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sna ths Aueriean Missionaries.
The visit Of Chief Nanpie Of Ponaro to nj.
country seems to have been undertaken With a
view to enllstlne sympathy and aid tor the nn-
tiyes Of the Caroline Islands. who complain o:
their treatment By the Spaniards. At the Fnme
time it 10 said that tho American Consul urges
that war ahip should bs stationed at PonArs
TO protect the persons andlproperty OF fAmorican
residents. and also. II possible, to secure mir
treatment OF the natives from the Spauieh
Governor.
Tho fact 10 that last autumn Roar Admiral
Beilpsp commanding the Asstio squadron.
did despatch the Alliance to Ponape. to guard
the interests OF the American missionaries In
tho conflict which was then going on between
tho natives and the Spanish garrison. and he
took them away to another island whore they
awaited the end OF tho war and the result OF
their claims for damages. Should there DO
any renewal OF troubles IN the Carolines.
endangerinG the lives or property of the mis-
slonaries. a vessel would undoubtedly 10
sent thither. although Just now. with tho
war in Chill. the riots In China. and tho
threatened removal OF disturbances In
Samoa. It might DO ditlcut 10 spare my
vessel at present In the Pacific. The few small
shrs which Admiral Celknap has Mt comm and.
consisting OF tho Alliance. tho Monocacy. and
tho Polas. aro ali needed to protect Amoricnn1
residents in the valley Of tho iang.tse-K -Kinnr.
where the perils havo boon much greater thnn
at Ponape. Dnt tho Lancaster will soon ,c-
enforce the hsaiic station. and when ;ha
Charleston reii.ies the Iroauois at Honolulu.
the latter vessol will be sent to Samoa. and
possibly could make n trip nlso :" the caro-
limos to ascertain the state OF affairs inerN.
The r0nbos % M e. this nrshsns" me mat
P siona?ics periermcd tnsir nnselnsh and rsinn:
the slieh.est attempt I" Interfere w;'h t,:eIr
IRE Kusais. Yap, and I'"na;" ~ ,his :s.i
there appears 20 have been sort OF oli9n chv
Tint the natives of the ontite group have I'D:
vanccd in civilization under the noble work OF
amestioned S Neither srnii nor @ any othSr t Euro.
nean nati"n icr setnres ms i'seli mmcn
ss c bosnoc wsn
ind elsewhere. wlateyor Inn!ls other countries
Dor attention. AND ii. proceeded 70 annex il.
Spain thon manifested erent ,cvivn! of inter.
German claim OF .ownersLin. in Tie -ul,InG
lion. was spp"intea IS srbitrasor and savs his
ssoD ay3r Of Sr1n as e tho
The Immediate result OF this settlement was
the 1T o no snd f.
local control had been made before. and whefe
the oeasion1I visit o; vessel ha
Madrid The usual ps.folIowed. The main;
tenance OF the garrison and Government called
croasod.. The Standards also subjected tho
% isIanders s'' should resist but that. regret.
should feel drawn toward the missonaries.
For Il must uo. be noted @ that. tha, so9ething
established in these archipeIaGosa with four
Thousand communicates. As,stem OF voynR-
s Se to ss
aries: and Ia fact it has been suegestei that.
had the posy Of our r.
ton. MS nm Offset to the ncie"t title o. tho
SpnninrdS or tho modern seizure Of the Ger
mans. Certain 1t is that the natives themselves
had little or mo interest in either Of lhe latter
their relations with America were many and
ish aIrison derived their erroneous fancy
that the American missionaries% q were we're aiding
H sne; 'f Gnder III Ills ss mpresso" they hay
donbtediy yn rsntsd st The missionaries With l,,e
on one, Of the islands mav not have been mali
c.ous. hut may have I'VE been Zen due to the fact that
hostilites. Still. Mr.. Rand. whose house was
o Q Of those DESTROYED; wrote that the ruin
who landed and burned the buildings.
As the case now stands, the mission arics
their ricSt to indempity for @ pronsrtv is one ne to
he settled heiweed Madrid and Washington
Admitting that. as they all testify. they never
had melted the natives 10 revolt. they onCht,
under our treaties with Spain. to be restore1
and to have their pronerty rehuilt As 10 tho
their relations with Spain. bur perhaps somo
Incidental relief might come for them from a
settlement OF The affairs OF the missionaries.