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KAILUA, n. KONA.

came into port and Peleioholani was
given an opportunity to go with her
to Australia. He remained there, be-
came a British subject, drilled with the
Australians who were to do service for
the Queen in Africa, and he went in a
transport to the eastern coast of South
Africa, arriving there as sub-officer.
The blacks were on the shore on that
day, October %, 1859, when the troops
commenced to land. The ships opened
fire upon them and attempted to land
men in launches. Seven of the latter
were disabled From one of them Pele-
ioholani was forced to swim back to
the ship. carrying nothing but his
sword and belt. He obtained another
launch and thus from until $3.50
O'Clock in the afternoon the landing
went on, the troops finally driving the
enemy back.
I'VE were afterwards sent into the
interior on outpost duty and I had sew
enty men under me at an outpost near
a town which I believe was afterwards
named Ladysmith. We remained there
for several days. One morning about
o'clock we saw men issuing from the
town evidently to attack US. We adj
vanced until we We're in a position to
shell the place with two howitZers. A
messenger was sent back for reinforce
ments and these arrived about nine.
The enemy pressed us hard and we
lost many men. The town surrendered
after it had been partially burned, The
reinforcementS were in command OF
one of the brigade generals. One of the
sub-officers was the present captain
of the army transport Sumner, who
called upon me when the ship was IN
port last fall.
Il was sent north with large force
and upon one of our expeditions we
were attacked by a body of blacks I'M
der command of a man of rank from
Morocco, part Russian and part Moroc-
an who was called a Prince. Our
troops were sent across river to en-
gage his force. We had to fight while
wading across and at last met them on
the opposite bank. The Prince was on
a horse and the squad with which L
was connected engaged the Prince dl-
ractly l was struck by a bullet as
rushed forward toward the Prince, VINO
was on a horse. l caught his bride,
and was struck on the head AT the
same instant Captain Bickerton nade
for the Prince, who struck at captain
Bickerton with his sword j threw my
arm around his neck and received the
Prince had time to recover / thrust him
with my sword. the blade entering his
right side and coming out near the
neck. 1 obtained possession. of the
sword and a medal which he wore upon
his breast. and carried them with me
into camp. where l turned them over to
the corps commander. i also cut off
his head and carried that INTO camp.
When we went 10 England to be mss-
tered out, we were marched in review
before Queen Victoria. who distributed
medals to the men. The sword and
medal Of the Prince was presented to
the Queen, and 1 was questioned as to
my nationality. / told her l was an
Hawaiian. l told her my grandfather
had accompanied kamehameha II n
England. l told her Kamehameha '
was my King. The Duke Of Edinburgh
recognized me as being the native VINO
had assisted him TO land at Hiio from
the Galatea and procure the hula
girls TO give a dance before his High
ness.