The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-04-26
HOW II. IANSDALE DIED.
DETAILS OF THE MATAAFA
AMBUSCADE.
The Abaranda and Scindia to be Sent
to Apia-The German Cruiser Cor
moran on the Way.

AUCKLAND (N. ~, April H.
Further details have been received
here of the conflict between the Am
crican and British forces on the one
hand and band of rebel followers of
Mataafa on April list, in which Il
number of Americans and British
were killed or wounded.
On April LIST a force of PA British
and Americans and $50 friendlies
were surprised and ambushed at the
German plantation of Naslao. The
rebel force opened fire on the rear,
left flank and front of the Anglo
American force. The friendlies bolt
ed, but the marines and blueiackets
stood their ground splendidly, Ameri-
cans and British firing shoulder to
shoulder. The Colt automatic gun
with the landing party became jam
med and the Americans and British
were practically at the mercy of the
rebels. But retreat" was sounded
three times before the marines and
bluejackets retired.
Lieutenant Angel II. Freeman.
First Lieutenant of the Tauranga
who was i'm command of the allied
force, was shot through the heart
Lieutenant Philip Van Horne Lans-
dale, [. :. ~. had his leg shattered
while cndeaVoring to fix the damned
gun. Seaman Hunt of the British
ship POrpoise had AN extra cap. He
remained with Lieutenant Lansdale
until dubbed over the head and
knocked senscless. The blueiacket
revived as the natives were cutting
off his right ear, and were turning
him over in order to cut off his left
ear. At this juncture Il shell from
the British cruiser Royalist burst on
the battlefield, soaring the rebels, and
Hunt succeeded in escaping to the
beach, although severely stabbed in
one foot.
The same night the friendlies found
the bodies of all the officers. headless.
The bodies were buried with all hon
Ors at Mulinuu on Easter Sunday.
Their heads were subsequently,
brought in by some French priests
and the graves were reopened and the
heads buried with the bodies.
1t is estimated that about 500 war
riorS attacked the Anglo-American
party from ambush.
Lieutenant Cave took command of
the retreat.
The loss of the enemy is not known,
but probably fifty of the rebels were
killed and many were wounded.
If sufficient quantity of arms
could be obtained, about 1000 friend
lies could be used against the Malta
afans.
LONDON, April 17.-Sir st. John
Frederick, replying in the House of
Commons today to Michael Davitt.
member for SOuthmay, said the man
ager of the German plantation near
Apia was arrested by the senior Brit
ish naval officer on sworn evidence
that he was seen directing the natives
who ambushed the naval landing
party. This action. Frederick added.
was taken without the naval officer
having an opportunity of commune
eating with the home government.
In conclusion he said: I'VE are in
formed that he was handed over to
the commander of the German war
ship, to be detained ON board"
WASHINGTON, April lit has
been settled at the Navy Department
that the Abaranda shall sail for Sa-
moa on the 2Sth, carrying materials
for constructing the coaling station
III Pago Pago. 1t may be that the
department will send the collier Scin-
dia with another supply as soon as
the repairs to that ship are concluded
at San Francisco. about the latter
part of May. The Abaranda will have
TO go by way of the Straits of Magel-
Ian.
BERLIN, April 1G.-The protected
cruiser COrmoran, according to reli-
able information received here, is
just now the only German vessel on
her way to strengthen the German
force at Apia, Samoan islands.
NEW YORK, April ia Sun cable
from Berlin says: Advices have been
received from Auckland, New Yea
land, showing that the ambuscade of
Americans and British by Mataafans
on April LIST, near Apa. Samoa. was
not ON the German Nailele plantation,
but in the neighborhood of Falchima,
three kilOmeters to the southwark,
near the old crater of Apia Hill,
where Robert Louis Stevenson is bur-