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whaler, bound for England, hav- 

 ing touclied there, the desh'e of 

 revisiting his native country, and 

 the hopes that the wound in his 

 legs (which had never healed 

 since ainpvitation) might be cured, 

 he was tempted to abandon his 

 possessions, and leave his situa- 

 tion of ease, for one which in his 

 helpless situation must at least 

 be precarious. On applying to 

 Tamaahmaah for permission to 

 depart, he said, "" if his belly 

 told him to go, he was at liberty 

 to do sew" sending by him his 

 compliments to King George ; 

 expressing, however, much asto- 

 nishment at hearing, that Camp- 

 bell, tngetlier with many thou- 

 sands of others, his suVjijects, had 

 never seen their sovereign. By 

 the captain of the ship he sent a 

 present to the king, of a feather 

 cloak, accompanied by a letter, 

 which he dictated, reminding him 

 of Captain Vancouver's promise 

 of sending a man of war, and re- 

 gretting that the distance pre- 

 vented his assisting him in his 

 wars. Fi'om Wahoo, Campbell 

 went to Rio Janeiro, and after a 

 residence there of two years, re- 

 turned to Scotland. On his return 

 he procvu'ed admission to the in- 

 firmary, at Edinburgh ; but was 

 at length discharged as incurable. 

 He was noticed by Mr. Smith on 

 board one of the steam boats on 

 the Clyde, playing on tlie violin 

 for the amusement of the steerage 

 passengers. INIr. Smith took him 

 home, and struck with the intel- 

 ligent manner and the interesting 

 nature of the incidents he related, 

 was induced to become the editor 

 of his nai'ration, and to publish 

 it for his benefit. " Few," says 

 Mr. Smith, " in the same situa- 



tions of life, are possessed of 

 more intelligence or information, 

 and with the advantages common 

 to his countrymen, he seems to 

 have neglected no means of im- 

 provement." The greater portion 

 of this book is occupied in a nar- 

 rative of what occurred during 

 Campbell's stay at the Sandwich 

 islands, and a description of them 

 and of the manners of the inha- 

 bitants. This is by far the most 

 interesting ; and we shall con- 

 clude this article by a few ex- 

 tracts from that part of it. 



" The king's residence is built 

 close on the shore, and is dis- 

 tinguished by the British colours, 

 and a battery of sixteen guns be- 

 longing to his ship, the " Lilly 

 Bird," then unrigged in the har- 

 bour ; there was also a guard- 

 house and powder-magazine, and 

 two extensive store -houses built 

 of stone for the reception of Eu- 

 ropean goods. His mode of life 

 is very simple, breakfasting at 

 eight, dining at noon, and supping 

 at sun-set. His principal chiefs 

 are always about his person. On 

 concluding his meal he drinks 

 half a glass of rum, but the bottle 

 is immediately taken away, the 

 liquor being interdicted to the 

 guests. At one period, it is said, 

 he was much addicted to the use 

 of spirits, but foreseeing the bane- 

 ful effects arising from indulging 

 in their use, he made a resolution 

 to abstain from them, and which 

 he has since religiously main- 

 tained. The greatest respect is 

 paid to his person by .all : even 

 when his meat and drink passes 

 by, his subjects uncover them- 

 selves, and stoop down by way of 

 reverence. The white people, 

 however, on the island, are not 



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