The herald., 1893-08-05

WniCH UIlukb ILLS kohCnce mduuuO, yop
lives will be safe. If you do not come
the three men-of-war will fire on yoV
and you will be attacked by the king
forces. Your followers must bring al
their arms to the British mRn-of-war TO
safety. If you do not surrender, yol
must still send your women and chiidrer
alongside the British man-of-war ane
they will be safe. No boat will be al
lowed to leave Manono unless it comes
direct to the British man-of-war."
Then followed q list OF nearly 81
chiefs whose surrender was Imperative
y demanded. The letter was signed by
the three consuls.
Mataafa replied as follows:
Il have agreed to all you have written
me. We are pleased to obey with hui
Nility the great powers"
A CONSULAR PROCLAMATION.
The consuls issued the following proc
lamstion:
"We, the consuls of the treaty pow
=, q g, hereby give notice to all Samoans
~, vt Mataafa and his chiefs have sur
ran. Tered. The war is quite finished.
A. further disturbances will be SUD-
nrassA d by the men-of-wsr. All Sa-
,,,oans must return at once to their own
NJ
Acc viii, 'e summarily dealt with"
MALIEToA's ARMY.
Mo,;a+oa,. army consisted of about
1000 e.bt;,o men, armed with rifles,
sxas and long tnives. This army, with
rt;ol uns;c "a. insisting of tin whistles,
cor,,ats horns ana drums, started on the
rnornins of JuIy 81. h toward the seat OF
war. Malietos's army was Tar more
power full than Mataafa g, nav wing plenty
~ arms and ANN unition anc' many more
warriors. Maliettsa also had an aovan'
taee in securing aid of the tribs "hicn
Mataafs h,sd counted upon to ba. a MN;
Although Mataafa h,sd been disapp olnteo
in not securing allies. he would nol sur
render when the attack came. Mata. VIA -
forces. being short OF ammunition, TO
treated after a hard fie;ht, in which ma. ny
were killed and wounded.
MATAAFA's LAST RESORT.
At last Mataafls, seeing there was no
.aope of success, and having lost his
nephew, who was killed ssnd decapitated,
ordered 10 boats to lie off Muluna,
Malietoa'e residencs 9 and stronghold, for
the purpose of drawing Malietoa's at
tention, while in the meantime, dark
ness setting in, he lowered his ensign,
cut down his flag pole and set lire to
Malie. This town was formerly the
kings residence and was beautifully
laid out in Samoan style. The houses
were well built. but rather than have
the town fall into the kings hands
Mataafa preferred to see it 60 up in
smoke.
Matsafa's strategy with the boats
being successful in keeping the enemy
off, he departed with his followers for
the island of Savai, another OF the
Samoan group.
THE vIcToRs' CORY TROPHIES.
That afternoon the conquerors, Malie-
toa's warriors, returned to Apia with the
spoils of their victory. The spoils con-
sisted OF the bleeding heads OF human
beings. Each man who had the luck to
cut a head off an enemy marched
through the streets of Apia with his
CHASTITY trophy, carried with one finger
stuck up the windpipe of the severed
head and another finger in the mouth.
They walked up the street yelling like
fiends, with eyes starting from their
sockets, with excitement and throwing
the severed heads about like baseballs.
the blood dripping all over the bearers.
Many heads were brought in in this
manner and after being exhibited about
the town were presented to Malietoa as
trophies of war. The king graciously
received them and they were then
thrown in pile on the ground.
WHITE RESIDENTS TERRoRIzED.
There were two German warships in
the harbor, but American and British !
subjects were Unprotected. Malietoa's
excited fiends marched to and fro
through the town clearing everybody
out of the way. The white people took
refuge on the verandahs of the houses
while the warriors held the streets.
The whites were at the mercy of the
excited natives who were crazed with
victory and blood, and if there had been
any clash would possibly have been mas-
sacred.
MATAAFA's FINAL STAND.
Mataafa was not received cordially by
the tribesmen on Savai, and he accord
lngly proceeded to Manono, where he
erected Notifications and made prepara-
tions for final stand. The story of his
surrender has already been told.
Mataafa and % chiefs went on board
the British wsrship while the natives
arms were brought and piled on the
deck. United States Vice-Consul Black
lock was on board the Katoomba and re-
manned to see the final surrender. I'm
til it is decided what shslllbe done with
the prisoners, they will probably be kept
on the warship.
TIE SLAUGHTERED NATIVES.
Mataafa lost 16 killed and IL wounded.
Malietoa's loss was four killed and
twelve wounded. Leaupepe, Matasfa's
nephew, (called hig son by SANDMAN
usage), was buried by his relatives on
the government side. His head was
carried through the town wrapped in
fine mat.
At Maile 45 houses were burned by
Nataafa and 15 razed to the ground.
Mataafa's nephew was killed by native
named Foe. When the attack on the
stockyard was made, Foe knocked
Leaupepe down with long knife with a
hook at the end. Lesupepe begged for
his life, but Foe, with yell of triumph,
proceeded to decapitate the victim.
FOUR WOMEN MAssACRED.
OF the four women killed, two were
decapitsted. One girl crept into the
bush for shelter, where she was discov-
cred by a warrior, lying face down and
clinging with both hands to sapling.
She cried for mercy, saying that she
was woman, but the warrior delber-
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