The Hawaiian gazette., 1885-03-25

on Samoa was probably the Outcn Gull I'll
Tnander Roggewein, in 1721. At any rate, Of
be gave The name of the "Bauman Islands" ia
To land which be sighted just about where r.
The Nayigators are. The latter name the a
c-ronn owes to Bougainville, who on May k
3 176S. in shaping a westerly course from a
Tahiti. saw high land before HIM IN the
northwest. This was the Island OF Iutulla'
Rearing down upon it, he was met, Just as :
tbe traveller to-day is met, by canoes hled
With natives far off the land. He touched
at Pago-P ago, and soon got into dlthcu
t;ee with the inhabitants, which resulted
in tbe massacre of a boats crew, including
+be Connt de Langle and Nj. de Lamanon'
fine naturalisr of the expedition. 1t has
been since established that this masss-
Gre was not caused by natives OF Iutnlla
nroner. but by some turbulent oaVallan
Chiefs. who were visiting the island on
Measure excursion, or, as the natives term
/ II "malanga" Close to Savau hes the
island of Manono, with the rocky fortress
of Anolima Oh it. Manono is little more
I Than barren rock some four miles IN CIR
] cnmference, and of no Importance except
! from n strategic point OF view. Sman as
1 II is. it has, however, played great part
in fine domestic history OF the Islands IN
the ewes of every native its soil Is sacred
nc t.c sacred as was Delos to the AthenianS or
Mecca To tbe Arabs. Every man born on
Wanono is by that very fact chief. IL
, has fhus been for generations the craale
; of a feudal aristoeracy, and focus OF ma
!. tive politics. The majority OF the Manono
, chiefs have little to boast of but empty
: titles and long descent; they have never !,
S possessed any land or other sources oi
:. wealth. Their business Is that Oh pfoleo-
n e;onai noliticians, fomenting disturbances,
4 keeping alive old feuds, and II possible
f brinpinp about tribel wars. In this latter
it they have been only too successful. nap
t. pened to be an unwilling witness OF oneol
at the bitterest civil wars which has ever 9es
a plated the group, and which terminated Il
Is 1872. 1t was caused by disputes betweei
as chief named Mahetoa and some rlNa
a chiefs. and was at bottom war OF succes
v; sion. A recent writer has remarked ina
es the Samoans were such good Chr1suan
Id that they would not fight on Sunday ma
a the writer spent certain SUNDAY sIteI
mt noon some years ago IN Apla, he Woul
of have seen reason to change his views
in pitched battle was on that occasion 1ougI
lie lust outside the town. For tour houl
no every white resident was IN mortal peru
ew his life. as bullets and round shoI not, we
are Ay1ng literally in all directions. Inc .
de. tack was made from seaward, ana !"
lad directed against entertainments ma .iS,
nav the beach. Both sides possessed artil n,
de ranging from four to nine FOUNDERS: II
til. latter were two in number, ana mao De
oil. obtained from speculative tracer, W.
eb had brought them down on chance, =
ere had sold them for flOO each: Ihey
The great execution among the stumps oi
,pi- coanut trees, and eventually gained J
Sea Malicious the victory. lmmediately al
tor the firing had ceased l visited the camp
of the victors At the entrance STOOD Z
ach amid of heads as grim and ghastiy Us =
civ of John the Baptist. Round TINS moe
nem trophy stood a crowd OF Wretcnea won
,,lth with baskets in their hands, waiting
mission to take away the remains Oh u
q of dear to them. One was the venerable u
ard. of an old chief, which his daugnter
fanv eously craved for; another was that
h in Tongan, with hair scented with saI
felt wood, and moustache carefully curleo,
The had that morning, at bis Samoan w
what bidding, in an evil hour volunteereu
Icted services Further on lay man "
iron wounded with a rifle bullet, ana SIN ~
then fast. Those around HIM knew 1t, anu
Is of q worse tlau dLluldi toOh
nngb would scarcely give him drink OF v
hon ar a bit of native cloth to make band
ls;Je Hard bywas another wounded man, tel
,TJod Inv Samoan doctor, who, like hon
Stern Stern Esculapius, was both soldier and surg
,sbas This gentleman was dressed with a WI
rod t1;ed Of leaves around his waist, his body :
Ono well oiled, to prevent an enemy ea1c
/, laid hold of him, while, the better to strlk
a a~, ror, one side of his face was painted
,r rnv and the other red. Under every tre
a .,1 air groups of armed men, begrimed with
: self. and paint and guupowder AMID nc
To scene of carnage and confusion, pa
lebted girls passed to and fro, shampoolng
'oinfe. Srail the weary warriors, and cheWln
!, snv FRAGRANT karG for those who were at
The The appearance of the men as the
lords on the ground was picturesque en-
was Some of them had bound their brow
v,,orJed sbells.while their bodies were clothed
, Cod few scanty ivy leaves. Other
mo tbe dressed their long locks in elaborate
'iI Tb new and had painted their faces red, or
ohased or blue. as the case might be;
teJ in kets, battle axes, rifles, spears, and
wi which were lying about in all directions, to-
so mr,od With wounded and mutilated mel
AOi NO. the men drank their ksva they sang
et ewes of victory, and waxed very brave