threatened　to　envelop　the　garden。　　Thrice；　at　least；　it　was
  necessary　to　repel　them　by　a　sally。　　The　men　were　brought　into　the
  house　from　the　rear；　the　front　doors　were　thrown　suddenly　open；　and
  the　gallant　blue…jackets　issued　cheering：　　necessary；　successful；
  but　extremely　costly　sorties。　　Neither　could　these　be　pushed　far。
  The　foes　were　undaunted；　so　soon　as　the　sailors　advanced　at　all
  deep　in　the　horse…pasture；　the　Samoans　began　to　close　in　upon　both
  flanks；　and　the　sally　had　to　be　recalled。　　To　add　to　the　dangers　of
  the　German　situation；　ammunition　began　to　run　low；　and　the
  cartridge…boxes　of　the　wounded　and　the　dead　had　been　already
  brought　into　use　before；　at　about　eight　o'clock；　the　EBER　steamed
  into　the　bay。　　Her　commander；　Wallis；　threw　some　shells　into
  Letongo；　one　of　which　killed　five　men　about　their　cooking…pot。　　The
  Samoans　began　immediately　to　withdraw；　their　movements　were
  hastened　by　a　sortie；　and　the　remains　of　the　landing…party　brought
  on　board。　　This　was　an　unfortunate　movement；　it　gave　an
  irremediable　air　of　defeat　to　what　might　have　been　else　claimed　for
  a　moderate　success。　　The　blue…jackets　numbered　a　hundred　and　forty
  all　told；　they　were　engaged　separately　and　fought　under　the　worst
  conditions；　in　the　dark　and　among　woods；　their　position　in　the
  house　was　scarce　tenable；　they　lost　in　killed　and　wounded　fifty…
  six；　…　forty　per　cent。；　and　their　spirit　to　the　end　was　above
  question。　　Whether　we　think　of　the　poor　sailor　lads；　always　so
  pleasantly　behaved　in　times　of　peace；　or　whether　we　call　to　mind
  the　behaviour　of　the　two　civilians；　Haideln　and　Hufnagel；　we　can
  only　regret　that　brave　men　should　stand　to　be　exposed　upon　so　poor
  a　quarrel；　or　lives　cast　away　upon　an　enterprise　so　hopeless。
  News　of　the　affair　reached　Apia　early；　and　Moors；　always　curious　of
  these　spectacles　of　war；　was　immediately　in　the　saddle。　　Near
  Matafangatele　he　met　a　Manono　chief；　whom　he　asked　if　there　were
  any　German　dead。　　〃I　think　there　are　about　thirty　of　them　knocked
  over；〃　said　he。　　〃Have　you　taken　their　heads？〃　asked　Moors。　　〃Yes；〃
  said　the　chief。　　〃Some　foolish　people　did　it；　but　I　have　stopped
  them。　　We　ought　not　to　cut　off　their　heads　when　they　do　not　cut　off
  ours。〃　　He　was　asked　what　had　been　done　with　the　heads。　　〃Two　have
  gone　to　Mataafa；〃　he　replied；　〃and　one　is　buried　right　under　where
  your　horse　is　standing；　in　a　basket　wrapped　in　tapa。〃　　This　was
  afterwards　dug　up；　and　I　am　told　on　native　authority　that；　besides
  the　three　heads；　two　ears　were　taken。　　Moors　next　asked　the　Manono
  man　how　he　came　to　be　going　away。　　〃The　man…of…war　is　throwing
  shells；〃　said　he。　　〃When　they　stopped　firing　out　of　the　house；　we
  stopped　firing　also；　so　it　was　as　well　to　scatter　when　the　shells
  began。　　We　could　have　killed　all　the　white　men。　　I　wish　they　had
  been　Tamaseses。〃　　This　is　an　EX　PARTE　statement；　and　I　give　it　for
  such；　but　the　course　of　the　affair；　and　in　particular　the
