The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-28

Furnish Ammunition to Rebels.
/ Auckland. n. H.. April 27.-ParticuIars
Of the fighting in Samoa. contained in
/ the advices received here from Apia
under date of April Is. show that the
battle between the friendly natives and
| the rebels took place at Vallejo. and
I that the latter lost 100 men killed and
4 wounded.
| Further details of the deaths of En-
( sign j. r. Monaghan of the United
I States cruiser Philadelphia and Lieu
| tenant p. V. Lansdale of the same
/ vessel have been received. They show
! that Monaghan was beheaded before
\ he was dead. A deserter of the Mataa-
/ fan forces says Monaghan and Lans-
/ dale were retreating. when they were
( discovered by a chief and his wife, who
| were looking for dead men. They gave
the alarm.s and Monaghan was shot
] While continuing the retreat. Later. it
/ appears. the rebels returned and Killed
I Lansdale. Monaghan fought until he
was wounded and he was then behead-
| ed. The doctors examination of the
remains confirms the statements made
Suatelle. the principal rebel chief. ran
away and told his people a hundred
British had been killed. Mataafan de-
! Serters assert that the Germans sent
cartridges in bags of rice and sugar
along the coast in December.
Halted German Ship.
| Admiral Kautz, it is asserted in the
| advices received. fired a blank shot on
| April across the bows of German
/ schooner which was leaving Apia witE-
out reporting.
| The rebels, who were in possession of
the late Robert Louis Stevenson's house
and some forts. We're attacked in the
rear by some Tamasese friendlies. who
I killed three of them and wounded 9TH
ers. One friendly native was killed ir
| the fight
! Frightful weather has been prevail
| ing at Apia, the sailors being compelled
to sleep four nights in the wet trenches
The friendly natives. under the COM
mand of Lieutenant Il. a. Gaunt of
the British third-class cruiser POr-
poise. were attacked on April Il from
the French mission station at Falita.
] One of his men was wounded. The
rebels were eventually routed, with the
loss of four men killed.
The Tamasese lines were extended on
April Is to the VaiIele battlefield. Ma
taafa attacked the friendlies, and
Gaunt's brigade Joined in the engage
ment and fought we'll. Four bodies Of
slain rebels were recovered. The others
were dragged away. One friendly was
killed and beheaded. The rebels had d.
German flag flying from their forts.
About 1000 women and children have
sought refuge at the Maluit station of
the London Missionary society.
Rebels Seize Arms.
The rebels are seizing the traders
rifles, cartridges and stores. and the
traders are fleeing to Apia. Business
is at a standstill. and strong land
force is urgently needed.
Won Buelow, formerly a lieutenant in
the German army. and the American
who organized the forces of Mataafa
here, armed with d sword gun and
cartridges, proceeded to Savaii with
thirteen boats and 400 rebels. and the
German warship Fake sailed on a Sc
cret mission. with Herr Rose and the
German consul on board. Captain Les
lie c. Stuart. commander of the British
third-class cruiser Tauranga. in the
absence of Admiral Kautz, who was
cOaling the Philadelphia at PangO-
Pango, wrote to the German consul,
urging him to Secure Won BuelOw, and
the next day the Fake returned, with
Won Buelow on board
The offer OF New Zealand to send
troops TO Samoa caused enthusiasm at
Apia The inhabitants are almost
is d failure and there is a strong feel
ing in favor of annexation. Prominent
American citizens and British subjects
say German annexation is favorable to
the triple control and that unless
Mataafa is subdued another war is in
evitable within a year.
The British third-class cruiser POr-
poise is still engaged in punitive
cruises
Desperate Battle Fought.
On April Is a battle was fought at
Manga, fifteen miles east of Apia.
About 1000 rebels attacked a Gaunt
landing party. consisting of about 100
men. The latter were subjected to a
hot fire and retreated to the shelving
beach. where they defended themselves
bravely for a time and afterwards
swan back to their boats under a
heavy fire.
Chief Mulinangi with twelve friendly
natives refused to retire and charged
into a burning village. driving num-
ber of rebels before them with splen-
did. reckless bravery. Gaunt's party
then returned to the assistance of the
friendlies and the whole party retired,
with four men wounded and after sew
eraI of the party had had miraculous
escapes. The cutter belonging to the
party fired all its ammunition during
the tight and the fOrpoISe 4tequeHtY
sheIIed 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 warship.
and he succeeded in escaping. although
six rebels took deliberate aim at him
as he was rowing off.
on Aprfl Il a second battle was
fought at Vailema. The fighting was
desperate. the rebels holding strong
Notifications which were ineffectively
shelled by the ships. The friendlies ad-
vanced to the attack with EaEoalele
and Dana on the left. Gaunt in the
center with 12O men from Fuamasanga
on the right Gaunt's party delivered
such heavy fire that the rebels re-
treated to a second and stronger fort
about $50 yards back.
Friendlies Were Unreliable.
The Tuamasanga friendlies b7Iteds but