Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-05-21
THE LATEST FROM SAMOA.
Arrival of the Saved from the Trenton
and Vandalia.

Arrival of the Saved from the Trenton
and Vandalia.
| THEY ARE NOW SAFE N SAN FRANcIsco-coRRE-
sPoNDENCE BETWEEN MATAAFA AND ADMIRAL
KIMBERLY-THE CONDITION OF AFFAIRS AT
APIA WHEN THE STEAMER RocKToS LEFT.
The steamer RocKton which reached San
Francisco yesterday with the survivors of the
Trenton and yandalia, as stated in The STAB,
| brought the latest dispatches from Samoa. Adj
miral Kimberly decided to send away every
man that the steamer could take. All of the
survivors of the vandalia, including eight Off
GERS and one hundred and forty-two men. and
twelve officers end three hundred men from
| the Trenton, were sent on board. The Trenton
officers who lief: on the Rockton we're Capt N.
II. Farquhar, who is in command of the re-
turning naval forces; Lieuts. r. NJ. G. Brown,
L. L. Reamy and b. o.. Scott; Assistant
Surgeon S. s.. White, Passed Assistant
Engineers s. H. Mann and r. W. Gait,
Assistant Engineer c. H. Matthews and Chap
lain A. A. McAllister. Boatswain John Nc
Laughlin. Carpenter Il. G. Fernald and Sail
maker s. II. Boutwell,. The Trenton officers
who remain are Rear-Admiral l.. A. Kimberly,
Lieuts. III. o. Rittenhouse and G.. A. Merriam,
of the admiral staff: Lieut.. Commander H. W.
Lyon. Lieuts. 5. l.. Graham and W. III. Allen,
Medical Inspector C. III. White. fleet surgeon;
Passed Assistant Surgeon T.. NOrfleet. Pay In
spector A. G. Clark. Captain of Marines r. W.
Huntingdon, Pay Clerk ]. Brady, Acting Gun
ners John Wostfall and III. X. Tressell. Ensign
J. J. Blondin and Chief Engineer Al Kierstid.
of the Trenton, have been transferred to the
Nlpsic. The surviving officers of the Vandalia
who left on the Rockton are Lieuts. ]. W. Car
lin and j. G. Wilson. Lieuts. Gunior grade) A.
+. Culver and L. Il. Heath. Ensign J. III. Glib
hons SURGEON Harvey En-
$. Green and Passed Assistant Engineer Ii.
Webster.
THEIR DEPARTURE CHEERED.
All OF the men and baggage were aboard be-
fore the evening of April 80, but few final ar
engagements were not completed, and the Rock
ton was not able to sail until the morning of
May 1. Nearly the whole population of Apia
was on the beach when the steamer left her
moorings and steamed out to sea, and for a
few minutes loud cheering was heard in every
direction. The crews of the men-of-war Nipsic
and Rapid and hundreds of people on the beach
cheered the departing steamer and the Trenton
and Nandalia men ON the decks of the Rockton
returned the cheers with will. The seventy
five men who remain at Apia are in charge of
Lieut.. Commander Lyon. 1t is supposed they
Will either be sent home in the course of a
another month or be transferred to another
American war-ship which may arrive at Apia
The departure of the shlp-wrecked sailors was
greeted with feeling of relief. as Apia is not
large enough to accommodate such a number
OF men without great confusion resulting and
1t has been feared that serious illness might
break ont in the town. owing to the crowded
quarters of the men.
Admiral Kimberly has received letter from
Mataafa thanking him for his efforts in behalf
OF peace and expressing the desire that the
United States alone protect Samoa. The reply
of Tamasese to Admiral Kimberly's proclama-
ton said nothing of peace except on the con-
ditions of submission. DIR. Knappe the Ger
man consul, said he did not think that Admiral
Kimberlys proclamation would amount to any,
thing, as the Samoans would soon forget all
about il.
AN ATTACK BY TAMAsEsE's MEN,
An attack was made by some of Tamasese's
men recently upon two natives belonging to the
Mataafa party. The Mataafa men were passing
house at Falefa, short distance from Tam
assess camp. when a number of Tamasese's
men, concealed in a house, fired upon them
Both men were slightly wounded, but succeeded
In making their escape
number of Mataafa's warriors stationed
IN that vicinity were very much excited and
threatened to make an attack upon Tamasese,
but were persuaded to use no violence and to
allow the incident to pass unnoticed The
natives have succeeded in recovering a safe
containing $4,000 from the wreck of the Ger
man gunboat Eber. Native divers are still at
work on the wreck of the Eber, making an eff
fort to save the guns.
The rudder for the Nipsic, which Admiral
Kimberly had under his personal supervision.
has been completed and placed in position and
1t Is probable that the Nipsic will start for
Auckland as soon as the Alert arrives at Apia.
The British man-of-war Rapid, which left Apia
April 10. returned on the 25th. Her captain
reported that he had been to Suwarrow. a
small island about 100 miles east of Samoa. He
stated that the island was occupied several
years ago by a resident of Auckland for the
purpose of raising cocOanuts, and that at the
latters request the Rapid had gone there and
raised the British flag, and formally annexed
the island as part of the British possessions.
CORRESPONDENCE WITH MArAArA.
The letter received by Admiral Kimberly
from Mataafa, after the adniraIs proclamation
advising the natives to give up war, was as
follows:
L.. A. Kimberly. admiral Of the Americdi fypft: '
ors Of my at Ma% b h .e S0nnf
together to day, the I'D of April, 1889 we are highly
government of the United states is beyond compari
son. ana am now ABLE to understand it. To-day any
declare the which was carried on between this
part OF Samoa and that part OF Sonoa is at end be-
cause earnestly desire that Samoa should and state
unpHe. between both, and let US ali work to the
Besides. declare that Samoa would escape danger il
the United states alone TO protect and give their
support to It. and be the sole master all Samoa with
out the interference of any other power in years
gone by we have been endeavoring to form a strong
government on the basis OF protection, by three pow
ers. HI consequence Samoa has been constantly torn
10 pieces and many lives have been lost and the coun
try has been brought down to a very low condition
ON this account We that recurrence of the
triple system would be useless
II now one power took charge of Samoa, and contn
ned 10 do so forever then Samoa would for the first
time enjoy standing prosperity place every hone in
your good wishes toward Samoa and hope Won will NOT
drS~ Ddck from IN. .heiil May you live.
lSlghedI MALIEOTA MATAAFA,
King of Samoa.
Admiral Kimberly replied to Mataafa's letter
as follows:
-, n, APIA, April %.
Your Royal HghlleSS Your letter dated April % I
recelved yesterday and read with great and in
teTeSt. The received ono