  adventures　of　Haideln　and　Hufnagel；　testify　to　a　surprising　lack　of
  animosity　against　the　Germans。　　About　the　same　time　or　but　a　little
  earlier　than　this　conversation；　the　same　spirit　was　being
  displayed。　　Hufnagel；　with　a　party　of　labour；　had　gone　out　to　bring
  in　the　German　dead；　when　he　was　surprised　to　be　suddenly　fired　on
  from　the　wood。　　The　boys　he　had　with　him　were　not　negritos；　but
  Polynesians　from　the　Gilbert　Islands；　and　he　suddenly　remembered
  that　these　might　be　easily　mistaken　for　a　detachment　of　Tamaseses。
  Bidding　his　boys　conceal　themselves　in　a　thicket；　this　brave　man
  walked　into　the　open。　　So　soon　as　he　was　recognised；　the　firing
  ceased；　and　the　labourers　followed　him　in　safety。　　This　is
  chivalrous　war；　but　there　was　a　side　to　it　less　chivalrous。　　As
  Moors　drew　nearer　to　Vailele；　he　began　to　meet　Samoans　with　hats；
  guns；　and　even　shirts；　taken　from　the　German　sailors。　　With　one　of
  these　who　had　a　hat　and　a　gun　he　stopped　and　spoke。　　The　hat　was
  handed　up　for　him　to　look　at；　it　had　the　late　owner's　name　on　the
  inside。　　〃Where　is　he？〃　asked　Moors。　　〃He　is　dead；　I　cut　his　head
  off。〃　　〃You　shot　him？〃　　〃No；　somebody　else　shot　him　in　the　hip。
  When　I　came；　he　put　up　his　hands；　and　cried：　'Don't　kill　me；　I　am　a
  Malietoa　man。'　　I　did　not　believe　him；　and　I　cut　his　head　off。。。。。。
  Have　you　any　ammunition　to　fit　that　gun？〃　　〃I　do　not　know。〃　　〃What
  has　become　of　the　cartridge…belt？〃　　〃Another　fellow　grabbed　that
  and　the　cartridges；　and　he　won't　give　them　to　me。〃　　A　dreadful　and
  silly　picture　of　barbaric　war。　　The　words　of　the　German　sailor　must
  be　regarded　as　imaginary：　　how　was　the　poor　lad　to　speak　native；　or
  the　Samoan　to　understand　German？　　When　Moors　came　as　far　as　Sunga；
  the　EBER　was　yet　in　the　bay；　the　smoke　of　battle　still　lingered
  among　the　trees；　which　were　themselves　marked　with　a　thousand
  bullet…wounds。　　But　the　affair　was　over；　the　combatants；　German　and
  Samoan；　were　all　gone；　and　only　a　couple　of　negrito　labour　boys
  lurked　on　the　scene。　　The　village　of　Letongo　beyond　was　equally
  silent；　part　of　it　was　wrecked　by　the　shells　of　the　EBER；　and　still
  smoked；　the　inhabitants　had　fled。　　On　the　beach　were　the　native
  boats；　perhaps　five　thousand　dollars'　worth；　deserted　by　the
  Mataafas　and　over…looked　by　the　Germans；　in　their　common　hurry　to
  escape。　　Still　Moors　held　eastward　by　the　sea…paths。　　It　was　his
  hope　to　get　a　view　from　the　other　side　of　the　promontory；　towards
  Laulii。　　In　the　way　he　found　a　house　hidden　in　the　wood　and　among
  rocks；　where　an　aged　and　sick　woman　was　being　tended　by　her　elderly
  daughter。　　Last　lingerers　in　that　deserted　piece　of　coast；　they
  seemed　indifferent　to　the　events　which　had　thus　left　them　solitary；
  and；　as　the　daughter　said；　did　not　know　where　Mataafa　was；　nor
  where　Tamasese。
  It　is　the　official　Samoan　pretension　that　the　Germans　fired　first
  at　Fangalii。　　In　view　of　all　German　and　some　native　testimony；　the
