The War In Samoa

San Francisco, Dec. 25.- Tho Oceanio steamer Zealani, in from Sydney and Auckland via íamoa and Honolul i, br ng3 a letter from Apia, Bamoa, dated December 7, stating tliat since the last steamer left, amonth ago, two battles and numerous skirmishej have occuried between the f orces of Malaeyoa Mataaf a and Tamasese, the rebel pretender to the throne, and aboutlÜO men have been killed and 150 wounded. Many of the dead were barbarously mutlated. Tc;e trouble is attributnd to "the persistent support of Tamasese by the Germans, wlio expect that he will i be their tooi if made King. Two-th;rda of the people oppose h.m.