THE WAR.
PREPARATIONS*AT TAHITI. The sTHooiier 1 TJetit fa returned "from TtrMtt yesterday. Air. A. Nathan was a passenger by her, and from him we have received some particulars as to tho effect, of the news of the European war in "that colony. The French Admiral's flagship, the Astre, iiceompanierl by her tender, a frigate, Teft Tahiti for Aralparaiso on the 7th September, on receipt of the news of the war. Ex.te - sire defence preparations were being -made at Papeete. A thousand natives were being ! employed night and day upon ::the | works, ex ending the present, fortifications, i and throwing up new earthworks. The. armed' trans-borf,' Chovert, and a gunboat re-|-'mained in the port, for its protection. The jin abifants of the town have been formed into .a gu»ird in case of an attack, the entire lot however, only muster two hundred Frenchj men. Besides these there are stationed there i of the regular army on<* company artil cry and 'one of infantry.' The Genhiiii consul, Air. jWilkins, was ordered to .haul down : his;,' flag/ which ho/ refused; 'to -do.' before - receiving tin "-official ■ intimation of the breaking out, of hos'ilities. ES-oth'-all' ! accounts it seenis probable-that the rfefceptionof the news of French .disasters; :inn.y-sbe pro ductive of violence between the French and German colonists,"' so high is the h'osflle ling said t.o.run , ..... -- _; Tf -tr.-.-jy The Chevert had siiiTei-ed pome damage in) a i>ale, on her passage to Tahiti,from. New.' Caledonia, having lost her. foretopm'rtst?'' t " .... ~r\ . ...
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Auckland Star, Volume I, Issue 238, 13 October 1870, Page 2
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246THE WAR. Auckland Star, Volume I, Issue 238, 13 October 1870, Page 2
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