The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-04-28
In the Recent Battle With Friendly Natives
at VaieIe, Samoa.
Further Details Of the Deaths of
Ensign Monaghan and Lieuten-
ant Lansda1e of the Cruiser
Philadelphia Show That the
Former Was Beheaded Before
He Was Dead.

AUCKLAND TN. ~, Apiii - O.
ticulars of the fighting in Samoa, con-
tanned in the advices received here from
Apia under date of April 18TH, snow
that the reported battle between Trend
~ natives and rebels took place dt
Vallejo. and that the latter lost Ioo
men in killed and wounded
Suatelle, the principal rebel chlef ran
away and told his people a hundred
British had been killed.
Mataafan deserters assert that the
Germans sent cartridges in bags OF rice
and sugar along the coast in December.
Admiral Kautz, it is asserted IN the
adyices received. fired a blank shot on
April Sth across the bows of Ger
man schooner which was leaving Apia
without reporting.
The rebels. who were in possession of
the late Robert L. Stevensons house
and some forts, We're attacked in the
rear by some Tamasese friendlies, who
killed three of them and wouned others.
One friendly native was killed in the
fight.
Frightful weather has been prevail
ing at Apia. the sailors being compelled
to sleep four nights in the wet
trenches.
lie 1Iltudly IdliNtS, dliONl liz NOiAA
mand of Lieutenant r. A Gaunt of the
British third-class cruiser Porpoisc,
were attacked ON April 18th from the
French mission station at Falita. One
of his men was wounded, but the reb-
els were eventually routed With the
loss of four men killed.
The Tamasese lines were extended on
sApril 18th to the Vailele battlefield. Ma
70 ha fri a
Gaunt's brigade Joined in the engage
ment and fought we'll Four bodies OF
slain rebels We're recovered. The others
We're dragged away One friendly was
killed and beheaded The rebels had u
German flag flying from the forts.
About 1900 women and children have
sought refuge at the Maluit Station of
the London Missionary Society.
The rebels are seizing the traders ri
f1es, cartridges and stores, and the
traders are fleeing to Apia. Business
is at a standstill, and a strong land
force is urgently needed
Won Buelow, formerly a Lieutenant
in the German army, and the man who
organized the forces of Mataafa here,
armed with a sword, gun and cart
ridges, proceeded to Savail with thir-
teen boats and 400 rebels, and the Ger
man warship Fake sailed on a secret
mission with Herr Rose and the Ger
man Consul on board. Captain Leslie
c. Stuart. commander of the British
third-class cruiser Tauranga, in the abb
sence Of Admiral Kautz, who was coal
ing the Philadelphia at PangoPango,
wrote TO the German Consul urging
him to secure Won BuelOw, and the
next day the Fake returned with him
on board.
The British third-class cruiser Por-
poise is still engaged in punitive cruises
On April 18th a battle was fought at
Mangia. fifteen miles east of Apia.
About 2,G0A rebels attacked the Gaunt
landing party. consisting of about 100
men. The latter were subjected to hot
fire. and retreated to the shelving
beach, where they defended themselves
bravely for a time, and .afterward
swan back to their boats under a
heavy fire. Chief Aulinangi, with
twelve friendly natives, refused to re-
tire, and charged into a burning village,
driving a number of rebels bsfore them
with splendid reckless bravery. Gaunt's
party then returned to the assistance
of the friendlies, and the whole party
retired.
The offer of New Zealand to send
troops to Samoa caused enthusiasm at
Apia- The inhabitants are almost unan-
imous in the belief that the treaty is a
failure, and there is a strong feeling in
favor Of annexation. Prominent Ameri-
can citizens and British subjects say
German annexation is preferable to the
triple control and that unless Mataafa
is subdued another war is inevitable
within a year.
The expedition had four men wound
ed and several Of the party had mirac-
ulcus escapes. The cutter belonging
to the party fired all it's Nordenfeldt
ammunition during the fight. and the
Porpoise frequently shelled the bush
The rebels had eight men killed and
many wounded.
Only one of the bluejackets in the
cutter was wounded.
A trader fled towards the warshir
and succeeded in escaping. although
six rebels took deliberate aim al hin
as he was rowing off.
On April 18th a second battle was
fought at Vailelema. The fighting was
desperate, the rebels holding strong
Notifications. which We're ineffectively
shelled by the ships. The friendlies adj
vanced to the attack with Falioalete and