl
bound 10 Auckland.
Mr.. COe is en- route 10 Washington, and will re-
port the facts In their true light 20 the ofscials
there. IL may be stated that among the documents
belonging to the Samoan Government seized by s.
S. Foster, u. S. Consul, was the recognition Of tho
Samoan Government by His Majesty King Kala-
kaua The iron steam launch taken TO Samoa by
the u. S. S. Tascarora, Capt. II. Erben, Jr, com
handing, and a part and parcel Of the presents
made by the United States Government 10 the Sa-
moan Government was also seized by the alore-
said consul and sold for $1,000.
There was never a man In Samoa more appre-
ciated by the Samoans, and there was mover a peo-
pie more devoted to one man, than the Samoans
are 10 Col. A. Is. Steinberger.
With all that Capt. Chas. r. Stevens. II. ~, the
British and American consuls at Apia, the mission
aries or the London Missionary Society at SamOa
may do TO the SamoAns, they are determined 10 re-
main firm aud united In the government establish
ed by Col, Steinberger, and TO await with patience
bis return, which they look forward TO with
anxiety.
Whea Messrs. Steinberger and Coe left Apia NJ
prisoners on III. II. NJ. S. barracuda, nothing had
been accomplished by the disoontended portion Of
tue i9relgn community at that place In breaking
Faipule are still at the Capitol on Mulinuu, with
out a King and without a Premier. They have
about two thousand soldiers under arms In The
camp OF Instruction Cknown az the "Taumua ia ~
Tor their own protection.
1t will be observed that the discontcnted portion
OF the foreign residents Of Samoa are only com.
posed Of the British Acting Consul and a majority
OF the British residents, (many Of whom have been
intimidated and threatened with arrest by Capt
Stevens II they refused 10 register themselves
in the British Consulate at Apla.D and the u. s.
Consul, together with Eve Americans, and the Mis-
sionaries Of the London Missionary Society.
IL Is creditahlet 10 state, that tho German Consul
and residents In Samoa have taken no part in tho
conspiracy against the Samoan Government. IA
will be understood that the German element In
Samoa Is three 10 one majority OF all netlonalities
there The Wesleyan Mission aud the Roman
Catholic Mission ia Samoa can alsO take the credit
OF not being implicated In the vile conspiracy
against the laws and government Of the samoan
people.
The Samoans are iustlv entu.d a. ,ho
and assistance OF the great civilized and enlight-
ened governments Of the world, and a full
recognition OF their small and duly organized gov.
eminent, should be granted them by the tive great
powers OF the United States and Great Britain,
without delay, IN order 10 prevent in future the
representatives OF those governments residing Ia
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