Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-12
NATIVES ARE DRIVEN OFF.
American and British Blue Jackets Ambuscaded by
Mataafans--- T. o Lieutenants an Ensign
and -Four Marines Killed.

and the Americans and british were
practically nt the mercy Of the rebels.
Ilut retreat" was sounded three times
before the marines ana bluejnckots ~
tired.
Lieut., Angel II. Freeman, first lieu
tenant Of the TaurnnEu' VINO was w
command Of the allied forces, was shot
through the heart.
Lieut.. Philip Lannhorn LanHlalc. u,
4. ~. had hia leg shattered while en-
dcayoring 10 fix the damned Run. sea-
man Hunt. uf the British ship pof.
poiae had an extra cap, He remained
with Lieut.. i.hnndale until clubbcd oyci
the head and knocked scnrclcrH. The
biueincket revived aH the natives were
cutting on his right ear, and wcrc turn
lnr him over Va order 10 cut on Ms lctt
ear. AZ this iuncture shell from ths
British cruiser Royallst burst on the
battlefield, soaring the rebels ana Hunt
crcnpcd To- the beach. although severely
stabbed In one foot. The same night
the fricndlien found the bodies OF all
the officers hcndlcsH. The bodies were
buried with all honorH at Mulinuu on
Easter sunday.
Their heads were subsequently
brought In by some French priests ana
the graves were rcopened and the heads
buried with the bodies.
I.lcuta Freeman and Lansdalc were
capable and popular officers The fot-
mcr was single and the latter was mar
Rcd In June.
The officers who returned were Lieut..
Gorge y. Cave. ~ the Porpolac. ana
Lieut.. g. 81. Perkins ~ the Phiiadcl-
phln. An behaved Eplendidly. Lieut..
Cave took command Of the retreat.
Captain Sturdcc. OF tho Porpolsc. was
away on an expedition with his cruin.
or and OauntH brigade was also absent
on duty.
The loss Of the enemy Is not known.
but probaly 20 Of III, rebels were killed
and many were wounded.
The bodies ~ three rebels were found
near where Lieut.. Lnnsdnlc and Ensign
Monaghan Of the Philadelphia wcrs
killed The priests buried "A rebels ana
much blood was seen on the road over
which the MntnafanH had been drag
cling away their dead ana wounded.
There were also pools Of blood behind
the cocoanut trees the bullets from
tho American and british rifles going
right through thick trees and killing
men hiding behind them. Some OF the
rebels fired from the tops Of cocoanut
palms.
The rebels opened FIRE near the town
lnat evening" II proposed 60 summon
another warahip 60 distribute more
arms nrnouE tho ffisndlies Huf 'n TN
port additional friondiics from Tutllou.
II u also suggested that troops
might be- obtained from New Zealand
or sydney y. =. W.
n sufficient quantity ~ arms could
be obtained about 1900 friendlica could
be used against the MntnnfanH But
they ARE not brave ana have not shown
flghtlnE qualities, excepting those with
Gaunt'H brigade. and that force may
not accomplish much.
Admiral Hautz. Captain u, white of
the Philadelphia and the American ofii-
GERS generally have earned golden opin-
Ions. as have Captains stuart and Stur-
dee Of the British navy.
They are doing everything possible
and every one recognizes that better
men could not be handling the situa-
tlnn.
The samoanH say Matanfn. ON three
occasion had resolved to surrender hut
the German Consul Herr Rose advised
him not 10 do no. and he now says he
will never give In. but viii nEht TO the
death,