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tliofe, upon the Icfr, fix pigs, and two turtles. Earoupa ^ni' 

 featecl himfelf before the feveral articles upon the left ; and ^ - ,~ j 

 another Chief before thofe upon the right j they being, as I 

 judged, the two Chiefs who had collet^led them, by order 

 of Feenou, who feemed to be as implicitly obeyed liere, as 

 he had been at Annamooka ; and, in confequence of his 

 commanding fuperiority ever the Chiefs of Hapaee, had laid 

 this tax upon them for the prefent occafion. 



As foon as tiiis munificent collecftion of provifions was 

 laid down in order, and difpofed to the beft advantage, the 

 bearers of it jcnned the multitude, who formed a large circle 

 round the whole. Prefently after, a number of men en- 

 tered this circle, or area, before us, armed with clubs, made 

 of the green branches of the cocoa-nut tree. Thefe paraded 

 about, for a few minutes, and then retired ; the one half to 

 one fide, and the other half to the other fide ; feating them- 

 fclves before the fpe^ators. Soon after, they fuccellively 

 entered the lifts, and entertained us with fingle combats. 

 One champion, rifing up and ftepping forward from one 

 fide., challenged thofe of the other fide, by exprcfiive gef- 

 tures, more than by words, to fend one of their body to op- 

 pofe him. If the challenge was accepted, which was ge- 

 nerally the cafe, the two combatants put themfelves in proper- 

 attitudes, and then began the engagement, which continued 

 till one or other owned himfelf conquered, or till their 

 weapons were broken. As foon as each combat was over,, 

 the v!(5for fquatted himfelf down facing the Chief, then rofe 

 up, and retired. At the fame time, fome old men, who 

 deemed to fit as judges, gave their plaudit in a few v/ords ; 

 and the multitude, efpecially thofe on the fide to which the 

 vidor belonged, celebrated the glory he had acquired, in. 

 two or three huzzas. 



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