Nuhou, Volume II, Number 14, 12 September 1873 — THE MUTINY [ARTICLE]

THE MUTINY

llas ahs«mcd very grave aud a- an e?e»t of Ilawaiian bistorv wlll be fuitufullv chronicled bj u&. At our last datc, the rmitlncerß lield the barrack& J and set the autliorities ot dcfianee. Gn Tucsda\' morning inve>tigatlo.t> v.v,s atte?npted nnder tlie appellation of:> I u COURT OK EXQUIIiV." whieh Court consietcd of thc Minister ol ruicign AAliii'*, exof?icif» Ministcr <>f Wav, tlit* Commander in Chicf <>f thc Forces, Oovernor Dominis, and the Adjutant Gencral; but inasmuch as thc Boldiers kept the barracks closcd upon theni, and as it was useless to hold a court over delinquents not in the power of the Co.urt, it was adjourned to Waikiki to learn thc views and final order?» of 11 is Majeety in respcct to thc diflsculty. WHAT THK VILTINKtXS SAV. At about 1 p.m., we convcrscd with severai of the ■mutincers'in fr<*nt of the barracks, who assurcd us that they had scnt a petition to the Kmg, as BU<*gCBted the evenmg previous, and thal their great pomt was to f»e assured of the dismlssal of the two obuoxious; the immediate cause of thc inntiny. They said they desircd to stop this bad state of aSairs, (hoopau ka haunaele) and wcre willing to submit to a fair trial before a civii tribuna], for any wrong that thev may havc done. .They werc positive iii saying lhey had 110 objectionir to such a trial (hookolokolo kivila)? bnt thcy woulil not submit to any more military or rathcr unmilitary abuse from tb|.. two! officcrs who have so inspired thc hostility of*thescj troops. j i"Uii KlN(i V PKOCIjAMAT 10\ . i At about o p.m.. the.Ministcr of War, and the Ciovcrnor returncd lrom Waikiki with a proēlamation from llis Majesty and vrasread to tlie miUīneers, in whieh attention was called to eeiiain points (»f law respeeting their allegiance to their Sovcreign as their Commandcr in Chief, and they werc commanded to return to dut-y at onee with assurance of [uirdon or bo regarded as rebels against the authority ol the King if disobedicnt and l»e deah: with aeeordingly. m itiii;nnkk ot" i'OKiiON oi' Thirteen of the mutineers surrendercd at ouee to the authorities, and nvarched out of thc barracks. These men had bccn all thc time rather quiet and placab!<* and Col. Kalakaua ac> eompanied this loyal squad to thc jard of the Governmcnt Offiees, whcre the3' fotmcd iu liue, and were marched oft* lo the Armory under eommand of their Bcrgcaut. About 40 mutiueers rcmaincd inside thc barraeks, who woukl listen to no terius exeept tVe dismissal of thc two officers. They werc told that thcy but thcy said thoy would not for all tliat lcave the barraeks until assuitd not only of amncsty for themsclve>, t of the ilismissal of the two hated officers. moVk\u;nt ot Tivooi'>. lipon bcing assiuvd i»f tho dccisiou of thc iuutineers, onr militiu;y authorities llien callcd out the Houolulu Uiflcs, aud a eompany of volantecr Cavalry, and fatc- in the afternoou t about " these two bodies of volunteer troops numberiug -1 Riflcs, 20 Cavalvy tuarc!icd to the Darrdeks with the apparent purjx>sc of u movliig upon their works."' Thc RiScs foim\l in liue at l\ilaee walk in front of the wiili Capt. Ouliek at their bead, aiul the(i\?;\lty undereommaud of Major Judd 5 the entrauces to Palaee walk, also an oivain| on t>eretuuia 6treet, wbich bc a\ailevljof by the mutineers for a

