Arrival of the Llewellyn from Fiji.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 579, 5 February 1876, Page 2 (Supplement)

Arrival of the Llewellyn from Fiji.

AMERICAN DISPUTE AT SAMOA. News from hamoa, brought by the brig Vision, speaks of disturbances occasioned by a Yankee adrenturer yclept Colonel Steinberger, who some twelve months amce located at Apia, and set himself up as a great authority from America amongst the natives. It appears he brought with him a couple of Gatthng guns, and has constructed a mud fort with which he intends to defend his sanctum sanctorum from the aggression of authority who dispute his self-constituted powers. The American Consul had arrested him, but he had defied the arrest, and that unctionary invoked the assistance of H.M s. that ship having called whilst the disputes wore proceeding. Captain Stephens has dupatched an officer — SubLieut. Collins — to Sydney for iustructions from Commodore Hoskens. We prophecy i hat Captain Stephens will be told to mind his own business and not meddle with *h» afLiirn of either the Samoaa or the American residents on Samoa. The Fiji Times says :— Tt will, no doubt, be remembered that Colonel St«-inb°rger was accredited upon s* me special mission to the :>outh Seas, but his mission has expired lung since, and he is, of course, now only know as a private individual 1 his insignificant position does not seem to suit the gallant officer's piedehctions, and he has been rendering himself very obnoxious to some of the authorities. Some bhort time back be committed u breach of what are kiiowo n« th« American >eutr«liiy Laws, and the Consul of that nationality detei mined to arrest him jud a vessel -which he bad or has ia Samoan waters. With a view to effect this purpose, Captain Stevens of H M.S. Barraeouu wu applied to fo» aMutanoe,

Which ho did not feel I**-* f «0.h..ri8,d toi K ,ve Upon this tti O'-mU P«- « 'h* '•Marshall" act.ng under hi ? autW.ty on board the vessel, *n* b «d« ; »»'« . "P » the Colonel attempting to rega.n powe by mean, of an a.mcd foice, ->tarn appli d ro C.ptain Stevem, an we are xuformed, rfid not upon this occa«i«n lefuse his aid Col-nelßt-inber-crbas cnlrenobert him«elf r aid d. elar .1 ver^.-v-c ,■'•' ■' t th^ A „.eri. »n Consul, i» hois Bupporleil howovor, , l»v >ne Kin* The Consul f-r Ge.m>nv Md.s w i\ the Tolonr! but it is more ihm vhisp>.<t that this is ov7in« <o the f-ct of bs i» mi? somewhat largely intemeted in the The whole affiir his been referrei h w a a pending nd vices it remains in sta'u qu»

LAUNCH OF A SCHOONER. On Wednesday afte»noon List a largp number of gentlemen were invited on (><m d the schooner Star of F-j< to drink th* h- t ih of her builder, Mr G. Pe^rsen, of "' avmni, and her x*r?s«?nfc owners — M*>«u™ Hmms Leo, McDonald, Chofhn, and Johnson She ia % very pietty nchoonA, of aboil r 80 tons register, built wholly of F.jian timber, and intended tor the beche de-mer fishing trade.

EOYAL ENGINEERS. Another of the Royal Engineer, we underitaDd, fainted in the street from the exces'ivtj| heat of Wednesday. We do not wonder a<!^ this whilst the poor fellows are corap-ltP''_to do duty in the heavy retimem-il clo hinsr they are compelled to war, id this feaiful hot climate darine; the present months ' l>eao uniforms, however well adapted for tiie frosts andsnowi oF old England, are death to those compelled to wear them in this coun ry.

SURVEY FOR CAB^E TO AMERICA. The American ship of war Tutcarora left on January 17 for K»nd»va, wh*ra her commander bopes to MC^re ft «npply <\cot!» from one of the 1 Afttt •teameis. Snoun^be prove unMicceß»ftil, the ship will at oi.ce shape for Sydney to procure (be necessary fne), whon she will return to Fjji again and continue her soundings for a propound cable from San Francisco to Australia Mr G. A. Woods, the agent for the mail steamers, availed himself of the opportunity, and leturns to Kandavu in her.

LAND CLAIMS. In a despatch from the Secretary of Stit», the Governor has been instructed as foi^^n : — "It v ill be necessary that a Conjmir,«ion *hocld be at once appointed a» suites ltd by Sir H EobiDSon, to deal nith thf whole (question of ownership and omi|>.t ou land. In appointing the Comm suuu, jou should accordingly be careful not to c^nttr upon its mcmbeis any fu'thar powe^ thaa thos* of ecqumny and reporting to \ou, a-id it will be for yoD, with the adv cc of >(ur executive Coudcil, to direct the ac'iuu to be taken in each case."

RETURNED CAUL LABOURERS. In Angnst, 1873. Captaiu Chapman cil ed at the plantation of Mpssis Tow sou aid W illiams, havu Savu, torunove certain laborers who had been kidnapped b\ the notm ions Carl in her first trip Tbtte men, while admitting they were kidnapped, declined to be taken away from their employer?, ex- ■ essing peifect confidence that they woul 1 rei-t ive their wages and be sent home at the expiration of their teim of service. They wee retnrusd in Octobbr last by the Zt ph) r, and so satisfied were they v itb their treatment that from their report to their countrymen, s^vt-n-teen at once went on loard and volunteered to go to Fiji In addition to this, tue pid men sent back to their late employ i i u any I presents of plants and seeds.