PROCLAMATIONS.

Samoa Times and South Sea Gazette, Volume 2, Issue 101, 6 September 1879, Page 2

PROCLAMATIONS.

The following proclamations have been issued by the Foreign Representatives during tho past week, which we now publish for general information: Nearly two months have elapsed since the issuo by tho representatives of Foreign Powerg in Samoa, on the 2nd of July, of a notification intimating tho inability at that time to recognise either of the parties then contending for supremacy in the Sainoan State at possessed of tho attributes of a de fmln Government. Since that time no decisive stup luts been taken by either faetion ; although the one has, daring this period, steadily increased, and the other us steadily, declined in influence. It is impossible to continue indefinitely a state of affairs so exceptional, and to

injurious to the interests of foreign- commerce and industry. We liavo accordingly resolved to resume official relatious with the party which has for the last three months held undisputed possession of the scat of Govern incut, and is supported by an •verwhelming and increasing majority of the jieople of Samoa. We venture to express our earnest hope that the members of the former Government and their supporters will have sufficient regard for the best interests of their country to discontinue a contest, the prolongation of which cannot hut inflict the greatest evils on their nation, and that they will hasten to acquiesce in the restoration of the regal authority of the Malietoa Family.

Should our counsels iu this respect prove fruitless, we emphatically wain the subjects of our different nations against taking pari in internal strife. If they do so tl ■;. • '■ act at their own peril, and wi;l , .licit all claim to protection or assistance from the representatives of their Governments in Samoa. A. Gordon. Alfred P. Maudslay. Th. Weber, linpl. Germ. Consul. Thomas M. Dawson, United States Consul. J. 111! KS GRAVES, Her Britannic Majesty's Consul. Rout. S. Swaxstox, 1 >epty. ('oinmissioner. It. Chandler, Captain U.S. Navy, Commanding I'.S. Ship Lackawanna. F. Mkxsin.,, 1. Corvctten Capitain, Commanding 11.1.G.M.'s gunvessel Albatross. Jami: Bruce, Commander Royal Navy, lI.M. S. Cormorant. Apia, August 20, 1H79.

I'a tali Jitri.a le lmi o masina tain ona faasnlalau, i le aso 2 o Julai, e alii tofia o nialo tetele i Samoa, la latou tusi e faasilasila atu sa latou le niafafai, i ona po ia, ona faailogaina o se. vaega o vaega e lua sa fefinauai i so latou sili i Samoa, e faapca o i lea vaega le Pule ole Halo o lenei atunuu. Talu ona jio ia e lcai se mea ua matua faia e lea vaega poo lea vaega, a e ui lava i lea o 100 tan aiu lava i luma le tasi vaega i ona po ua, a e tan alu i tua le tasi vaega. E le mafai ona tumau ona nonofo faapena aua e maumau ai uiea e tele a papalagi, e foaleaogaina t'oi a latou galuega faaletino eseese. 0 le inea lea ua tonu ai ia te ai matou ona toe nmataina o sauniga faa-le-malo ma le vaega ua nonofo tumau i le lautnua ole Main i masina e tolu ua ma van alu. iienmise ua faamamalu i ai le toatcle o tagata o Samoa.

Matou te faasilasila atu nei In matou matua faamoemoe ia faantauta lava alii ole Malo tuai ma o latou tagata ma faaiu lava fetinauaiga ina ia tupu se lelei faamaoni i lenei atunuu, nun e tupu lava malaia e tele i lenei atunuu pi' afai e tumau ia fefinuuaiga. Matou tu faamoemoe foi ia gauai mai latou i le trie faatuga ole pule ale aiga •> .Malietoa. Afai c fui fua a matou i'aatonuga i lenei mataupu, matou t" matua t'aiatu i tagata o matou itu-malo, <• sa ona latou icsoasiiani i tauu o leaoi atunuu. A latou fuapen, o i

latou lava ma so faigata o oo ia te i latou, latou to lo too maun i'oi so famuamnlu po u so fosoasoani mai alii totia o latou malo o i Samoa nui. A Gordox, Alfred P. Maudslay, Tii. Webek, Kouesuln o 1,. Main Siamani. Thomas M. Dawson, Koncsula 0 lo Uimito Sotete. J. Hicks Guaves, Koncsula 0 In Malo Poritania. ItOBEUT S. .MVANsTOV. Sui Komisiua 010 Malo Poritania. ]!. OIIAXIILEIt, Kapitoni i lo fun n lo I T naito Seteto, 11 100 pule i le U.S. nmiiuno Lackawanna. P. MI.NSIXO. I Cnrvettcn Knpitono 0 100 pule i 11.1, CM. manuao Albatross. James Uhuce, Alii van i In fun o lo Main I'oritanin, 11.M.5. Connoraut. Apia, Aokuso 29, 1879.

Tho foreign representatives of the Great Powers having informed their respective Governments of tho state of political affairs in Samoa and asked for instructions thereto, and having exacted and received from Malic-ton a promise not to begin the war until the throe great Governments can be heard from, demand from the loaders of the opposite party not to inaugurate a civil war in Samoa assuring thorn that every effort will be used to prevent such a war, which can in no way be conducive to the welfare of Samoa or Samoans, while it cannot fail seriously to injure the interests of foreigners in these Islands. Apia, 5 September, 187!). Tll. Weber, Imperial German Consul. Thomas M. Dawsox, United States Consul. J.'HICKS Graves, Her Britannic Majesty's Consul. T'a tea atu tusi a alii totia 0 Malo tetelfl i» faarilaiila atu i o latou Malo le o mataupu fna-le-malo 0 100 fiiia i Samoa, ma ua latou tusi atu fol in uiiinai ni matua t'unt<niii)fa i so tonu o fui. da latim matua fai atu fol in Mulietoa la utavae mai nana (eta. luign mi tele faatiipiiina lava so tuna i Samoa noi seia uiafiii 011 a iiuiiia so tonu mai Malo ti tolo nu ii tola, i lo ua tali lolei mai Mulittoa i la latou upu lana, II le 111011 loa Baton to miltnit fai atu ni I alii 0 tnitniiia lo 1...-1 vucgii no'l 111110 lava una latou aiuatai.m M lain i Samoa, U lo tusi leuoi fui u tautiuo ut.i ai ia to i latou

o 1<» a faia lavu togutiti fursc uuia lam •■ vavao ai sea taua. ana o su taua faapoa r le. tupu ai »o lelej i .Samoa. i*> u Ugmta Samoa aemaiio e laatua funleaugaiua ai mea a papalugi i lcuei Atunuu. A]>ia, I Seteiua, 1879 Til Weber, Kom-sula o If Mali Siamani. Thomas M. Dawsox, Kuesala 0 le I'liait.- Betete, J. llhks u raves, Konesula u le Malo I'eritania.