The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-01-04
FROM SAMOA
Arrival of the Adan,s-cIo later News
Position Of Affairs.


| The L. s. s. Adams, Captain r. P.
Leary, arrived on Thursday evening at
e o'clock, twenty-six days from Apia,
/ Samoa, and dropped her anchors in the
naval row, between the U. s. S. Alert
and the British yacht Nyanza Sailed
from Apia on December 9th, on the same
day with the steamship Zealandi4. Ex-
perieDced fine weather the entire pas
sage. Crossed the equator on December
9th in long. 145 deg. w. Steam was
used till the line was reached, after
which only the sails were used. Took
the y. l.. trades in lat. deg. y. thence
had very light winds till off Hawaii,
when a very severe gale was encountered
which prevented her passing on the
windward side Of the island, and obliged
her to change the course and come to
Honolulu on the leeward side of Hawaii.
The U. 5. S. Nipsic relieved the
Adams at Samoa. On the day the
Adams left Samoa, a battle was expected
to be fought between Tamasese's and
was apprehenied. Tamasese, as pre-
viously reported, had removed his
stronghold from Mulinuu Point to Salua-
fata, eight miles further from the town,
and he was lii constant communication
with the German warship. The officers
of the latter go to him in a cutter, and
Malietoa's men avoid getting in their
way, desiring to avoid all cause of offense
to the German Empire.
The Adams calls here for coal, and
will leave for San Francisco after the
arrival of the foreign mail due on the
9th inst. She will be repaired at Mare
Island Navy Yard and re-cOmmissioned,
her last commission having lapsed IN
November.
Although the Adams has brought no
later news than last mail advices from
the seat of war, few particulars have
TRANSFERRED since her arrival which throw
additional light upon events already
known. Captain Leary appears to have
fully deserved the credit given him by
orators in Congress and writers in the
American press, for fearlessly and with
prom ptitude acting in all emergencies for
the protection of the persons and prop
erty of American citizens. When an
Americans house was invaded and his
cOuntry's flag found therein cut to pieces,
by Tamasese's men from the former
stronghold at Mulinuu Point, Captain
Leary sent a categorical question to the
German Consul, as to whether Tama-
sese's headquarters were under German
protection or not. Failing to get reply
within a reasonable time, the Captain of
the Adams began making arrangements
for landing battalion and throwing up
a fortifcation facing Tamasese's fort.
He was determined, if no satisfaction
was given for the outrage, to march his
men upon Tamasese's stronghold and
take that chieftain prisoner.
This intention of Captain Leary be-
coming known, great commotion ensued
in Tang Zese's camp, and at 10 O'Clock
the sana night the evacuation of Null
nuu Point was begun with vigOr. Con-
irmation is brought by the Adams of
mail adVices, where the statement was
made that the followers Of Mataafa had
been disabused of the notion that, in
their own civil war, they were entitled
by international usages to wage HOSTILE
ties wherever, or on whatever soil, they
could promote their cause.
Regarding the matter of complaint in
the Samoan Times and In letters to Sgd
ney papers, that the Powers represented
on the ground by warships permitted
the DlOOuV lntGfneClH6 StflIe, II Is learned
that Capt. Leary was prepared to take
the responsibility of going with his ship
to the later scene Of conflict, and there
issuing a demand upon both sides to
cease hostilIties. But he would only
do so upon condition that Tamasese and
Brandeis, his Premier, should retire into
ooscurity and Mataafa, the new Malietoa
and the peoples choice by large ma
jority, be recognized as the native ruler
of Samoa. Tamasese was hemmed in at
Saluafata at last accounts with the al
most certain prospect, If he came forth
to battle, to be badly beaten.
The British Consul had withdrawn the
recognition previously given to Tama-
sese, on the ground that he was evident
ly not supported by a majority of his
own people. British residents were en- !
joined to place Themselves under the |
protection OF their Consulate, and to pay
their taxes there 10 be held in trust for
such government as may be ultimately !
II. B. NJ. S. Lizard was |
still at Apia to look after British interests !
The Captain Of the u. s. s. Nipsc was !
likely to follow in the lines OF policy ini- |
tiated by the Captain of the Adams.
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