This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1842 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XXXIII. TONGATABOO MEETING WITH THE FOREIGNERS PARTING INTERVIEWS WITH THE NATIVES AND MISSIONARIES SAIL FROM THE FRIENDLY ISLANDS NEW ZEALAND ANCHOR IN THE BAY OF ISLANDS VISIT THE MISSION FAMILY NATIVE MEETING AT KOUA-KOUA DESOLATING EFFECTS OF INTERCOURSE WITH THE SHIPPING. Eleventh Month ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1842 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XXXIII. TONGATABOO MEETING WITH THE FOREIGNERS PARTING INTERVIEWS WITH THE NATIVES AND MISSIONARIES SAIL FROM THE FRIENDLY ISLANDS NEW ZEALAND ANCHOR IN THE BAY OF ISLANDS VISIT THE MISSION FAMILY NATIVE MEETING AT KOUA-KOUA DESOLATING EFFECTS OF INTERCOURSE WITH THE SHIPPING. Eleventh Month 3rd.--While on shore yesterday afternoon for exercise, we saw many fine healthy plantations of yams coming forward; but the poor natives are suffering grievously for want of food at present, and yet they do not seem to exert themselves to procure an extra quantity of fish, which we find no difficulty in taking. To-day, sent a quantity of tracts on board the Chieftain, a London whaling vessel, having become acquainted with her captain. Got on shore in the afternoon, but the state of the tides just now renders these excursions both tedious and difficult. Taufaahau, having accomplished his object of escorting Josiah Tubou back in safety to his own islands, sailed again with his numerous fleet very early this morning; but towards evening he was compelled to return by opposing winds and rough weather: and to be ready to put to sea again, on the first appearance of a change in the weather, he anchored his canoes in the neighbourhood of the heathen settlements, to the very great alarm of those miserable people; who now fully concluded he had returned to chastise them for the provoking and insulting conduct of which they had been guilty in the morning, when he was about to take his departure. The missionary, however, assured us that Taufaahau had no intention whatever of meddling with them. From what we saw, it is very evident that a trifling cause would at once set them all in a flame: both parties carry warlike weapons about with them. There are at...
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