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ca me 10 SEM more men hrNDFFs anu "
sent eleven more men and twenty blue
Jackets. Firing from small guns cOntin-
ued ashore, and every man on the ship
Is under arms and Just waiting for the or
der 10 lend | have a revolver and sixty
rounds OF ammunition tn my belt now,
and every one can get into the boats tn
. minute. At le<o p. m. small guns are
still being fred in town / forgot TO men
ton that about 80 2. m. the rebels made
a charge on our marines, but none OF
our men was hurt Firing Ia town all
night.
Tuesday 16th.-At 3 a. m. opened fire
on the south side OF the toxin with big
guns, 4 steamer arrived from Auckland,
New Zealand. this morning. and 1t Is the
intention to send her back as soon as
possible with cables for the states and
England There have been two killed on
the Royalist. and church in town is
fun Of wounded rebels
At 9 a. m the British Captein, Sturdee.
came aboard and asked our Admiral TO
order the German cruiser out OF the har-
Dor. So our Admiral sent word TO the
German Captain to come to the flagship.
When ne came on board the Admiral told
MIN that he would have 10 fire on the
rebels, and the German said that he
would not. So Admiral KaUtz ordered
him out Of the harbor. The German ship
soon began 20 get ready 10 90 out. We
have not done any firing since Z o'clock
this morning, and the marine officer has
just sent word that his men were get
ting played out from being up all night.
The POrpOige probably saved our men
~ the ConsuTs this morning. She went
to sea about 10 a. m. TO bury the three
marines that were killed ashore, who
were from the ROyalist. and returned to
her old anchorage in the mouth Of the
harbor She had not been at anchor more
than ten minutes when she up'd anchor
ana went full speed along the south
shore. She had. We found out later, seen
the rebels cross the little stream and
she threw about nifty shells right in
among them. The Taviuni, the steamer
which arrived from Auckland this morn
ing, leaves Tomorrow morning for We'll
lington, New Zealand. with the British
and American cablegrams. We won't al
low the Dutchman TO send thing, be-
cause the Taviuni is under the British
flag. Our men on the shore were re-en-
forced to-day. They now have on the
south point two Colt automatic guns.
one 1-pOunder rapie-fre gun, and one Cat
at the British Consurs one rapid-fre
gun and one Calling gun. On the north
point they have one three-inch rapid-fire
gun and one Calling. II is now 10 a. m.
and the Porpoise is still firing her big
guns at the south shore. To-day is the
10th, and Ii is ten years ago to-day since
the big storm when the Americans lost
the Trenton and the Nipsic. The English
lost one and the Germans lost one also
The Adler, the Inflated German ship, is
still on the beach on the west shore. and
Is broken in two. Heavy firing is still
going on in town.
Buried Side by Side.
Friday, March T.-Ths morning at 7:3o
one OF our marines was brought from the
Consufs, dead; another was wounded. and
another had gone insane. At 2 D. m. all
hands on board ship were called TO mus
ter, and the whole ships company viewed
the body of our marine before the burial.
and the remainder of the guard on our
ship went with the body ashore. At the
same time the English left the Royalist
with the body of the English marine who
was wounded night before last and who
ashore, and both were buried at the same
time. They were buried side by side and
| sounded taps" over both OF them. Our
Corporal, who went insane, is not so bad
as We at first thought. He is now able
10 talk nationally and the doctor says
the alteration vas brought on by being
so long without rest. The Corporal says
ne had four hours rest in three DAYS
and two nights. That would prostrat tie
any one. The Taviuni did not leave to-
day. The Royalist is sending two wound
ded men TO Wellington, n. L., to the
hospital,
There are now six rounds of ammunI-
ton at every gun on our Ship and the
marine officer is burning the woods back
OF the American COnsuTs again tonight.
Our marine was killed while he was on
post. He had been posted as a sentry at
midnight. and when the corporal made
MS rounds at lZ:30 a. N. he found the
poor fellow dead. A bullet had gone
through his right shoulder, SCATTERING
the bone, and coming out of his left side
under the arm. The marine who had his
leg torn by shell is doing finely, and
the surgeon says he can save his leg. II
mas beeh raining since p. m, and the
men IN town will have another dirty
night of ii. 1t is now $50 D. m. and /
mink l Will go on deck and listen To the
firing ashore. 1 understand the English
are going TO lombard the town at D. m.
Lively Times at Apia.
March S.-There was moi nucb 6riro
ashore last night, on account of the r,tn
/ guess. Along about midnight last niebt
The PorpOise opened fire on the sonfo
point. She left the harbor this morning
about a. m, and is now little 10 the
east of the north point, Smelling the rebels
again. We are going TO change our an
chorage to-day, and will take the Mace
vacated by the P0rpoise. which is nearest
to the south point, and suppose she will
anchor where We are now. None of our
n'en nor any OF the EngliShmen was hurt
last night 1t was the quietest nieat
since the first day We opened fire. The
German left the harbor att o clock this aft
ernoOn. and We left right afterward We
then found out that he was not ordered out
altogether. but because We wanted 10
move over 10 the anchorage where he was.
so that boats leaving the German shin
would have 10 pass right close 10 US, ana
We could turn our searchlight on them
and see what was in them The Porpoise
returned 10 the harbOr al D. m. and
anchored at her same old place. Very lit
lie firing ashore tonight. No one else
hurt so far The Tayiuni left al noon TO-
day. We sent some cablegrams by her 10
be sent from Wellington. New Zealand
We would not let the DuIchman send
anything by her.
March 19.-Sent two three-pounder rap
id-fire guns ashore to-day. Firing this
afternoon, and 1t is thought that this will
be the worst night. Royalist let 60 four
shells in the northwest part OF the town
this afternoon. Heavy firing on north
point. Steamer sighted al 8 p. m.
March 20,-Steamer came inside this
morning, and anchored just inside the
harbor. She came alongside Us for the pur-
pose of giving Us coal, but our Captain
said We were rolling too much, and we
would have 10 go 10 Page Page 10 coal.
We could not leave, however, until the
Porpoise returned 10 the harbor ard that
would be tonight about O'Clock. She left
at this morning and returned at 1872
She captured two natives and six native
canoes. Two OF them she brought here
and the Others she burned. The largest