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round the room, but, at the same 

 time, joining heartily in the ge- 

 neral mirth and glee. The healtlis 

 of our king and Royal Family 

 were toasted with much respect, 

 and the anniversary of his ma- 

 jesty's accession was a day of real 

 jubilee at Napafoo. The sove- 

 reign of Lewchew, the queen and 

 princes, were proposed by our 

 party ; whilst our hosts (never 

 deficient in politeness) toasted the 

 wives and children of their friends 

 the Engelees. In dining on board 

 the ship. Captain Maxwell had 

 given confectionary to those who 

 were married, in parcels, propor- 

 tioned to the number of children 

 they had; and on this occasion 

 they returned the compliment ; in 

 the distribution of which the grey- 

 beards were highly amused on ob- 

 serving some of the young mid- 

 shipmen acquiring at once wives 

 and large families. 



Some personal presents from 

 the captains were on this day 

 offered to the chiefs, consisting of 

 various articles as before, adding 

 some damask table cloths, and 

 elegantly cut decanters and glasses, 

 which they seemed greatly to ad- 

 mire. Specimens of their manu- 

 factures in cloth were sent on 

 board the ships in return. 



At their departure, the prince 

 attended the party nearly' to the 

 landing-place ; and, when about 

 to take his leave, two small addi- 

 tional presents (at the suggestion 

 of Captain Hall) were given to 

 him, as memorials. One was a 

 very neat pocket thermometer (the 

 use of the larger ones having been 

 explained to him on board,) and 

 the other a cornelian seal set in 

 gold, with a ribband attached to 

 each ; they were hung round his 



neck ; and the ceremony, being in 

 public, had the appearartce of in- 

 vesting him with an order, with 

 which he seemed to be highly 

 gratified. As the boats shoved off 

 from the landing-place, the crews, 

 whom they had handsomely enter- 

 tained, gave them three cheers, 

 which they returned in their own 

 style of salutation ; and in this 

 manner followed the boats along 

 the pier, to the mouth of the 

 river. They had sent on board 

 the ship a great number of co- 

 loured paper lanterns, for the 

 purpose of illuminating her at 

 night, in honour of our king. 

 Tlus was done after dark, the lan- 

 terns being regularly ranged along 

 the yards and rigging, the main- 

 deck ports illuminated, sky-rockets 

 thrown up, and blue lights burnt 

 at the yard-arms, bowsprit, and 

 spanker-boom ends, with a feu- 

 de-joie of musquetry, thrice re- 

 peated round the ship. The whole 

 had a very brilliant effect from 

 the shore, where thousands of the 

 natives had collected to view this 

 display. 



The occurrences of this day, so 

 novel and remarkable, will often 

 be recalled with delight by all who 

 witnessed the pleasing scene of 

 two people differing widely in na- 

 tional manners, language, and 

 dress ; distinct, in fact, in every 

 thing that is exterior, yet so har- 

 moniously united in hearty good- 

 will and convivial friendship. 



The period of our departure 

 being now fixed, all the stores 

 were embarked on the evening of 

 the 26th October. The next morn- 

 ing, as the ships unmoored, the 

 Lewchewans, as a mark of respect, 

 arrayed themselves in their best 

 apparel, and, proceeding to the 



temple. 



