And I am amazed by the man's constancy, that, even while blows were going at the door of that German firm which he was in Samoa to protect, he should have stuck to his demands.

Ten days before, Blacklock had offered to recognise the old territory, including Mulinuu, and Becker had refused, and still in the midst of these "alarums and excursions," he continued to refuse it.
On October 2nd, anchored in Apia bay H.B.M.S.

_Calliope_, Captain Kane, carrying the flag of Rear-Admiral Fairfax, and the gunboat _Lizard_, Lieutenant-Commander Pelly.

It was rumoured the admiral had come to recognise the government of Tamasese, I believe in error.

And at least the day for that was quite gone by; and he arrived not to salute the king's accession, but to arbitrate on his remains.