| sortic, aud f?o the l aTalry arteiīi],tcd In - iform ! MILITARV tO.RJL>ON jAs mueh so, as nien e&uld effieient!y d - afound a quadrilatcrol of an averagc lcngth f " or 4 hundred vaids ori a eide. The Rifics ' tbe mutineerSj and thc little squad of Cava?r men galloped vivacion£ly around the belcaguer« ' Barracks to tlie infmite amuseiucnt of a !ar 0 ctowd of natives and who seeme-l ■ their expression and ;ee»nversatic>n to be haif doubt whether this wa|s an unmitigrited farcc serious affair. ft was j QUITE sj PECTACUL AK^. \ Latc in the evening, j The doughty - j*stood guard on tlie turrcts of their f:»rtificatI L , | atid with musquets in their liands fonnf'd plctt, esque.Bilhouettes on th*i ealm moonlit sky. ..V-- 7 iri the street, we saw |behind tb.c little equao> Cavalry, ladies in earriages, and npparently n:, iOus for the play to |>egin. There scemed t! usual quiet movement about the strcets. moved to and fro, anll music tuned forth fr :: parlore even undcr thc very arms of thc iunK • j neers, and yet there wns a fcelīng of soMcitv. ? I tUrou'<rhout the town. ! hl y 17.'.. : aY' !■■ ' 1 PUBLIC OPfXION. ! ;An intinitc variety o3* opinions preva ilcd. o: 1 j said thc proposed Ccs|slon of Pcarl llarbor V- ! irispircd nativc hostilit|y to forcignersj otliers <\ [ tended that tliis had nothing to do with fhe r in the Barraeks. Soii)e wcre f<>r \l «»n board the Porfsmvvf f ' t and £ī thc Barracp ut ouee. Many urg •' £t storming" of theworks; aud thus there we. plenty of folks who ki|e\v what ought tobeu , ■ but cvidently"thcre was iio une 'Hi hond willli:.; • j., | - - : UKI.L TliK ; C4T I The of a iliop of native l >lood by - j fopign liand at this timc wabserioUMj uepro(ab j by thoughtful onc> ? who knew the people aud V j eountry\ and felt, as we leel. that this was a e; > j to| be dealt with by inljelligcut authoritv es - ing a wise uiplomaey. j WITIIDK.\WAL Ol' THK *IKOOI>. ;Duriug the night of Tuesday, the Riflc? at.' Cavalry rctircdj eviaently to get some le\ving behind an assurauee that tlicy weulu, * . on hand agaiu, to attenu to tho siege after brc fast * Wc looked out From the observatorv at t: ; Hotel ? at ■"> a. ii., on Weduesday, aud tl\v tl.: mutiueers kecpiug watc!i and wmu en tue iun - - of thc Barracks ( Aiout 0 a._ m., we stroUee ai l ound tlie line of yesterday*s eoi\lon» aeu not a siugk' trooper. A siugk* Poaeemau at the head of Palaee \va!k. j \Vc «*uv buudles of p-aiai paeik\l iu by \s. % . . i'alaee walk, and we obscrved ou Bereta,u street, that banauas and othcr luxurie? we,. passc\l in to tlie mutmou& soldiers, whoiu It - pfaposed to isotate utd starvr out. Tl\e fitfite of thiugs au utter aud imvom[;, heusible iuoekeij. īf ibree was onleiwl out, i to be wUh the |terious inteutlou it; and if It was to $tarve out tlie m\;; tioers inio submī^ion # a eoruou eouu! ;\u\l : have been riiiorously uia!uUiuu\! l .]: ilu tbk &fiuir waspitu\ble tobehokl 4 at:d aggiuv;;.\.. | t!je diffieultj >toral iuore than j»hjslea! | w,jls ueeded. We ha\e a few blcsfccrcr* vyl !earrj pUtots h\ ihele t«reast j.vcVeU, aai uu n|l īw Oieie eoat but wLai 1$ tl:e i;te cf ; thU wheo a uu\n ha* uot shoot lu lu* eyi "

