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LATEST NEWS FROM P0NAPE.
Terms Offered the Natives by
the Governor-The Span
sish Make an Attack
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Under date of December 81, 1890, Rev.
F. E. Rand, missionary OF the A. b. Z.
F NJ at Ponape, has written to friends
in Honolulu these interesting items
about matters at that island:
We arrived at Ponape August 20.
Found Miss Palmer and Henry Naupel
still at Qua with most of the pupils OF the
two training schools; but they were all
ready to go to Kusaie. The meetings
were still kept up at all of the fifteen
churches; but all of the schools, except
ing the two training schools had dis
banded The day we arrived at Ponape
called on the Governor, but he did not
| seem bit glad to see me. He made no
objections to our landing our goods at
Qua, but be would not permit the Morn
| ing Star to anchor there. The Governor
| seemed very anxious TO settle the trouble
with the natives without more blood
| sned. He requested me to assist him In
| getting them 10 accept his terms. He
FEATURED them to bring all their guns,
| and nine of the chiefs whom be con-
| sidered leaders of the insurrection. As
| he would not tell them what was to be
| done with these leaders, or anything in
| regard 10 how the trouble would be set
tied, excepting that if they accepted his
terms, it would be great deal better for
them when the troops came. OF course,
they did not accept these terms.
! From August Goth to September Sd,
| l labored hard to persuade the natives to
assent to these conditions; but this
| trouble was a much more serious affair
| than the one in 'S7. September 1st, the
| troops came; two cruisers with about
six hundred soldiers. These, with the
| marines and the garrison already here,
| made about one thousand fighting men.
| The soldiers were commanded by a
| colonel. The Governor and colonel gave
the MetalamIn tribe two days to accept
the terms already given them with ex-
| termination of the whole tribe as the
J al'ornative. AS the Governor and col
-: ould not promise us any protec-
/ ,,i ,cept at or near the Colony, we all
| went on board the Star, September Sd,
and remained there till September 18th,
when she sailed for Kusaie with Mrs.
Rand, Miss Foss, Miss Fletcher and
thirteen girls. Miss Palmer, Nanpei, and
l remained at Xiii with what was left OF
the Training School.
- September 18th, the Spanish forces
began their assault on the Metalamin
tribe with the purpose OF exterminating
it. The two cruisers and the armed
transport Manila began the assault. The
first day they threw few shells at Qua
as they passed; but most OF the Smelling
the first FIVE days was at Tunau and
other villages in the Metalamin harbor.
Tumau is the home of the King. He and
all his people Were at Qua. Several
hundred shells were thrown, but did very
little damage, except to the breadfruit,
cocoanut and other valuable trees. On
the second or third day Of the assault,
they sent men ashore at Tumau and two
other villages near. and burned the
church, the Kings house and all the
other buildings There were no natives
at any Of these villages. The third OF
fourth day they tried to burn Tulapail, a
The three villages destroyed were on
small islands They did not remain on
shore long enough to burn all the
houses. The natives were at home, and
in this engagement with them the col.
onel was killed. and several of his men
The Spaniards have three different
| stories as to the manner OF the colonePs
death. One is that in jumping from one
: stone to another, he fell and was killed
by his own revolver. Another, that be
fought duel with his second in com
nand. Still another, that he committed
. suicide The native belief is that he
was killed by the bullets from their guns
"Sepr 10, the Spaniards began Smelling
, Qua. The two cruisers, the armed
transport and an unarmed transport
were anchored in the Morning Star har
Dor at Qua. They kept up an incessant
. Smelling all the 10th, and the forenoon o
the 10th. At noon they landed about
% men. After severe skirmish with
, about so of the natives. the natives fell
back into the bush. The Spaniardc
burned all the mission property, and
most OF the native houses, then FASTENED
aboard their ships, and went back tc
the Colony. In the weeks engagement
, three natives, and fourteen or more
Spaniards were killed.
The second time | saw the Governor
he informed me that | was not to have
any meetings with the Metalamin tribe
=, excepting to persuade them to accept hi!
terms. He also intimsted that he nigh,
soon stop ali the meetings. Sept. q the
Star returned from kusaie with Mrs
1 u,
the prospect Of our being able to do any
thing at Ponape was even less favorable
e than at first, Mrs. Rand and Miss Fost
= cher sister, returned to Kusaie by the
: Star, which left Ponape Oct. 8. Miss
: Fletcher and Miss Palmer remained, bu
6 they deeply regretted it, on hearin.
from the Governor in less than forty
n eight hours after the Star sailed, that al
e schools and meetings were to be stopped
They sent around to the Colony to see i
l., the captain OF the Rose Sparks would
q take them to Kusaie. The captain wal
willing to take them, but the Governor
I would not let Miss Palmer and Mrs
e Cole leave the island.
"Oct11 I went to the Colony;to see tht
, Governor in regard to having one of hi
s mechanics repair my steam launch
p While there he brought up great many
accusations against me. Some of tht
r most important were, % that l haC
a been harboring the rebellious Metalamir
chiefs, feasting them and building then
Il a house at Xiii Also, (2) that 1 hat
q been having meetings with them and tn,
Xiii king to influence them against tn,
L Spanish rule He also said, i3) that hi
{ had positive pr, OF that was one of tn,
principal leaders in planning the breas
: works at Qua. And ~ as the Mission
d was responsible for the present outbreal
OF the Metalamin tribe, he did not thinl
that we would be permitted to carry Oh
r our work much longer.
Oct. Is, the transport Manila wen
around to Uana to take supplies to tn
q garrison there, and to bring back tn,
800 soldiers that started for the sam
IL place overland the same day. Uana i
about thirty-fve miles from the Colony
1t was expected that the troops woult
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