  text　of　Fritze's　orders；　and　the　probabilities　of　the　case；　no
  honest　mind　will　believe　it　for　a　moment。　　Certainly　the　Samoans
  fired　first。　　As　certainly　they　were　betrayed　into　the　engagement
  in　the　agitation　of　the　moment；　and　it　was　not　till　afterwards　that
  they　understood　what　they　had　done。　　Then；　indeed；　all　Samoa　drew　a
  breath　of　wonder　and　delight。　　The　invincible　had　fallen；　the　men
  of　the　vaunted　war…ships　had　been　met　in　the　field　by　the　braves　of
  Mataafa：　　a　superstition　was　no　more。　　Conceive　this　people
  steadily　as　schoolboys；　and　conceive　the　elation　in　any　school　if
  the　head　boy　should　suddenly　arise　and　drive　the　rector　from　the
  schoolhouse。　　I　have　received　one　instance　of　the　feeling　instantly
  aroused。　　There　lay　at　the　time　in　the　consular　hospital　an　old
  chief　who　was　a　pet　of　the　colonel's。　　News　reached　him　of　the
  glorious　event；　he　was　sick；　he　thought　himself　sinking；　sent　for
  the　colonel；　and　gave　him　his　gun。　　〃Don't　let　the　Germans　get　it；〃
  said　the　old　gentleman；　and　having　received　a　promise；　was　at
  peace。
  CHAPTER　IX　…　〃FUROR　CONSULARIS〃
  DECEMBER　1888　TO　MARCH　1889
  KNAPPE；　in　the　ADLER；　with　a　flag　of　truce　at　the　fore；　was
  entering　Laulii　Bay　when　the　EBER　brought　him　the　news　of　the
  night's　reverse。　　His　heart　was　doubtless　wrung　for　his　young
  countrymen　who　had　been　butchered　and　mutilated　in　the　dark　woods；
  or　now　lay　suffering；　and　some　of　them　dying；　on　the　ship。　　And　he
  must　have　been　startled　as　he　recognised　his　own　position。　　He　had
  gone　too　far；　he　had　stumbled　into　war；　and；　what　was　worse；　into
  defeat；　he　had　thrown　away　German　lives　for　less　than　nothing；　and
  now　saw　himself　condemned　either　to　accept　defeat；　or　to　kick　and
  pummel　his　failure　into　something　like　success；　either　to　accept
  defeat；　or　take　frenzy　for　a　counsellor。　　Yesterday；　in　cold　blood；
  he　had　judged　it　necessary　to　have　the　woods　to　the　westward
  guarded　lest　the　evacuation　of　Laulii　should　prove　only　the　peril
  of　Apia。　　To…day；　in　the　irritation　and　alarm　of　failure；　he　forgot
  or　despised　his　previous　reasoning；　and；　though　his　detachment　was
  beat　back　to　the　ships；　proceeded　with　the　remainder　of　his　maimed
  design。　　The　only　change　he　made　was　to　haul　down　the　flag　of
  truce。　　He　had　now　no　wish　to　meet　with　Mataafa。　　Words　were　out　of
  season；　shells　must　speak。
  At　this　moment　an　incident　befell　him　which　must　have　been　trying
  to　his　self…command。　　The　new　American　ship　NIPSIC　entered　Laulii
  Bay；　her　commander；　Mullan；　boarded　the　ADLER　to　protest；　succeeded
  in　wresting　from　Knappe　a　period　of　delay　in　order　that　the　women
  might　be　spared；　and　sent　a　lieutenant　to　Mataafa　with　a　warning。
  The　camp　was　already　excited　by　the　news　and　the　trophies　of
  Fangalii。　　Already　Tamasese　and　Lotoanuu　seemed　secondary
  objectives　to　the　Germans　and　Apia。　　Mullan's　message　put　an　end　to
  hesitation。　　Laulii　was　evacuated。　　The　troops　streamed　westward　by
  the　mountain　sid