I)urlng WedncBciay fbrenoon the town was āill of rumo't> nnd during all t!ie tiiue of thlsemeute we may w ith Shakespeart* that news an hour old woukl hiss the speaker; or he too stale for repetitlon, The excitement made some fo!ks l'eel big. We were something now to be talked nbout. with war and &iege, -,\nd trnrnp of forees to the front equal to the MODOC WAK In the Lava Beds ? with this exeeption that our (ieneral Canthe isn % t assassinated, although onr Modocs insls t upon his !>ei ng oāieia Sly scā]ped ." , Although this aSair oequired such an alarming eonsequence. yet manv of its ineideiits were so tarcicaL as to make the situation ?ppear far more ridrcuions than dangerous. SĒRIO-COMIC. Thti Commander of Cavalrv seemed unu>ually impre6sed with the gravity of the event. Ile seemed big with the flite of the 'All Saintsandof Honolulu. We were observing our horße-guards, quondam hand cartmen five in number, statioried ■\t the southern entranee to Palaee walk, when orders arrived to prevent or intercept any atrempted sortie of ihe mutineers by ,the back way of Beretania etrcet, upon receiving whieh our <loughty chief of Cavalry rode up to this squad of Hve and cried out. with emphasized military sonorosity — ü ßattalion B! attention! Forward. round the. corner, run v march ! <Hek mauka."' And •\vvay the littlc lot of lmvuin searum troopcrp weut helter skeltci% w T hacking their horBe3 with £heflat f[ 'Uieii* blddes, and aSbrding infmite amusem(.nt ,to.a"company <>f foreign naval offieers that were looking on. At a later hour In the night, this ; h;quad increased to al>out a doxen wre ibrmed in :t iine lnside a small lot in the rear*of the Barraeks f and the Comiuander was riding up and 'iown the line, and was giving to these dread dra- ' goons a word, whieh was <s libuseholcl, r ' but he lioarsely whispered the it seemed like - )swald ; and thus sounded his order. u When I Oewakl' rush upon them/' The kanakas repeated the word Hokiwale, and very likely in rhe course of repetition had eorrupted it to lloki- ' poky. t MOCKKīiV 0F TUK The mutineers on the turrets of the Barraeks mockcd both Ri&es and Cavalrj% and with derisive words of defiancc, and freqtient tattoo of eome on, and take them. Ihe, weaknesB and vaccillation of all that was done! ontside wa§ well caleulated tp provoke theirscorn and eontempt, atid to encourage tbem to eontinue 1 their defiant and unlawful conduet., | At 10 a.h. on Wcdnesday, it was ordered that tlie Rifles and Cavaīry return and make an as<ault on 11 \o barraeks. The mutineei\s duriiig rhcaiight bad been well provtsioned, and it wae idle to expect to atarve theni out in a few day*, the determ!hation was formed to ' ST<j>RM THK BARJRACKS lt'any eoukl lje found to takea hand in storming. liewards wcre 6flered, Some kanakas showed nxmey wlueh tl)ey had recoived,aud said thcy were oflered $100 i pieee to enlist in the fortorn hope eolumn thit was to mnke the assault. Jsuf> all tlns bellieose purpose of men, who were not going t0 ri>k anv of the storn\ing thomselve3, and were trying to get it up, mainly for the purpose of eaving thrir oredit nnd keeping t hoir pomtion, was kept in eheek by the (lovernor who resolved not to give nn cnler to eauee !>loodbhed } and to trußt to the personal inAueneē ol tk fung (sineo HisMinisters vvere utter!y helpto settle the difficu!ty

IHk king's (MLIi:NXr:. I.t taiibt be uiiderstootl thut wnen tlie waiiaiU or ōrder froin tbe King was read to tbe iiiutīiv'm 011 Tnesdaj, they regarded the document as rnereIy the work of foreign officia!Sj aoel would not believe that it the persona! orc!er of tbeir Soverign Chief, and henee their continued corittuijacv. But on Wednesdaj niorning, threo of their nuniber left the barrackfi, nnd \vcnt down to Waikiki to see Ilia Majesty, and on !earning from llis owu lips a condemnation of their eonduct, these siraple hearted, possibly migl»t have been very dangerous i^bels 3 were touched with sorrow, and eame back to inform their eomrades that this row (haunaele) must l»e stopped by order of the King and on this eiiuple assur-" aneē, and tbat a favovite officer Majov Moehonua wonld be placed in chargc at the I)arrackf, thig really dangeroue and t]ireatening mutiiiy In the Hawaiian Kingdom Budclenly eame to an enil. THE MUTINEERS SLRRENI>ER. About uoon on Wednesday, the mutineers without any especial parlcy, opened the barracks' saily port, stacked their arms, aml adnutted Major Moehonua to take command. There wae a great feeling of relief ali over town, 011 learning that our spark of rebellion was j quenched. jSoroe affected to be a little disap- ; pointed because the exciting evcnt of the day had iizzled out so suddenly ; and then mockcd at the past nnxiety as hayīng no foundation whatevev, either in ihe..pluek or purpo3c of ihe nmtluccTs, But this is a mistakē. The danger wa« mil. We were close upon brcakevs, and near ship\vreck. A liasty aet 011 Tuesday altemoon might ha,ve let liwoe loose upon this to\vn. lht authorities did notli]ng t»> Bettle the matteif whieh the mismanagement of thelr subordiliael provoked and aggravāted. The weakand laek of plan or resolution to do anything on the parfe of;Ministers was most palpable to every observant person in this community during the late mutiny. These gentiemen, who are all very respectable men in their severa! pursuits and walks of life areevidently most unfitted to govern, have 110 presence of mmd for an emergency, no eourage to meet a poiitical danger. and no stomaeh for a cvisis.