232 PRINCE GEORGE. 



allowed himself to be conducted in grand proces- 

 sion to Nomahanna, who had not condescended 

 to meet him. The excitement lasted the whole 

 day. Nothing was spoken of but Karemaku's 

 heroism, and the rebel son of Tamaris, whom 

 he had brought with him a prisoner. This 

 young man is called Prince George ; he is about 

 five-and- twenty, and not of a prepossessing ap- 

 pearance. He dresses like a European ; but 

 although educated in the United States of 

 America, he scarcely equals a common sailor m 

 moral attainments, and is remarkable only for 

 his vices. Karemaku never loses sight of him. 

 Two Yeris are appointed for his keepers ; and 

 he knows that he should be strangled if he 

 attempted to escape. 



Kahumanna still remained in O Tuai, to 

 maintain the newly-restored tranquillity. This 

 female, who had already distinguished herself in 

 Vancouver's time, unites a clear understanding 

 with a mascuhne spirit, and seems to have been 

 born for dominion. 



Karemaku's arrival proved extremely useful 

 to us. We had made the disagreeable disco- 

 very that a great part of the copper with which 



