THE WAR AT TUTUILA.

Samoa Times and South Sea Gazette, Issue 3, 20 October 1877, Page 2

THE WAR AT TUTUILA.

.» Is our k=uc of the Cth instant, we alluded to the fact that several members of the native '.' ivernment had gone to Tu-

I tuila to endeavour to prevent lighting there. We regret to have to announce that their efforts have been unavailing, and that hostilities have commenced. By the arrival of the schooner Elizabeth, on Wednesday evening, nod the cutter Energy on Thursday afternoon, we received news from both Leone and Pagopago, —that is to say, from both war par- , ties. Unfortunately, the news is, like , the telegraphic intelligence which we published Lust week from the seat of war in the other hemisphere, contradictory and perplexing. First, by the Elizabeth, we hear that lighting commenced at Nuuuli, and that the party of the Tailniiu and Fnipule escaped scathless, while , l hey killed three of the opposite party, , who, whilst lighting on high ground ; overlooking their opponents, were shot; • and toppling over into the midst of their . foes, lost their heads ! i Then by the Energy we hear of seven . or eight heads having ben taken hv . Mailga's party, while they claim to have I lost only one man killed and several . Wounded. Tim real state of the case, as near ns we can make out, is as follows ; —Mauga's party have hnilt a fort at Ana. on tho cast side of Pagopago harbour. Tho Government party, advancing from the i westward, first eamo into collision with ' their enemies at Nuuuli, or some of the I other smaller village, on the west side i ' of the Pagopago heads. Mauga's party, having had several skirmishes with their foes, are gradually retiring in the diive.-

two i ■ mined to make a d Unit I having had one man k l.tt rtalli wounded, and at least ten oil wore or le«j severely The U.ivc i party, in their advance, have burnt , Nuuuli and two or three other villages in its vaciuity, but lave ii"t yel reached Fagatogo tlie "Samoa City" of the | quondam Polynesia band and Comuier- | cial Company. No reliable intelligence ha.- been received as to their 1 iss in killed and wounded, but by the Elizabeth, Mr. Edward Ripley, secretary to Governor i Tuitele. of Leone, arrived with a request, j we believe, t.i the Taiinua and Faipule \ that reinforcements be at once sent up to their assistance. The most deplorable fact with reference to these native tights is that they are preeminently fratricidal. Ii is sad to think of an island of no more than +OOO inhabitants, all one family we might say. waging war against each oilier to the bitter end. It is fatal also to trade and eoiiiuieiv, and can in the end benefit no one. We trust that we shall soon !»■ able to announce that peace has once more I n established. Anent the foregoing, the following document in the Samoan language, with ! the translation thereof have I n handed \ tons, which we copy verbatim ami print for public information : T. S. Commercial Agenev. r ie, Okotopa 7th, IJS77. ■ 1 IcSusugao -Manga, i Pagopago, Alii e I'a on mnua lau tusi na auinai, ua ' lelci ua ■■ faimai c tele iloa le tana o Ie ; tana u lau le usiusitai i le Malo o Samoa. o lenci na aluatu le vaa o .Misi Cepa le 1 - Mulifanua" o fai folagafalc 5 oe ma ' luu nan. ma outoii oo ane i ai e sue mea | " tan e tail ai le tana ae faapcfea una e ; 1 faimai c tele iloa le ala ole taua. 11 lenci on te faali atu ia tc oe in e Hon ' 1 lelci leala ua an fan saina ai Leone, ana ole niiu nei uatcle o inatoti tale ua tutusolo ile aai ole mea lea ia nialamalama 1 lelci a fai e tainaia o matou fale tailo pe itiiti le tolu sefuhl all taia (830.00;); e te 1 totogi mai ai, o 1" mea lea i.i e iloa lelci ' lea faatoiiuga ia c iloa e fa im malo ' tet.de ua i le aai nei. j O kand le faatonugn i fauna on te fai : atu ia te oe ua e soli lau puluaina, ana, e | ' le faasacra tasi na ma lau itu taua. .. ' fauna foi o Tipasa oi Ana. ma fauna o l<- i 1 Alii Amelitn ai Fagat.mo ma le fale. ma |

