Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1899-04-15
AMBUsHED.


shot Down BY TrescheFous
Natives.
AUCKLAND, New Zealand, April a.
Advices from Apis, Samoa, say that on the
arrival OF the British cruiser Taurangs 81
Apia, the British and American consuls
issued . proclamation TO give Mstaafs .
last chance, md that the French priests
also used their influence, but oil sftorss
failed and the rebels continued sneif
depredations. Property was destroyed
and bridges and roads bssricsded. On
March 20 the enemy was sighted 81
Maguigi and machine guns and . seven
FOUNDER used. The Friendlies also ~
tackled the enemy during the lasser's
retreat and several rebels were killed o
wounded.
Fxpsditions in armed cutters belonging
TO the Tsuranga and Porpoise are doing
considerable execution against Hassafa's
s~trongholds along the coast. The British
forces are being assisted BY one hundred
samosns. About forty.six Of Matasfa's
boats and several villages have been de-
stroyed. In the meantime flying columns
are being sent daily along the roads and
through the bush near Apia.
On April 1 . force OF two hundred and
fourteen British and Americans and one
hundred and fifty Friendlies were sur
prised In ambush at the German plsnts-
ton Of vaslao. The rebel force opened
Are on the rear, left flank and front Of the
Anglo-American force. The Friendlies
bolted, but the marines and blue jackets
stood their ground s~plendidly. Americans
and British firing shoulder 70 shoulder.
The Colt automatic gun with the landing
party became jsmmed and the Americans
and British were practically a. the mercy
Of the rebels, but retreat" was sounded
three times before the marines and blue
jackets retired.
Angel h. Freeman, First Lieutenant Of
the T~auranga, who was in command Of
the allied force was shot through the
heart.
Lieutenant Landsdale had his leg bat
tered while e~ndeavoring to fix the jammed
gun. Seaman Hunt OF the British ship
Porpoise had an extraordinary escape. He
remained with Lieutenant Landslide until
dubbed over the head and knocked sense
less. The blue jacket revived as they were
cutting off his right ear, and were turning
him over in order to cut of his left ear
At this juncture q 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 n foot. The same night the
Friendlies found the bodies Of the officers
hesdless. The bodies were buried with
all honors at Mulinum on Easter Sunday.
Their heads were subsequently brought in
by some Of the French priests and the
graves were reopened and the heads buried
with the bodies.
The loss Of the enemy is not known. bui
probably fifty Of the rebels were killed and
many were wounded.
1t is proposed 70 summon another wa,
ship, to distribute more arms among the
| F~riendlies and to import additional Friend
lies from Tutlieu. II 10 also suggested
that troops might be obtained from New
Zealand or Sydney. N. 8. W. II SUM-
oiens quantity Of arms could be obtained
about 1000 F~riendlies could be used
against the Mataafans. But they are no,
brave and have not shown fighting quail
ties. excepting those with Gaunt's brigade.
and that force may not accomplish much
The Samoans say that on three occasions
Mataafa had resolved to surrender, but the
| German Consul, Herr Rose. had advised
him not to do 30, and be now says he will
never give In, but will hght 10 the death