The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1888-12-18
LATEST FROM SAMOA.
Heavy Fighting with Great Slaughter
The Insurgents TriumPhing-Ap-
healing In the Powers.

| OF November the Telegraph correspond
ent visited Tamasese in his stronghold
in the Atua dAtrict. about 10 miles iron
AHA. At Saluafata he found two formid
able war canoes, one capable of carryln.
500 men and the other 90, with five can
mons on one and four ON the other. Ia
masese was perfectly satisfied with hi;
army, claiming that it contained S,00'
men.
Writing on the Sth from Apia, the
same correspondent tells OF Mataafa'S
| talking man, sent TO Savaii, getting
ahead Of Tamasese's chief in the same
capacity. As u result about 800 more
Savaii PEOPLE Joined the rebel King, Civ
| ing him an army OF nearly 5000 men, or
| two to one against Tamasese. \ mon
ster talolo, or feast, was given to Mata-
ala at his headquarters at Matauta.
| Over 1000 natives took part in it, and
/ the proceedings were witnessed by a
great number of the foreign residents
and officers OF the British and American
men-Of-war. November 9th heavy
battle enSued when Mataafa's forces in
vSded TamaseSe's fert. The assail2nts
fought well but were repulSed with a loss
OF Is killed and 20 or 50 wounded They
would have been worse beaten but for
cannon they had posted on command
ing position, which, the correspondent
heard but scarcely credited, was sighted
by one OF five foreign residents who were
1t that point OF the battle. An inn
promptu hospital WAS started in tents ut
the British Consulate, where all the
wounded brought in were attended by
the British and American naval surgeons.
TamaSeSe's loss was killed and 10
wounded Desultory firing was kept up
for the next two days, but without much
effect. TamaSeSe's war boats did lot
of firing in the battle, but their aim was
Ineffective from rough water. Mataafa's
men were going to build men-of-war to
cope with those of Tamasese.
Another Apia correspondent OF the
Sydney Telegraph, under date of Nov
ember 18th, saws the rebels continued
their light attacks on the 10th and 18th,
each time being repulsed with great loss.
While the British hospital was provided
for all wounded native warriors, those |
belonging to Tamasese's party dared not |
attempt 10 ret there for fear Of losing |
their lives when passing through rebel |
territory As 4 consequence the hos /
mand OF the rebel party, which led TO 1
some little friction between Il German /
trading firm and the British Consulate,
the former refusing 10 allow 4 piece Of |
their property, adjoining the latter, to (
be occupied by i native of the rebel /
party suffering from gangrene. This
correspondent saws Mataaia is a Cath 4
ole, and that his followers have done all /
kinds OF damage to the mission grounds
london mission as well as Wesleyan
so much so that the missionaries make
bitter complaints against them. He
adds:
Aataafa himself expressed his deter
10 protect all foreign property.
Alter al II Is 4 great pity the war IS still
going on Trade IS going down, food
getting scarce, and plantations OF cocoa
nuts and breadfruits are being TUthlessly
destroyed The Great Powers ought. 1
hink, speedily 70 put an end TO II, for Is
ong IS the natives are not forbidden TO
isht By one OF the Powers they viii keep
L II The natives are simply tools IN
he hands OF few unprincipled traders
lere, who seek only to FIJI their OWn
'0ckets and do not care for the welfare
I the population"
! correspondence the Sydney Herald,
7riting from Apia on November 18th,
ives accounts similar to those from
Thich the above are taken. Referring
0 the German refusal Of land to the !
british Consulate for hospital purposes.
e SAYS the incident affords an insight !
lto the state OF party feeling in Apia. {
Il writes further
- 'Tra G-arrvrurtE an & 2
le rebel movement crushed out; and J
&c citizens and officials Of the United I
-ates are Al least equally anxious to see / Il
lailetOa victorious. It i, indeed, the .
lssensi0Hs Of the Washington Confer 4
ice transferred 10 Samoa It Is more
IAN likely that the Aalietoans, who are
lOrt CT ammunition, are resting their c
1pes on American traders in Apia, who U
iTeTtise the speedy arrival OF a vessel ?,
0m San Francisco with arms, etc, for Z
smo4. q
" Captain Lsary, Of the U.S.S. Adams ?
i from the first given active encour- =,
cement Is the 5Ialieioans. and II il b
rgely due 70 his assurance to the ua- y
res the. Germany would not or could ;.
4 interfere IN the internal affairs az fe
.mO4 that the rebellion IS as strong as T.
Is. =.
here SEEMS no prospect OF a speedy b
rmInatIen Of the war, which is sadly "
m0rzllslng and impOyerishing the ID
ople- II L q disgrace 70 our nine ID
snih century civilization that there an
Ould be representatives Of three =
Tristan nations, each with ships Of
Y within sight Of the conflict that Is =
zIBg between members Of one family. Q
q yet that the one word which would -
sctuzlly stop the war cannot be spoken p
them" ~
This : followed BY q suggestion that an
Il Is granted that a union Of the Il
EsTs upon q policy Is impossible at pCe
luld nos BE- impossible for one Of the an
&c Powers 70 assume Iaaudafo,rv 10.
yer IN samoa, and only thus can the ~,
ICE q Samoa Be secured. ~ He eavs ~
natives expect q foreign flag. and tie On
: d them would reJoiee in that mr. e. -.
-ee fOT peace. =
ne samoa Times Of December 1ss agI
lt2ins the intelligence Of much heavier "a
illIlg than that rscountsd above dur 4
the preFIO1s few days. The C,er- Z
a. had PLACED figs Of their country n
over tEeir lands within the frh4fr,s,
IND me Engiisa followed suit and Kir
'ioe1 tfaelE lands with fazs. Tbis y
liSses considered . plzce II man Z
ing BEGIN py the Germans u fntfn9f- "a
Z toe natives. Wien tie German 70
-sczt vent from Apiz u saluafafa =
Ezs followed b. the American ~. -.
p Aifsle and Adams and the Prfffeh vi
zr1- Inis American and Ergi;sb 55sr
q served 70 restore eon6deaee r. -