THE NATIVE WAR IN SAMOA.

Globe, Volume IX, Issue 1221, 1 February 1878, Page 3

THE NATIVE WAR IN SAMOA.

EXTENSIVE HOSTILE EXPEDITION. MURDERS AND "CANNIBALISM AT MALAYTA. £bT TELEGRAPH. PEE PHESS AGENCY.] Auckland, January 31. The Norval, schooner, from Samoa, brings later news. The Government schooner Elizabeth left for Tutuhia, taking with her some--200 of the Native warriors and three field pieces, together with a considerable quantity of ammunition, for the purpose of exterminating Manga and hie party, but if they should succeed they will have to fight hard, and the bloodshed will be greater than over known in any previous war. That is the opinion of old hands. Sir Arthur Gordon, Governor of Fiji, has sent a letter to Taimaiu andTaipuli, stating that he was sorry to hear they are at war, and advising them to give it up and live in peace amongst themselves. He also states that he has received the Queen’s reply to the Jg’tter sent by chiefs of Samoa. He also asks 4fa»rn to call all the chiefs together in the first week in February, when he will be there and jbring Ahe reply with him,_ During a labour cruise of the Marion "jßenny sfhe landed six returned laborers on

-the .east coaet of Malayta and recruited one immigrant. She anchored in a good little harbor in a smaii island called lyoh, half a mile off hJalayta, and landed tuo recruited "immigrants. The Natives of this place were holding a feast when she arrived,'at which there were a number of Natives from the Main Island. On the 14th, at 8 a.m., screams were Imard proceeding from the bank of the Tillage. On enquiry the crew were informed that a man had been /jiassucrcd. I’he body, which was seen by some aboard, was that of Robert Young, a man 24 ot ago, who was in perfect health and vigor, had received a deep tomahawk cut on th«> across the right ear, & deep incised wound on the right thigh, and several deep ones on the hack, one of which had cut the backbone in two. His hands and feet were tied together, .and a pole rove through for carring the body, which was covered with green leaves. (night (at the end of the feast), the body wfia cooktd and eaten. All the pigs in the village •had teen eaten, so this was a bon bo acne to ■end the £cast. ' On the £ist, in Morav Bay. St. Chnstoviu, to Cape Recherche, whilst part ot the immigrants were ashore, who had been landed for the purpose of hat!dug, an attack was made on ihe mate of the vessel. Ayles.nnd the immigrants hy the natives, received four spear woiwds. One immigrant, named Cottolia, was killed. Two others, immigrants, (received wounds on the back. Captain Haddock, who wao on the boigch with a gun, hearing screame issuing from the bush, immediately rushed iti and met Ayle*, jvho rushed out pursued by hostile natives. Aylcs was calling on Captain Haddock to pull a ppiW (jrtgt of his buck. Captain Ead-dpck told Idm j to iwry aboard. Captain Haddock fired at 4he paatives, who quickly retired, which; .allowed immigrants, who were in the bush, to got.On the immigrants being mustered, .Cottohp was missing. It would fea-ve been useless to gone ashpre to it cover the body, as the were in numbers End protected by bush, natives wore chased along the beach. A small settlement, containing a few houses, Vftt} bui’Dt ; and -caooes veit if