NATIVE NOTES.

Samoa Times and South Sea Gazette, Volume 4, Issue 174, 27 November 1880, Page 2

NATIVE NOTES.

• A Ti.\cnr.R Kn.i.i.u.—Tin: Old Parti [ietkkmjxeii T" Fusht.—A Navai ENGAGEMENT SI.Alt Man.•sc. , On Saturday last n native teacher be•i longing to Mnnono. while tishiug near : Mnlifanun, was tire I upon anil killed i.y ! some men belonging to the Old Party. •As teachers in St:;m :t have lor many years enjoyed tin immunity from outran'-, even in tim.-s of war, in consequence of their sacred cliameter.it is not easy to I assign a reiisoa for the present murder. • It is possible, however, that there may have won circumstances connected with the occurrence which will sumewlvit exculpate the perpetrators of tlie outrage. Previous to the death i.f Mulioloa. negotiations were in progress in the i direction of peace, these Were, however. broken off on the disease of the late : monarch, ami the i >!d Party on .Saturday } hist intimated to the Consuls thoir inten- ! lion of prosecuting hostilities against the j Kim: Party to the bitter en.i. In execution ( oi this resolution the Atna contingent of the Old Party came down j in great force on Monday ia«t by sea and Imd towards tho eastern boundary of j Tuamasaga. Not muetiiig with any rej sistance [lav Tur.uiastiga having retired j a;.[.roach of their foes;, the Atua warrior.-, numbering about 1000 men. cout limed their march until reaching the Neutral f'errit"iv boundary at IA-tog o. Here they stopped, not wishing, we presume, iiy breaking lh» Neutral Territory regulation to embroil themselves with the Consular authorities. Beyond !'■•• burniug of hj few nouses, we do not hear of ..•r..y serious depredations having been committed. We have not _\vi leeched J any notice of hostilities having again | broken out on S.-naii. but a naval eni gagement on a small scale took place on

! Thursday, near Munonn. in consequence i of tho determination of die Old Party to | stop communication between tlmt i.s- ---; land ami Fuasale-lenga. It would app.w i that on the day naincil, several boats left Mauuno for Sftvn.it. hilt shortly after starting wen.' met liv *t».:its belonging In the Old Party, who ordered thorn to return. This th>- occupants, of the Manuun boats refused to do. and mi engagement took place, ill which it is r.'j.ort.-J several wore killed ami wounded on both sides.- Many and contradictory riini-nrs are afloat as to the i-lutiv'c strf>iifrtli nf the contending factions in Samoa, hut the opinion that the Old Party must shortly secure the ascendancy ;is daily paining strength. There is | fine rock ahead, however, on which thij party, evon if they again resume th • j reins of fjovcrnmeiit. are likely to split. ! The religions clement, which has re-l i hitherto shown itself to any great extent | in par: v movements, is now appearing in. j the surface, and miles, either the I'm- '■■ testant or the Catholic aspirant to the supreme leadership n[ the Old Tarty j sinks his claims, a fresh departure in Samoan polities may be looked For.