THE SAMOA TIMES. "Sworn to no Master, of no Sect am I." SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1879.

Samoa Times and South Sea Gazette, Volume 3, Issue 113, 29 November 1879, Page 2

THE SAMOA TIMES. "Sworn to no Master, of no Sect am I." SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1879.

BimibH Consul.—During the past week, J. H. Graves, Esq., H.B.M. Consul has boon prostrated by dysoutery, but we mo happy te learn" that he ii now recovering. Donation.—The treasurer of the Protestant School Hoard wishes to acknowledge the receipt of a donation of $5, from " Curiosity," to the aboveraentioned n'liool fund. Presentation.—By referring to our adTertising columns it will bo noticed that the Rev. 0. A. Turner, M.D., hj to be presentod with a testimonial, to-night, in the Foreign Church. All inturmed are inrited to attend. Aha C'EJUrrßy.—Tho treasurer of :tho Apia ('ometory liu ■much pleasuro in •cl«iOwl«d»ioitl'c receipt of a donation of $lO iiDi.) Mr. Unveuunhl on thst bo-

Important to Mariners.—Captain Turpi*, of the London Mission barque John Williams ha* handed us the following for public information :—The master of the French barque Buffon, whom I met on ruy lata eruite, has authorised ma to publish the following information: On the 86th August, 1879, the Buffon passed Beveridg* Reef at noon, and at 1 2 o'clock next morning came unexpscI tedly in sight of heavy breakers, on i which the vessel was nearly lost. Th* j position of this reef, calculated from Beveridge Reef was 2039 S. and 17218 west frost Paris ; this longitude agrees with 16958 west of Greouwich, or 90 miles south of Savage Island. Rev. Geo. A. Turner.—During tho next week the Rev. Geo. A. Turner, M.D., together with his family, will leave our midst, " It may be for years, or it may be for ever, 1 ' after a residence amongst us of nearly twelve years. Dr. Turner will be doubly missed as a pastor and a medical man, and we feel certain that w* are speaking the minds of all thoi* who have wade the acquaintance of the Doctor, when we say that while we wish him every happiness and prosperity in whatever sphere he may tiud himself, our good wishes arc not unminglod with regret at his departure. While we wish him and his family a safe and pleasant pleasant passage to " bounie auld Sootland," we hope that, when his leave of absence has expired, that we will ho privileged to welcome him baok to Samoa. Murder of Captain Levison.—Our readers will be sorry to learn that the report of the murder of Captain Levison has been confirmed by the arrival of the steamer Sudsee. Captain Levison was in charge of the trading stations of the Deutche Handels-und Plautagen-Gesell-schaft at New Britain. He was transacting some business with one of the traders, a Tongan half-caste we believe, when the trader, for some reason at present unexplained, fired at him with a rifle, the ball from which passed first through the door aud then into the unfortunate man's breast, killing him upon the spot. The murderer was secured and has been taken on to Sydney in H.B.M. S. Danae, but we presume it will be necessary for him to be Bent to Fiji to bo dealt with in the High Commissioner's Court. The Finish of the War.—We feel very much pleasure in being in a position to aunounce that the internicine war which has beeu the cause of so much bloodshed and destruction of property, for the past few months, has happily been brought to a close. During the war, so far as we have beeu able to glean, the loss of the old Government party has been ten to one of the King party, notwithstanding that very little more than one half of the lattcr's allies have been engaged against the full force of the former. The number of lives lost during the struggle is computed at not less than one hundred and thirty. Peace was brought about in the following manner :—Ou Friday, the 21et instant, Capt. Dienhard, of H.I.G.M. Bismarck, undertook to dear the neutral territory of those parties who had built forts thereon. In addition to this, Captain Dienhard was asked by tho representatives of the Foreign Nations here, through Captain Zembsch, Imperial German Consul-Gene-ral, to endeavour to make peaoe between the parties. This he succeeded in doin«, obtaining a promise from the Savaii people that they would go home when required. As a guarantee of good faith on their part, he obtained and took on board three ohiefs as hostages. On Wednesday the whole of the old Government supporters from Savaii embarked on board the barque Sophie. Th* barque {was then towed across to Savaii by the Bismarck, and after landing her living freight returned to harbour ou Thursday evening, tho Bismarck proceeding to Safata in order to send the belligerants, gathered in that part of the island, to their respective homes. The thanks of the community are duo to tho foreigu representatives for the part they hav* taken in this matter, but especial thanks are due to Captain Dienhard for the very prompt and satisfactory manner in which h* has brought about this peace, and we sincerely hope that peace and good governmeut will henceforth take the place of anarchy and misrule. . Cliamko the Neutral Territory. —ln our last issue We intimated that the German ahip-of-war Bismarck had gone to the western boundary line of the neutral torritory, on the 21st instant, for the purpose of driving oil'all who had violated th* neutral territory convention. A correspondent has bent us the following particulars aneut the matter:—On Friday morning everyone was startled by seeing the warship Bisuiarck range alongside the reof oft' Faloula, nud drop anchor. Soon after this the boats were lowered and manned ; some of the boats and the steam launch went westward and tho remainder came direct to the boundary of the neutral ground. Captain Deinhard came first to meet two TainiUM —Lemana and Laven—of the old Government party. When the Captain, with Mr. Weber, landed, Lomana went up to shake hunds with him, but Captain Deinhard would not. Mr. Lemana changed, I oannot say colour, but his appearance totally changed, and he shook all over. That one action did a d«al of good, for Loiuana at once saw that there wa* only one way with the oaptaiu, and that waa determination to puhish if it *m required. While the captain wa* lolling Lemana the conditions, two of th* ahip'a boats landed about eighty men. Whoa Lemana saw thcte men landed ho ! was visibly agitated and said, "pray 1

captain do not let those sen go' to the • fort at onoe; I will go first and tell them to clear out, so that the sailors may not | fire on them." Long before this'the people of Aana and Savaii, who had been wandering about, came running as" fast as they, could, to their forts'inland. I must here state that when the" bld/Mulo saw that tho man-of-war was anchored and had lowered her boats two laimuas came post haste so as to meet Captain Dienhard, and others made preparations to meet in force at Vailoa, where they expected the German sailors to land, in order to resist them. However, when Lemana went back he told the people in the different forts that it was no use to resist as the sailors and Tuamasaga would be down on them like a wave and destroy them all, and it was best to give iu to the demands of the captain, and make no disturbance. Poor Lemana! the " mala " they have for so long a'time been defying, has at last fallen upon them. They can now believe that the white men will do as they 6ay —punish forwrongdoing. The Bismarck's men landed on the neutral boundary hue, marched up and took possession of the two forts on the neutral ground, and were placed in such a position as to be able to rake the native forts near by if any disturbance occurred. The Tuamasaga party were requested not to file a gun or use irritating language to the opposite party. They respected the request, but waited in their forts ready for actiou should they hear any firing betweeu the sailors and the old Malo party. However, things passed off quietly; three hostages were taken on board ; the war cauoes, taumuluas, and boats were hauled out to the stream and towed off by the boats of the ship, and towards night some guns were delivered up, but not ono quarter of the number they hold.