Before eight, the Germans (seven hundred men and six guns) came ashore and seized and hoisted German colours on the government building.
The three chiefs had made good haste to escape; but a considerable booty was made of government papers, fire-arms, and some seventeen thousand cartridges.

Then followed a scene which long rankled in the minds of the white inhabitants, when the German marines raided the town in search of Malietoa, burst into private houses, and were accused (I am willing to believe on slender grounds) of violence to private persons.
On the morrow, the 25th, one of the German war-ships, which had been despatched to Leulumoenga over night re-entered the bay, flying the Tamasese colours at the fore.

The new king was given a royal salute of twenty-one guns, marched through the town by the commodore and a German guard of honour, and established on Mulinuu with two or three hundred warriors.

Becker announced his recognition to the other consuls.

These replied by proclaiming Malietoa, and in the usual mealy-mouthed manner advised Samoans to do nothing.