New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-28
FURTHER FIGHTS IN SAMOA
FRIENDLY NATIVES AND BRITISH AT
TACK REBELS.
OF DEATH OF AMERICAN OFFICERS
-MATAAFAs MEN SEIZE TRADERS
STORES DETAIL FROM THE
PoRpoIsE IN ACTION.

PORpO1SE IN ACTION.
,.,,t,and n e.. April 27.-Particulars Of the
Icing In SAMOA, contained in the advices re-
's,,sd here from Apia under date Of April 49,
- that the battle between the friendly ma
''...s and the rebels took place at vailele. and
,ha latter lost one hundred men in killed
and wounded
r.,r,her Details Of the deaths of Ensign ]. r,
.,.sban Of the United States cruiser Phila-
s.,nhia and Lieutenant p. V. Lansdale of the
80 vessel. have been received They show
.sa, Monaghan was beheaded before he was
..oa A deserter from the Mataafan forces says
,,,Daehan and Lansdale were retreating when
49,, vere discovered by a chief and his Wife
-. sere looking for dead men. They gave the
-, and Monaghan was shot while continu-
the retreat. Later. 1t appears. the rebels
1.,-,ad and killed Lansdale. Monaghan fought
Ill he was wounded. and he then be-
,.,aed The doctors examination of the bodies
e.rArms the statements made.
sro,sle the principal rebel chief, ran away
I'D told his people a hundred Englishmen had
80, suled. Mataafa's deserters assert that the
cn-rosns sent cartridges in bags Of rice and
20, along the coast in December.
sdro,ral Kautz. it is said. in the advices re-
...,.oa ered blank shot on April across the
- - q German schooner which was leaving
AHA without reporting.
ALLIES ATTACK REBELS.
Tho rebels who were in possession of the late
rohert l. stevenson's house and some forts
nero attacked IN the rear by some Tamasese
,r,and,v natives. who killed three Of them and
,,.o,rded others One friendly native was killed
IN the fight.
rr,chtfnl weather has been prevailing at
.,,a the sailors being compelled to sleep four
nights in the wet trenches
1ho Friendly natives under the command of
1seutenant R. A. Gaunt. of the British third
class cruiser Porpoise were attacked on April
10 from, the French mission station at Falita-
One NJ the men was wounded. The rebels were
eventually routed with the loss Of four men
killed.
The Tanasese lines were extended on April
u N the Vailee battlefield. Mataafa attacked
the natives. and Gaunt's brigade Joined in the
engagement and fought well. Four bodies OF
lain rebels were recovered The others were
dragged away. One friendly native was killed
and beheaded and one was wounded Inc
rebels had German flag flying from their forts
About two thousand women and children have
sought refuge at the Maluit station or the Lon
don Missionary Society
The rebels are Selling the traders rifles. car
ridges and stores. and the traders are fleeing 70
.na Business Is at a standstill. and strong
land force is urgently needed
DEMAND FOR Won BUELOW's RETURN
Won Bulow. formerly a lieutenant in the Ger
man Army and the man who organized the
,orces Of Mataafa here armed with a sword. gun
and cartridges. proceeded to Savan (Savaii p
with thirteen boats and four hundred rebels
and the German warship Fake sailed on secret
mission with Herr Rose. the German Consul on
hoard CAPTAIN Leslie c. Stuart commander or
tho british third class cruiser Tauranga, in the
absence If Admiral Kautz, who was coaling the
PHILADELPHIA at Pago- Page, wrote to the Ger
man Consul urging him to secure Won Bulow
and the next day the Fake returned with Won
BHlow board.
The offer of New-Zealand TO send troops to
Samoa caused enthusiasm in Apia.
The inhabitants are almost unanimous In the
belief that the treaty is a failure. and there IS
a strong feeling In favor Of annexation. Promi-
nsnt American citizens and British subjects say
German annexation is preferable to the present
control and that unless Mataafa is subdued an
other war is inevitable within a year.
The British third class cruiser Porpoise Is
still engaged in punitive cruises.
On April Is a fight took place at Manga. ff-
teen miles east OF Apia. About 1000 rebels at
tackled Gaunt landing party, consisting Oh
about 100 men. The latter were subjected 10
hot fire. and retreated to the shelving peach'
where they defended themselves bravery Tor
time and afterward swan off to their boats
under heavy fire.
NATIVES SHOW BRAVERY.
Mullangi and twelve friendly natives refused
to retire. and charged into burning village
driving a number of rebels before them with
reckless bravery. Gaunts party then returned
TO the assistance Of their allies, and the whole
party retired with four men wounded. and AFTER
several Of the party had miraculous escapes.
The cutter belonging to the party fired all its
Nordenfeldt ammunition during the fight. and
the Porpoise frequently shelled the bush. Inc
rebels had eight men killed and many wounded.
Only one of the bluejackets in the cutter was
wounded
trader fed toward the oarship and succeed
ed in escaping although six rebels took deliber-
ate aim at him as he rowing off
On April II second encounter took place at
Vama. The fighting was desperate the rebels
holding strong Notifications. which were inef-
fectually shelled by the ships The native allies
advanced to the attack with Falicalee and
Dana on the left. Gaunt in the centre with 12O
men, and Tuamasanga on the right. Gaunts
party delivered such heavy fire that the rebels
retreated to a second and stronger fort about
one hundred and fifty yards back. The Tuama-
sanga natives bolted. but Gaunt crawled out TO
the firing line and drove them back at the muz-
zle OF his revolver. They then advanced to at
tack the second fort. but found the position too
strong. and lost several men killed and wounded
Ten shells from the ships burst close behind
the rebels lines. and the rebels sang a warsong
after the explosion Of each shell.
UNABLE TO TAKE THE FORT.
Gaunt again returned to the attack. and heavy
and continuous firing on both sides followed in
which the attackers suffered further losses
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