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covered, however, in about a fortnight, he was taken on board 

 the " Agnes," an American brig of six guns and fourteen men, 

 which was then engaged in trading for pearl- and tortoise-shell 

 among the islands of tlie Pacific. On her return from Hawaii 

 the "Agnes" approached the east coast of New Zealand, in- 

 tending to put in for refreshments at the Bay of Islands. A 

 gale of wind, however, drove her some distance to the south 

 of the East Cape, and on the 6th March, 1816, she was 

 opposite a large bay which is called Takomardo (or Toka- 

 mardo, as spelt on page 274). Being in great need of water, 

 the captain somewhat reluctantly determined to stand in for 

 this bay, and ultimately came to anchor off the terminatioD 

 of a reef of rocks, immediately under some elevated land 

 which formed one of the sides of the bay. Canoes soon cam.e 

 off from all parts of the bay, paddled chiefly by women, wdio 

 gave much trouble by their pilfering propensities. In the 

 morning a chief named Aimy came on board in a large war- 

 canoe carrying above a hundred meu, and trading proceeded 

 with such vigour that by the close of the day about two 

 hundred pigs had been purchased, with a large quantity of 

 fern-root to feed them on. The captain had also arrajiged 

 with Aimy that he should take the ship's boat on shore for a 

 supply of "svater. This having been hoisted on board, the boat 

 was sent again for a further supply, but did not return till 

 the following morning, when the captain paid Aimy for his 

 trouble, giving him two muskets, with a quantity of pow^der 

 and shot. There were now about three hundred of the natives 

 on the deck, and the captain, being apprehensive for the 

 safet}' of the ship, ordered the sails to be loosed and prepara- 

 tions to be made for putting to sea as soon as the crew should 

 have had their dinner. Just as this order was being carried 

 out, there being none of the crew on deck excepting the captain 

 and the cook, the natives commenced an attack upon the ship. 

 The captain v.as killed at once with a tomahawk, and the 

 cook, who ran to his assistance, w^as despatched in the same 

 manner. The chief mate was next struck down as he came 

 running up the companion-ladder. Four of the crew jumped 

 overboard, but, being picked up by some canoes that were 

 coming from the shore, v^'ere bound hand and foot. The rest 

 were soon secured, and all were taken on shore. The ship 

 was then plundered and the cable cut, so that she was soon 

 stranded on the beach, where she was set on fire. Six more 

 of the crew were killed on the following day, and their bodies, 

 together with those of the captain, cook, and chief mate, were 

 cooked and eaten. 



On the third day Eutherford and his five surviving com- 

 panions were taken about ten miles inland, to a village which 

 was the residence of a chief named Kangadi, and on the follow- 



