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


course to pursue. The King Malictoa, was pres
ent. and a strict enquiry was entered into. Why the
Premier bad been arrested. and who was the cause
Of it. &c. Maliciaa the King a. once confessed 10
bis people that ne was the cause of il. ana that BE
bad been on board Of the man-of war the night be
fore. aud Capt. stevens and Dr. Geo. 4 Turner
had persuaded him 10 write a letter 10 the L. :
Consul 10 remove the Premier. Both houses were
very indignant at this, and immediately ordered
the arrest OF the King, who was then placed 10 his
own house under a guard Of soldiers, and de-
ihroned. This all took place In the course Of half
al hour. AAlietos was e prisoner al Mulinuu be
fore Col Steinberger reached the BarrdooId,
where be was TO be held as a prisoner as well. On
the same day the Taimua and Faipule determined
to depori MalietoA from the Island Of Upolu, TO the
Island Of Savaii, as be had proved himself a traitor
to the government, and on the night OF the 9Th OF
February be was sent TO Savaii.
On the following morning the Taimua notified
Capt. Stevens and the Cousuls Of the manner in
which they had disposed Of the King. Captain
Stevens replied 20 their letter, and stated that they
had acted unwisely and done very wrong. The
SamOans however not unnaturally considered they
knew best about their own Affairs.
On the night Of February llth the Barracuda
was seen steaming out Of the harbor Of Apia and
going to the Island of Savsii for the purpose of
bringing the ex.King back again TO Apia.
There were on board, Col. Steinberger. a pris-
oner, guarded by marines with Snyder rifles loaded
with ball cartridge, and DIR. Geo. A. Turner rs n
passenger and interpreter. The Barracuda arriy-
ing at Savaii on the morning OF the 18th, two boats
with armed men were sent on shore accompanied
by DIR. Turner, Capt. Stevens remaining on board
OF his ship TO secure the banished King. There
was no difficulty in finding him, as DR.. Turner
knew the locality, and the King was requested to
go on board with them as there was protection for
him under the British flag. He readily accepted
the invitation and went on board the ship, which
then returned TO Apia, arriving late on the even
ing OF the 18th OF February. Capt Stevens kept
Malietoa on board Of his ship for three days, and
on the 18th he was landed in Apia and placed in a
house in front OF DR.. TurRer's, and was guarded
by four marines from ii. NJ. S. barracuda. Male
toa told Capt. Stevens that he was afraid TO 20 on
shore, as his people would shoot him and cut his
head of. Capt. Stevens, to prevent an occurrence
OF that nature, placed four marines as a guard over
him.
Malietoa was kept in that house thirteen days,
guarded by the four marines, during which time
constant correspondence was kept up by Captain
Stevens with the Taimua to ~reinstate Malietoa on
the throne, but the Samoans would not entertain
any suggestion Of the kind, all they wanted was
their Premier restored to them again. The reply
made by Capt. Stevens to the Taimua in regard TO
the restoration Of the Premier was, that he would
not be permitted to put his foot on shore again in
Samoa ; but he said he would reinstate Malietoa
on his throne again before his ship left Samoa.
Mr. J. NJ. Coe, an American citizen, resident In
Apia, who was favorable 10 the Samoan Govern
ment and who bad not signed his name 10 any OF
the petitions of grievances against Col. Steinberger
and the Samoan Government, or attended any OF
the conspiracy meetings, and who had In fact de-
nounced the proceedings Of Capt. Stevens and the
two Consnls as unlawful man who has always
been for many years very popular with the Sa-
means generally, and also a warm friend Of the
people-was charged by Capt. Stevens and the
British Acting Consul with creating civil strife
auong the Samoans, and placing obstacles in the
way Of obstructing the proceedings OF the Foreign
Representatives which acts were prejudicial TO
their interests and also with telling the Samoan
representatives at Muiinuu that the acts Of the Con-
suls were illegal. He also was arrested by the
British Marines and Blue Jackets on the 10Th of
February, and eventually sent with Col. Steinber-
ger on board II. b. N. S. Barracuda.
The latter gentleman was kept under sentry
with rife and ball cartridge in the after part Of the
ship, and Mr.. Coe was placed in the fore part,
neither Of them being permitted to communicate
with any person. On the day Of Mr.. Goes arrest,
the ex-King Malietoa was released from bis guard,
and sentry, and was permitted to 90 about at his
pleasure.
Capt. Stevens aud the Consuls, finding their e.
forts to reinstate Malietoa on the throne again
were of no avail. after Mr.. Goes arrest, (Which TO
the contrary enraged the representatives OF the
government to that degree that they would not lis.
ten to anything they had to propose) determined
to make a bold attempt TO re-enthrone the ex-King
by landing one hundred and seventy men, together
with the officers of the barracuda lall armed) and
march into the heart Of the Capitol. This was
done on the 18th day OF March last, and resulted
seriously both TO Capt. Stevens and TO the Samoans.
Capt Stevens and his officers, accompanied by
the British and American Consuls and ex.King
Malietoa, DR.. Geo. A. Turner and armed force, all
marched to the government premises at Mulinnu /;
on reaching there it was found that the Taimua
and Faipule had assembled and were prepared to
receive them. Seats were offered to the Captain
and Consuls, Malietoa and DR.. Turner, inside of
the house, and the officers with the men remained
outside. The Taimua and Faipule representing
the government Of Samoa, had taken the precau-
tlOH Vi DdNluR hi luclT SOluleTb Cdlleu IN from tue
camp Of instruction two miles in the interior, to be
prepared for any emergency, as it had been ru-
mored that Capt. Stevens intended TO burn their
houses at Mulinuu if they refused to receive Ma
lietCa.
Capt. Stevens, when sitting in the government
house, perceived in the huts on the opposite side
OF the road, that Samoan soldiers were there with
their guns, and issued orders TO the LIST Lieutenant
to proceed to those huts and disarm all the Samoans
he saw with guns. Mr.. Mcleod, lst. Lieutenant,
obeyed orders, and went with a Gle Of Blue Jackets
to disarm the Samoans. The Arst man be came
across 10 the hut was a chief OF inferior rank. Mr..
Mcleod demanded bis gun, which the chief de-
clined to surrender. Mr.. Mcleod then laid hold of
the gun and attempted 10 force it away from him,
but the Samoan was too strong. for him, and soon
regained possession. BY this time the Samoan was
on his feet and exchan ging words with Mr.. Mcleod;
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