The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1891-09-03
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THE SPANISH INVASION or
P0hAPE.
"A paper by Mrs. r. +. Rand, American
Missionary to Micronesia. read be-
fore the Hawaiian Mission chill
dreu'- Society, Honolulu,
II. t.. Aug. lj. lsJl
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(Continued)
The first year of Gov Cardarso's
reign was on the whole one Of COM
paratiye quiet and mildness; but ii
was soon evident that be was only
waiting for favorable opportunity
to bring about that which Gov. Pos
sidiIlo ha failed to accomplish, viz.
to gain complete control of the ISL
ands, as well as to force the natives
to give up their own religion and ac-
cept the state religion of Spain.
Notwithstanding these many inter-
ruptions the mission work at the begin
ming of 1890 was prospering. The
schools broken up in 1887 had
been reopened and six new
churches organized, Still in the
continued presence Of the Span
iards the outlook for the future was
dark and discouraging. In Feb
ruary, Mr.. Doane was compelled to
leave for the United States on ac-
count of i'll health. Mr.. Rand had
left some months previously for the
same reason, and only Miss Pallser
and Mrs. Cole remained in the field.
The Spaniards meanwhile had been
laying their plans to drive the mis-
sonaries from the islands, and think
ing the weakness of the mission a
favorable opportunity to strike, be-
gan vigorously to carry out their
plans.
In May, Gov. Cardarso sent
over to Qua Spanish force, also
two priests. They Immediately com
menced to build fort and barracks
on the hill in the mission land, also
church and large house, GO feet in
length, for the priests in trent Of the
church. The Governor had already
promised that no land should be oc-
cupied near the mission houses, and
sent word to the officer in charge TO
move the buildings down TO the
shore, but on the officers represent
ing the spot which they had chosen
was the only healthy spot at Qua,
the building was allowed to go on.
Shortly after this ii was rumored that
some of the natives were intending
to drive the Spanish force from Qua,
Henry Nanpei, the deacon and others
went to the chiefs who were planning
this, and obtained their promise to
make no trouble. They would prob
ably have kept their promise, at
least for while, had it not been for
some of the young men of the tribe,
who had long felt that it would be
better to die than to be under the
Spaniards as the Manila men were.
They firmly believed that il they
permitted the Spanish force TO re-
main at Qua the lieutenant in charge
would make good his threat, to com.
pei the people by force of arms to ac-
cept the Catholic religion, and to put
all the teachers in irons If they came
together to prepare their sermons as
. they had always been in the habit OF
doing, and thus the people would be-
come the slaves of the Spaniards.
AS we have previously stated, it was
the young men who were foremost
IN plans for actively opposing the
Spaniards. or this number were
some of the Christian converts but
chiefly such as we reckoned among
, the less devout. BY them plan
was formed to attack the garrison al
Qua. Though the lieutenant in
command at Qua had been informed
, of this plan of the Ponapeans, h'
took no precautions against surprise
and on the 25th of June recklessly
sent out an unarmed wood cutting
party into the forest to obtain tim
ber. This party was attacked ant
most of them killed, and the sam,
u was the fate Of those who remained
in the barracks. The same day /
steam launch from the colony Of
/, Santiago, II miles away, appeared
I towing five boats filled with soldiers
When they reached the flats the sol
diers disembarked in shoal water ant
attempted TO gain the shore. A severe
battle ensued, and the boats wer,
forced TO return to Santiago. Th'
loss of the Spaniards during the da!
was lieutenant, a sergeant and 81
soldiers. No natives were killed
Henry Nanpei, assisted by som
Christians, saved the lives OF tw
priests, doctor and five soldiers
They were hidden in the missio
house three nights. About dark th
armed transport Manila cam
u around, and while trying to stear
into Morning Star harbor, ran on th
"A. reef, where she remained three day
before they could get her off.
August 20, 1890, the Morning Sta
arrived. bringing the long absen
II missionaries, Mr.. Rand, Mis-
~ Fletcher and myself which sma
band was reinforced by Miss Foss
who came TO take up the work fc
the first time. The Morning Sta
rs anchored mt Santiago, not being a
low, d TO 90 to Qua. Capt. Garlan
and Mr.. Rand went at once on shore
see Gov. Cardarso. In the intel
ri view the latter said they were expec
y ing men-of-war from Manila, an
that it was their intention to exte
inmate the Metalamin tribe unlei
the king gave up the leaders of Il
outbreak in June. No natives we
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