le fa!e Mist Kosaiiia lona fauna, n.a l-| fei- I'oi ~ Mam,a inn lona fauna. K ,*, iai lon taamninal'.i i panning! urna o hand I Motu. : aa -d.-.ii se isi Fuamnsiiio papalagi ] na o au i Tutuila. t) le nea lea ;, i avatu j ai iiiiiv,.p,.j,,i <• faapipi ai nei tan.uin I'oi o leiia itu la,.a. in a lenei ua au tiiuina atn I illei in lntou tali tonu mai i men uina 1 lavaesaa p.ipalugi ni nun eseese ~ lenei I mot,,. | A ~ le (ad foi i i ua efa'unai ai ua ia ! le nefaatonugun Alii o Manuao Poletauiu ma Amelita. I'a on I- i 1.,» le a ln ua e faamp.ii ma t .., ... „„ p,. e te I I 1 a en ' au ole Faamasino, Alii ,• en tele alofa faapito lava i se tasi oil t" taoti i lon tofiga e I'aai.iainalii i men a tagata papalagi o i Tutuila le-i. (I le tasi mea on te fe*ili ia te oe p m ai na na tun atn le pule ia i • oe e te vavao papalagi e tautala i upu Samoa. ' ana e tele aid mai oe ia te! matou. A.i lull lad aa aumai ole tali mai o he: la-1 iiaavatn ia te oe ua I- la'au lava ma oe ' lea tali ua uintuii leuga le tali mai o lnu tud, o lenei ole a on aveina i I'pola s- ;i:.i ~ lau ' sci silusila i ai le Knnesula. (I. W. liriilin i ' luu tusi fauinuiinluga ia te aa. I Inn guta ' lea, iaesoifua lau.-usuga. O uu n T. Mii.r.iiTF.. T. S. Sui Kenesala i Tutuila ma Manna. ' (7. S. Commercial Agency, Leone, Oct. 7, 1*77. To His Excellency Manga, at Pago Pago. • Sir, 1 have received your let.tei which was sent, in which you say y m know nothing about tie- war,—a war that is • made because you do not oi-v ,1 a f .Government of Samoa This, when Mr. ■ Weber's vessel, the " Mulifanua " came f to your place while you were killing off : your live stork, and your people were , seeking ammunition to make a war. • How is it then, vou sac vou know I nothing of the cause of the war ' Now. ■ I inform von whv I have declared ■ 1 ne neutral, because throughout this - town we have many houses ; therefore, - let il he well known, that if our houses • are destroyed, I do nut know whether • thirty-thousand dollar... SMO.OOO) will r cover the tine that will be put on you as ,' payment. Vou will thoroughly undcr- , stand this subject. Vou will understand L that then, are four great nations repre- ■ seuted in this town. This i-. the ■ instruction regarding lauds. I tell you , that you have broken my commands, I because all the lands in your district do l not belong to you and your war parly. :■ There me also "lands belonging to Tinasa, at Alia, and a house and lan.l i belonging to tho American gentleman in Pagatogo, and the house of Mr. Faster, • and his land, and the houso and land of I Munon. My protection extends to all foreigners on this island, because there ia i no other Foreign Consul on Tutuila, , only myself. That is the reason 1 had • notices put. tip, so your war party should ■ not touch Anything, This I have brought ■ before you because it. is not done. line i they have agreed as to all things of ■ foreigners that have been declared sacred. i As to the otler matter, you s,\ you have , directions from Captains of English and • American men-of-war. I do not know why you threaten 810 with this. I) i

vou not ki»* 1 am the ' ' " ' [ ingthepi iiTutnila. One thing I waul to ask you who gave v,.a power I ■ forbid Foreigner from interfering in Samoan aii'iii- foi you have nothing u> do with us ' With regard to the letter you sent Ime in answer to my letter to you, it is not what becomes you; the answer of my letter is very bad. lam, therefore, going to send to Upolu, a copy of my letter to vou, andacopvof your letter to me, that the Consul G. 'W. Grith'u may know of your arrogant letter to inc. That is all. may your Excellency have health. I am. T. MCUKDITII, I'. S. Vice-Collslll, for Tutuilu and Manua.