Attack on.. expensive water island? American invasion of Fiji island

The American invasion of Fiji was one of the many conflicts surrounding the so called "American Exploration Expedition", an expedition that was meant to map out and explore all around the world under the American flag.
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The First Fiji Expedition undertaken by the United States occurred in October 1855 during a civil war on the islands. In response to alleged arson attacks on American commercial agent in Lautoka, the navy sent a warship to demand compensation for the attack from the self-proclaimed King of Fiji, Cakobau.

The first incident that led to the American expedition was in 1849 when the house owned by agent John Brown Williams was hit by cannon fire and burned. The Fijians were celebrating Independence Day when cannonballs fell on the building. The second incident happened the same year as the expedition, involving Williams. Another accidental fire on Nukulau destroyed his store and some Fijians looted what remained. The Warship, John Adams under Commodore Edward Boutwell was sent to monitor the unrest in October and her crew landed on more than one occasion to protect American interests. When Boutwell heard of the incidents involving William's house and store, he demanded $5,000 in compensation from King Cakobau. This initial claim was supplemented with another 40 thousand in damages. The natives received a deadline saying if they failed to pay, a landing party of marines would be sent ashore to capture the king. Cakobau's claim to be King of Fiji was by no means universally recognized by his fellow-chiefs, who jealously guarded the independence of their fiefdoms. His dilemma was that if he acknowledged the debt, he did not have sufficient funds to pay it, but that if he disclaimed it by saying that it fell under the jurisdiction of another chief, he would jeopardize his claim to the kingship, which he wanted foreign powers to recognize. He decided to bide his time, hoping that the Americans were only bluffing.

As it turns out, they weren't. Two days later, 200 men from the Adams landed. Fijian warriors put up some resistance outside the town, but were armed with very antiqued fire arms as well as bow and arrows. One American was killed and two were wounded in the battle, an unknown number of Fijians were casualties. Ultimately the men of John Adams were successful in routing the natives but Cakobau and the survivors managed to escape capture.

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