The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-04-28
Landing Party From the British
Cruiser POrpOiSe Attacked by
Two Thousand Rebels.
GERMAN FLAG CAPTURED
-Four Sailors Killed and Twenty Two
Wounded. the Rebels Lose Oyes
One Hundred.

AUCKLAND. N. r., April a.--partleu.
lars OF the lighting IN Samoa, contained
IN advices received here from Apla under
dato Of Aprll ~ show that a battle BE-.
tween friendly natives and rebslp tool,
place at Vallejo. and that tho latter los,
100 mon In killed and wounded.
! on April 10 battle was fought al
Mangla. 10 miles east of Apia. About
spOO rebels attacked tho uaunt landing
party. consisting Of 100 mon. The latter
we're subjected Ia y bot tirs. and retreat.
rd 10 tho beach, where they defended
themselves for the tins. ana afterwards
swatn back to their boats under heavy
NO, chief MullnanH with u friendly
natives, refused 10 retire, aud charged
into burning village. driving a number
lof rebels before them, uaunrs parry
'aen returned 10 tho assistance Of the
'tlundiiea and tho whole party retired.
uannta party retired with four mon
wounded, and after several Of the party
had miraculous escapes A cutter be-
longing to the party fred al It's Norden.
foldl ammunition during the nght and
tho forpoiso frequently shelled the bush
The rebels had eight men killed ana
many wounded Only one Of the blue.
Jackets IN the cutter was wounded
trader ned toward tho warnhip and
h' succeeded In escaping. although slS
rebels took deliberate aim nt him a. he
was rowing on
ON Apfi " second battle WAS fought
at Nailrirma. Tho nghung Vas desprr.
ate. Tho rebels holding strong fortinea.
lions which wcre incfrtciNrly shcllod
by The ships Tho fflondllc- advanced 10
Tho attack with Fallualclc ana The Dana
on Tho left uaunt IN the center with tsi
mon from tho fuamasauga on tho fshi
daunIa party delivered such heavy Gre
ma, the robcls reiterated TO the second
ana stronger fofi abou, 10 yards back
Tho ThamattnEa frirndlIr- bollcd. hui
daunt crHNlrd nut 10 tho nrlns line ana
drove them back ai the point ar the fr.
Nolver They then advanced ~ tho ~.
tack the srcond fort but found ths po.
''il"n too strong ana los. several men
Killed ana wounded
Ten shells from the chip. burst clos,
behind the frbcls' lines and tho rebels
80 = war song after the explosion of
each she'll
uann. again returned to the attack.
and heavy and continuous hrlnE on ho,b
'il"r followed during which The attack.
".' suffered further losses
1aunI succeeded In crawling 10 within
Z" yards Of the fort, but found Il too
".tunE ln rapturo a. the friendly sup.
purrrs We're unreliable The PARTY then
f'tlr'd IN good order with four men
Killed aud ~ Wounded. ot which number
three were morlally wounded Tho rebel
lnss Nas not asyrrlaincd bui was proh
any small
Tho Tauhausa ard Porpoisr shcllrd tho
position a, sun down but the rcsul, of
the htins 10 not known
During the engagement GAuni captured
a German dag living over the nrsl fort.
The British consul. MnXre. and Adcl
surgeon oi the Philadelphia were under
Irc all day long
further attack was tn have hcccn
made the next day ON the return of
he lauding parry Captain stuart. of
hr TautHnga. stgnallcd well done.
ilunrs brigade" The Americans and
InlJish cheering the rrttyninR party.
shorc viyandicrrs t.ultrrsl were proudly
arrylng the captured German colors
Further details nr the death " Ensign
Monaghan NJ the cruiser Philadelphia.
ind Lieutenant Lansialc Of the Same
'ossrl have been received They show
hat Monaghan va. hchradrd hcrorr h, T.
NaA dead \ dcsrrtrr II the Mataafa
orcr says Monaghan and i.ansdalr were
rlreaIlng when they were discovered by
he chief and ha wife, who were looking .
or dead men They gave the alarm and ,
Monaghan was shot while continuing the :
rIrraC Later II appears the rcbcls re.
urncd and Killed Lansdalr Monaghan
ought unit hr was wounded, and he
,as then bchcadrd
Suatcllc, the principal rebel chirf. ran
way aud told his people loo British had
zen Killed, MataafHn dcsertcrs aasrr,
aHl the Germans sent cartridges In bags
L rice and sugar along the coast In De-
ember. .
ADMIRAL kautE Il is asserted In the
dvlccs received, fired blank sho, April
across the bow Of u German schooner Y
.hlch was entering Apia harbor without
'portlng
Friendly natives under command "
lieutenant Gaunt OF the British cruiser
orpoise. were attacked April " from the !
rcnch mission station at Fallta. one OF
h men was wounded. The rebels were
routed with the loss or four
len Killed, The ramasrsc lines were
Ntcndcd April u to Vallele battlefield
ataaru attacked the frlcndlcs, and
aunrs brigade Joined In the engagement .