The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-08-31

the purpose of iniuring them, and This
pernicious advice caused them to take up
a position near LufiIuh. and there the
! Government troops encountered them
upon Sunday morning. Some of the
| Kings party were about to remove or de-
| siroy a boat when they were fired upon.
| Two of their number were killed, one of
whom was decapitated, while the other
| lost his ear.
A great deal of firing took place through
out Sunday. with, however. but slight in
jury on either side. 1t became apparent
on that night and the following day that
| the position which the Kings forces occu-
pied was a disadvanta geous one. they be-
! ing practically surrounded by the rebels.
| who, being in possession of almost the
whole of the surrounding high ground,
were enabled to fire down upon their enc
mics.
| About o'clock on Monday the war
| ships again shelled the rebel position
Upon discontinuihg firing the Government
| troops advanced and took possession of &
| fort which the rebels had vacated. They
had scarcely done 50 before they were at
tackled from another fort when they lost
three men and had a number wounded.
Desultory firing took place throughout
Monday, and in the evening the Curacao
sent some more shells among the rebels
which were effective, resulting in killing
and wounding a large mum Der. At this
stage the rebels had apparently had suffi-
cient, as they sent aboard the warship
suing for peace. Their chiefs were Or
dered to come Or board on Tuesday, which
they did. and made a complete submission
to Malietoa. They promised to return to
their homes, pay taxes and give up 100
rifles.
Another account of the second days
battle and of the submission of the rebels
says:
At A. NJ. on the 18th the Curacao and
BussaTd left Saluafata for Luflufii, where
the rebels had a stronghold. They were
given notice that the ships would attack
their position tie day before, so when they
opened fire at A. NJ no doubt those of
Atua were we'll clear of the fire from the
heavy guns. The position was difficult to
discern from the sea, but man was sen t
to the Curacao to point it out. 1t is not
far from the missionary house of the Rev.
Mr.. Carne, aud it was, OF course. desired TO
| avoid doing any injury to him or his es-
tablishment. After an hour. during which
some Well-directed shells had been placed,
the firing ceased; the warships sounded
their steam sirens as signal for the
Kings troops to advance, and the Bussard
went on to Falifa to keep a lookout in that
direction, also to seize any boats OF the
rebels that might have been slowed away
there for safe custody. Very soon heavy
rifle-firing was heard on shore and chief
| came off TO say that the rebels had got
strong position inside an old fort close to
| the beach, so the Curacao planted few
more shells just over this fort with the OBJ
| ject of soaring them out of 1t. Unfortu-
nately, one of these projeetles exploded
in the roof of building behind the fort,
and this. which turned out to be the mis-
sion church, was soon in flames. but on
these occasions churches, like other buii3-
iDgs, have to take their chance.
During the forenoon five wounded men
of the Kings party were brought alongside
the Curacao for treatment, all wounded
by bullets in the lower regions, Two dam
gerOusly. The five and the man wounded
yesterday were removed by their friends
later in the day and conveyed by boat to
Apia. The Curacao left Luiiufi at p. NJ
for Saluafata. 1t had been reported that
a body of rebels had occupied a position
in clearing on the rising ground at that
anchorage. From Luflufi to Saluafata Is
only half hour outside the reef, and soon
the ships guns were again sending she'll
into the rebel territory. There were some
Atuans about, for they quickly descended
to the beach, and were received by some
willy Tuamasagas hidden behind bit of a
wall, but with no apparent result. Before
the day was out the rebels appeared to
have had enough of it, for letter was
sent to Captain Gi son to say that they de-
sired peace, and were willing to do any
thing that was asked of them. They were
told to send off four chiefs next day TO
submit to the King, AM both sides were
informed that hostilties had ceased.
The Bussard signaled by flashing her
searchight to the Fake at Apia to ask the
Consuls to come to Saluafata. On the 14th
the King came on board the Curacao in
the forenoon. A boat was sen: into Lufiluf
to bring off the chiefs. The captain of
the Bussard came on board, and after a
long palaver the chiefs submitted as re-
quired to MalietOa. The terms of the sub
mission will no doubt be promulgated in
due course The Consuls did not appear
on the scene.
The King expressed himself satisfied
with the submission made. and the Cura-
Goa left for Apia About midnight on
Tuesday the Bussard signa!ed that Tama-
sese and 400 Aana men had joined the
rebels. and had attacked the Kings party.
The Bussard could be heard firing through
the night. At 9 o'clock on Wednesday the
Curacao left for the scene of action for
the purpose of again shellDg the rebels.
so far as can be sscertaned up to this
time the loss on the Kings side has been
Six killed and eight wounded. Among the
killed is the son Of the well-known chief
Suatele. Several ofthe wounded are likely
to die from the effects of their Injuries.
The loss on the rebel side could not be
! authentically ascertained. but it is known
to be considerable. One she'll killed four
aud dangerously wounded nine others.
1t had been arranged that the Fake
should destroy fort in the neighborbood
Of Solosolo, but it had apparently been de-
serted. and is now so overgrown as not TO
be distinguished from seaward. She was
sent on to Apia to protect the foreign set
| tlement.
Since writing the above, news has ar
rived that the rebels have made a com.
plete submission. The news requires con-
frmation.
The new Consul General, Mr.. Mulligan,
has created a good impression.
Miss lido dauphter of ChIaf Inotion Ia