The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-05-05
Memorandum Of The Stirring
Events in Samoa.
JASl.affiClAl ACCOUNT GIVEN
Record Prepared BY the Printer OF
the Cruiser Phiiadeiphia-The
Bsttiu-Sntp- 80 Action.

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Samoa. The matter before going into
type was vised by officers of the AM
arlca, cruiser,
Saturday, April i, 1899.
Our starboard steam launch with a
l-pounder haunted over ths foc'sle
'ef' W 80 up '"e "''' 'o"'' i"'''e t"e
reet whiie the Porpoise accompanies
her on the outside. The Royalist went
out to shell around Fagalii.
The German merchant barkentine
which left port few days ago, and
which has been laying up on the west
ern horizon just outside the reef ever
since is suspected of selling arms and
ammunition to Mataafa. she WAS
overhauled before leaving port.
BATTLE OF FAGALlI.
800 d. m.> Distant firing heard 4,
The East Supposed 10 he the steam
launch.
$500 D. m. The Royalist Is close in
TO the reef about five miles East She
make out her signals Two Of nor
boats leave for the shore. she is arlng
shells ashore.
5:3O ID. m. Wigwag from cann uoI-
loway says: Captain saws: send rein.
forcements at once" All our del. f1rre
was sent at once. This takes ali tho
rifles I'm the armory The Enyrisb,non
off the Tauranpa were the frst ia oct
ashore.
$40 D. m. Laird. shot in left hin.
Andrews. in right leg. Johns In Iaf,
shoulder: Mccarthy Through riybt
wrist and Wellingtob IN right orn,
brought aboard, IJent Iansdale I'm
sign Monaghan and Acting Eroot,,oia,
Edsall missing and sunnosaa 10 -
dead. and Butler shot tbro,ah no
heart are the resuIts of ,nda,,s bottio
| To our men D''''S
The IittIo hand NJ mn, .h,, - =.
receive such rougb traatment n, ~
hands of tho white cannad A..
men numbered less ,ban Ia u,h,,a ia
and about 1Oo nativos mr. .I,an
| led heinz sent ON ah.,a az, ~
rigbt aan, 10 aanIny 90 $50, NJ
white men came In tba toIIoa,t1o, "a
er: Colts auomatic and crew. Ero
Iisb Marines A,morioan 49,,
eriran Rheiackats Epg,ish pIr,iaati
etc. When they started on tho rot,,.,,
march this order was royarsaa 49,
thew were in This reverse nrder yhau
the fiebtinp bepan ex..n, nat ,ha
Colts automatfc was IN tbo sora
The senior oeicer NO., E,rs, io,,t,
ant A n Freeman Eyacmtiva Omon,
OF the Tauransa there ,vas aIso 10
emf Ijeut Gave 81 ,ha po,aI ~, IT,"
Jieut pbiIin " ans5aia Evoa',ti,',
OHicer of The pbiladeInhSn u,s a',,
senior ofiicer 10 was pssist.d 10 Dn'
sign Monaghan and F,,st Iy,ent y NJ
Perkins ~ 6 NJ n Tba man can,,
mostly from Camn Iansda,e only IN,
squad on most beinp left behind viii
twenty marines from Camn HOLLOWAY
The start was made from camn JJoi
laway AT 1 40 n. m,
The route Law nm the beach to tn,
East for about four miles then a mar
row trail was followed till an INLAND
road was found parallel TO the beacI
and about one mile from n. This road
was followed for about a mile to tn,
Village of Vaiyase. This village wa,
burned and then the start for HON,
, was made.
Soon two white capped natives wer,
seen crossing the road ahead. The,
were foliowed on the cross road leai
ing inland and TO the south. CIhes'
TWO natives are now thought 10 nave
been decoys.) The lead was tollowet
ana the road turned 10 the west Dacf
to"aras apia' ieadihs bnrough faga
III ihis WIS followed down INTO
guich, over niue muddy creek ahc
up tne other sue, Where tne enemy wa
louhu III iorce: Ihey opened nre IRON
Iittie low ridge or Dreasowork al tn'
top Oh the NIL airectiy IN front. Inc
Coits AUTOMATIC was placed near
renee ana sne,i g0t STUCK almost a.
SOON as II started, ms was soon hxeo
put seoohu sheI, l,hhiedla'eiy became
ahhed IN inc mechahism OF the gun
nlaekshii,h caliashah was Trying te
NIX TINS wheh Mr.. lansdale ordered tn'
gun aoanaOnea, fasner LOOK out th'
parrei ana hla ", whiie tne rest OF th'
crew scattered tne cartridges over the