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Bombardment of Upolu : ウィキペディア英語版 | Bombardment of Upolu
The Bombardment of Upolu, in 1841, was the second engagement with islanders of the Pacific Ocean during the United States Exploring Expedition. Following the murder of an American sailor on the island of Upolu, Samoa, two United States Navy warships were dispatched to investigate. When the principal local chief would not hand over those suspected of the murder they bombarded one village and went ashore and burnt down others.〔Ellsworth, pg. 144-146〕 ==Background== The American expedition of discovery first arrived off Upolu in October 1839 while conducting surveys of the region. Because United States-flagged merchant ships had traded a lot with the natives in the previous decades, Commander Charles Wilkes decided on establishing a treaty, with the seven chiefs on the island, which would govern over future relations. Wilkes then drafted what he called the "''commercial regulations''" that, among other things, provided that the Samoans hand over any natives found guilty of murdering foreigners. An incident had occurred a few years before in which the followers of Chief Oportuno had killed three sailors from an American merchantman so Wilkes wanted a treaty to protect against these types of outrages. All of the stipulations were agreed to so and were officially signed on November 5, 1839, that same day James C. William was appointed to be the American consul to the island. With that accomplished, Commander Wilkes left the Upolu to continue his voyage around the world. Trade with the Samoans went well until about a year later when the natives at Upolu murdered another American citizen.〔As part of the commercial regulations, alcohol was banned on the island and all merchant vessels were to receive a paper upon arrival of the regulations, so any drunken conduct was probably not the cause of the affair. (Ellsworth, pg. 144)〕
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