The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-07-17

into solemn engagements with their chiefs
and expected 10 find them truthful. With one
chief and another he EXCHANGED names and
In return Tor such a name as Gattanewa he en-
dowed this savage with tho name Tavee and
that with the name OF Opotee. which Is as close
as the Kanaka onEue can get TO David Porter.
Had he but known 1t. he could have owned the
whole island and everything on II for the goods
and trinkets which he and his crews lavished
upon the greedy natives. His case Of enthu-
siasm forthe savage was 90 bad that he groaned
aloud when he saw that the lrst canoe which
came of to meet him as he entered the bay Mt
Nukahiva contained white mon. A beach
comber ls a bad lot, but he is not as bad as all
that. In fact. one OF these white men proved
TO be a midshipman in the navy OF the United
States, John NJ. Maury. whose brother. M. +.
Maury, became the great scientific worker Of
the old navy. And without the services OF the
other az interpreter Porter would have found
difficulty in executing his plan Of annexation.
The coast line OF Nukahiva is cut up with
deep bays corresponding to precipltous valleys
in the mountain slopes. At that time each val
ley was the seat OF a numerous population
relentless war with the people Of the ~neighbor-
ing, valleys. Porter chose the bay In which to
tions Of naval convenience and with. q course;
no knowledge or interest, In the natives and
sSSi5 s sffii oSn s%eSSSr Si5c' fSo IN vs e ia Z. e e. i h %iSS 81
s6SsIH SSiR%R Ss5S, G $Ssii FS;t il & S.J yS IS . ssl5sd
given. tn. chief o.. this valley the, right to be
called opotee, and himself, assumed the, deeig-
most powerful member Of the tribe to destroy
its hereditary. enemies, the Happahs. When he
a SsSoF Sss 70 fa anii pR EhsfF moment e aH Tfl With ne Sh deS
ne ms had 1o a9 p go 7 ib ne se mns. a1 %aSb o sI1p tSs
insult, t6e HappsSs having cursed the bones q
the chiefs mother, who bad now become the
mother Of the captain. Not even such q deadly
could move Porter to immediate hostiIities; but
from the general air Of belligerency ashore he
cautions Tor safety. and with that purpose :
p psoe SaiI from fnf the s'V Weather. aae Ssi small sH" was vi" the
beginning q Madisonyille, destined e become
rigging ling ], loft EsI E j, so GeSrtnI. e PoS c9 PSp gsS,sl0 and snS T
seS dpt RSS iGr 2 the aSSs] s : e f to TaiG lis s saa E cSy.
the repairs which the condition Of the Essex
and her oonsorts called for. and the first care
Ssain nss t RRree e4eRIe 81 Of e'e the @eH Ta ssS 1t trib SssR with
whom for the present the fortunes Of the Amer
leans were involved. From the TOP Of the
the aerce and hostile HappsS ssribesmen could
look down upon, the store tent and Its cask
greed Tor the ahe'e Other, the HappOhs sent word
below that they would soon come down to the
t sEMs An fS ShSr threat aSt'y moved Sos S"t Cap ano p 0TteF far far
more than the insults to the, bones Of bis
adopted mother. and he resolved to teach the
them with. Respect for the white men. The
Taeehs Undertook to carry e e,PSunder to the
Tienhoy. Valley attains an elevation little short
Of 5000 feet, and. greatly to the surprise Of the
ann GaTrlsdi f ~ f reiSys s of SSe ss slsn ove on pRr etsis
pieces where no eye but, that Of the islander
fSs9So trace 6 ths PATH b and M h fss slRRns sos sSnla 51eS
hts9t; DoT TSis AND %as hi9 sb Psrt srs e 1IlaslsSSkssttss and d
mere absolutely ,u~nacapainted. with the effects
OF artillery and mysketry fire. The Hap
Campaign Of single day. A which the allied
forces routed thousands, Of the enemy who had
s sfe9 tt sitBsspg 81 l !RspPsSs 1ad In q lSF fS S6tn9 Tae
edged their defeat, and submitted to Capt.
I Porter eG,;S sHinG for % peace 2 Ss.sI This t.i Eas granted 6s ted. On
fruit. hogs. and fish.
As the knowledge OF this victory with new
bay Of the. eigGteen miles Of oxteHt Of N1SkSc
hiva. every tribe brought fo8d and spbpission
PC Bort she ,G Gh5se f Poftef o. .n sSs rH sSs two w e e1ce se:
tions to this peaceful surrender. the
TTs sEeesshe TStPsssb and p The the qI~R aFts@, Is Sas
remnant Of the Marqpesans. and the wisest 81
an error. For several weeks, The. Americana
Toasted on pigs and taro. and profound peace
s shtsssai D1 pspo or az that ss tRs Ty TassSth bad Sft ealls q
hf5 Els H BIZ tYsll sSn L b s5asl9 ef fet sa' 70 D9szE9 IKE %Sls g
Taeehs. Once again did Porter exchange
names: This timorous c%hieftaiR went away n:
h hiR0Ti nsQient sn nsis sRRPbs1ain fn T reply e P Poas Z
long Without the friendship 81 the Aner lea Is
seek t now. and that il provis Tas t we're sRoTI
with Porter he wa welcome to come and try
If as BE E sSs o ot5ISnE s1 ss sSFaS e IN tb TypsSS ed SH1isy' wa,
prompt war, and as Capt. Porter Intended, t
push nH6 + q by land sqd by sea With the help 9f hi
non-combatants who would flock thither In the
sidered. Just at the beach, and only a shor
distance Snt 4 @, from the cite S Of the town, a steel
lent place on which to mount guns, The chic
Of Tienhoy valley was quite willing that a for
should be erected on hts territory. but the man.
the p9ssegslons of a foreign potentate clearly
troubled Porter; and he began to develop thu
with oil casks ballasted with rock aud sand
it's four, faces. but actually mounted onGi!
four In all: The. present state Of the !~fiattenec
summit sum bts Of II the II. knoll OIL shows That the fort mus {,
the beginning Of the paths up the valley. Thi
was completed on Nov, a. 1873. Five day
later. In the presence OF all the white men AMI
2 large crowd Of natives. the flag Of the UniteC
States was hoisted over the fort and possession
Of Nukahiva taken by the United States unde
the name OF Madison Island. Porter's annexa
tion proclamation announces his act and tn,
reasons therefor. and Is really a unique specl
men among all American state papers. 1t read
as follows:
1t is hereby made known to the world tina
i Dayid. Porter, a Captain in the navy Of tn
United States OF America, and now in comman,
of the United States frigate the Essex, have oi
the part Of the, said United States taken pos
session Of the island called by the NATIVES Nuka
htva, generally. known by the name Of sir Henri
Martins Island. butnow called Madison ISLAND
That by the request and assistance Of tn
friendly tribes residing in the valley OF Tien
hoy. as well as Of the tribes residing or tn
mountains whom we have conquered an
rendered tributary to our flag, / have cause
the village Of Madison to be built, consisting 9
six convenient houses. a ropewalk. bakery an,
other appurtenances. and for the protection G
the same as well as for that of the friendly ma
tives have constructed a fort calculated 10
mounting. sixteen guns wherein / hay