The Hawaiian gazette., 1889-01-22
THE SAMOAN WAR.

Account Of n Battle from Hawaiian
Fvewitness-Plan to Capture Mata-
afa-Eecord OF the SIaughter-List of
Insurrent Victories - Tutuila to be
Attacked
Below appears translation OF letter
urbllshea in the Pae Alma Hawaii on the
recent fight between the Germans and
the Sam9ans. The writer Is Hiram ka-
,--,-a1i; An intelligent and trustworthy
TT9v-s7iau who was attached to Mr.. J. E.
P-eb,s Embassy and who has recently
returned 10 Samoa.
APIA, January l, 1899.
To the Hawaii Pae Alma Il send you
~ a-r5rnt OF the battle at Samoa, as
follows
ON the 18th Of December, 1885, it was
heard that a plot had been formed by the
Germans. as the King Malietoa lMata-
ala was resting quietly in ease, 10 seize
and carry him of, rs they did the former
SIalefoa who was seized and carried on
Z prisoner. When this plot was heard
o. the warriors oil Malietoa were very
vrafchful while they stood guard. Early
n the morning the boats OF the German
Sims OF war were seen moving along the
shore, the soldiers OF Malietoa being on
the main land mauka. As the boats
came close TO shore at Mataeiagatele the
ueople called out Who is there?
There was no answer, the only audible
reply was the cracking OF shots from re-
volvers. and a certain chief from Salologa
ri Sava75 named Sua was hit, and imme-
6iatelv the battle began at SIX IN the
-rornfag and continued until nine
o'clock. when II ceased. And then the
bodies u the dead and wounded were
seen scattered about on the shore.
Following are the losses on both sides ::
On AIaietoa's side seven were killed and
tbirtv-1ne wounded during the principal
Fg-+-e. After this fight the German spy
rIqSsas were directed on shore and eight
Sa-aoans were seen roasting chickens.
shell was Immediately fred among
fllasa ,,eonle as they were sitting about,
and when It burst it killed seven and one
s-eapel. Total killed on Malietoa's side,
fourteen.
on the German side twenty-one were
killed. Among these, six had their
heads cut of and their bodies buried
seuarateiy. / saw two heads floating
about in the surf OF Fagalii and some feet
were being eaten by fishes. The num-
Der OF those wounded was iorty-elght.
and Ii Is said all will die, except perhaps
three or four.
Tamasese did not come out, the path
on which he was expected was INSTRUCTED
and they all became afraid.
The Germans fired the Samoan houses.
II i said that Tamasese and the soldiers
from the German war vessels are about
Is make an attack. For this reason Ma
Eer1a has moved his camp to place
-1auEa Of the town OF Apia, about mile
from Il.
The German foreigners are very much
frightened these days and are rushing
about hither and thither. 1t is now be-
Ing said that the German war ships are
going To Tutuila to shell the houses, and
when that Is done they are going over to
Saraii 10 burn IT, The American war
r5wer j. very strong, and if the British
was Ike 1t, this war in Samoa would
soon cease
Nalietoa has sent 100 soldiers to keep
the peace on the lands owned by Ger
mans. to prevent mischief by the natives
In taking breadfruits, cocoanuts, etc. All
the laborers OF the labor gangs OF the
Germans have run OFF into the bush, and
some Of them are in Malietoa's forts.
These are the victorious battles OF Ma
l5etes-the battles of Matautu, Lauli,
Talofata. Lotuanunu, Fagalii and Fele-
ula. The principal occupation OF the
TrtuIla people now is building forts.