by really good seamanship she was btached in one of the best positions and is now lying near Vaisagaro Eiver. Her officers and crew were saved. All the men-of-war, with the exception of H.M.S. Calliope, which went out to sea, are either wrecked or on shore. The following is about the number of lives lost from the vessels named: —Van- dalia, 3S men and 4 officers; Ebpr, 75 men, captain, and all officers except one; Nipsic, 6 men; Adler, 14, including officers and men. In all about 150 perished. All the merchant vessels in the harbor were also wrecked or driven ashore, but only one life was lost, that of Ormaby, who was a visitor on board the schooner Lily.
The following is a list of the casualties : — Total wrecks—Peter Godefroy.barque (Ger man), 462 tons, Capt. Moller; Lily, schooner, 44 tons ; Agur, barquentine, 299 tons; Fitnan, cutter, 19 tons. Gone ashore—Up een, schooner, 68 tons; Utumapu, schooner, 12 tons ; Vaiteli, cutter, 13 tons ; Muku tuno, ketnh, 29 tons. The only vessel in the harbor which escaped was a little schooner of about five tons, owned by Meredith. About 400 or 500 Samoans were sent by Mataafa and Suemanatr.fa to render assist ance, and did immense service. No dis tinction was made; the Samoans gave will ing help to the Germans and Americans alike.
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