The Hawaiian gazette., 1885-03-25

ON Samoa was probably tne DuScn Ooin u
mander Roggewein, in III. At any rae, OF
he gave the name of the "Bauman Islands Ia
to land which he sighted Just about Where 70
the Nayigators are. The latter name Ine al
proup owes to Bougainville, who on May H
8. l76S. in shaping westerly course rom az
Tahiti. saw high land before him IN Inc
northwest. This was the Island OF lutuila.
Bearing down upon it, he was met' lusI az =
fine traveller to-day is met, by canoes nle9
with natives far off the land. he toucneu
at Pago-Pago, and soon got INTO dllEul d
flies with the inhabitants, which resui!eu
in the massacre of boats crew, lhcluqnS
fine Count de Langle and M de LamaI I
fine naturalist of the expedition. IL mas
been since established that TINS i masea
ere was not caused by natives Oh tue:na
proper, but by some turbnlent oaFansn
chiefs. who were visiting the island on
.,Iaos,,ro excursion. or. as the natives term
! + ..malanpan Close to Savail hes the
island of Manono, with the rocky fortress
4 of Anolima on it. Manono is little more
\ fban a barren rock some four miles IN CIT
cnmference. and of no Importance except
, from n strategic point of view. Small as
! Il ;s II has. however, played great part
in the domestic history OF the islands In
tbe ewes of every native its soil Is sacred
/, nc nc. sacred as was Delos to the Athemans OF
Mecca to the Arabs. Every man born on
Wanono is by that very fact CHIEF. II
. has fins been for generations the craale
5 Of a feudal aristocracy, and focus OF ma
!, five notifies. The majority of the Manono
{ cbiefs have little to boast of but empty
r titIes and long descent; they have never
: nossessed any land or other sources OF
: P HoaItb Their business is that of protes-
n s;onal noliticians, fomenting disturbances,
e Loonin9 alive old feuds, and if possible
n bTi1o;no about tribel wars. In this latter
II thev have been only too successful. / hap,
4 nened TO be an unwilling witness OF once
at the L;tferest civil wars which has ever des-
n olated the group, and which terminated ID
es 1872 II was caused by disputes between
rs a chief named Malietoa and some rival
a. chiefs and was at bottom q war OF success
Y. sion. A recent writer has remarked tna'
es tbe Samoans we're such good Christian
nd that thew would not fight on Sunday. hae
a the writer spent certain Sunday after
MT noon some years ago in Apia, he Woult
of have seen reason to change his views
in pitched battle was on that occasion touSn
le inst outside the town For four hour
no every white resident was IN mortal peru
ew his life. as bullets and round shot Of, Wer
ere flyIng literally in all directions. Inc a
de. tack was made from seaward, ana We
lad directed against entertainments made
ray fine beach. Both sides possessed artii 1a
ade ranging from four to nine Founders: II
,th. latter were two in number, and NAG pei
oil. obtained from speculative tracer, WI
[eb had brought them down on cnance, q,
ere had sold them for tlOO each; Iney u
The great execution among the stumps Oh :
ami coanut trees, and eventually gained !,
Sea Malietoas the victory. lmmedlstely an
for the firing had ceased visited the camp
of the victors At the entrance STOOD z
ZACH amid of heads as grim and gnastly as u
CITY of John the Baptist Round TINS niue'
hem trophy stood crowd OF wretcnea Mou
a,,tb With baskets in their hands, waiting ?
mission to take away the remains o. th
,arJ of an old chief, which his daughter
Ian,, eousIv crayed for; another was that o
H. :, Tongan. with hair scented with san
= foIt wood and moustache carefully curled,
Tho had that morning, at his Samoan WI
not Kidding. in an evil hour volunteered
- services Further on lay man be
;ron wounded with a rifle bullet, and Sinh
tbo- faef Those around him knew 1t, and
,s Of a worse than animal lack OF ssympa
ongb would scarcely give him drink OF
s Je or a bit of native cloth to make band
is;de Hard by was another wounded man yer
oT riI Inv Samoan doctor, who, like hon
, a. or Esculapius was both soldier and surg
nsbes This gentleman was dressed with WI
g tr;ed Of leaves around his waist his body D
One One we'll oiled to prevent an enemy cate
:, laid hold Of him, while, the better to strlk'
one aT, ror. one side of his face was painted
1,,r rmv and the other red Under every tre
,u- AR groups of armed men, begrimed with
: ~ self elf and paint and guupowder. AMID ID
To scene of carnage and confusion, Sal
iebted girls passed to and fro, shampTooing
sointe. Iomi) the weary warriors, and chewln
Il INV fragrant kara for those who were at
- The The appearance of the men as the
, lords on the ground was picturesque EN-
y was Some of them had bound their Drove
shells,while their bodies were clothed
. God q few scanty ivy leaves. Other
me the dressed their long locks in elaborate
They and had painted their faces red; or
lobseed or blue. as the case might be;
No. in kets. battle-axes, rifles, spears, and
wi which were lying about in all directions, to-
fo MT,od with wounded and mutilated mel
~ -- the men drank their kaya they sang
set ewes of victory, and wa1ed very brave