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sent for a confidential friend, who should accompany 

 ine to Woahoo, and see that his orders were punctu- 

 ally obeyed j besides this, that I must have a compa- 

 nion to be able to put into the harbour of Woahoo, 

 this not being permitted to any Russian ship. This 

 highly generous conduct of a half savage monarch 

 exceeded my expectations, and I was now more fully 

 convinced that, as a king, Tamaahmaah will not be 

 easily replaced, his government being so greatly 

 distinguished for justice, the instruction of his sub- 

 jects, and the introduction of useful arts. To give 

 him some testimony of my gratitude, I presented 

 him, in the name of the emperor, with two brass 

 mortars (eight pounders) with all their appendages, 

 on the carriages of which the name Rurick, was 

 carved ; a present which seemed to give him great 

 pleasure. Besides this, I presented him with a 

 quarter of a pipe of wine, as his stock was exhausted, 

 and promised to send him some iron bars, from 

 Woahoo, which were necessary to build boats. I 

 was very happy in being able to return his presents 

 with articles useful to him. Some very fine large ap- 

 ples, which I had brought with me from California, 

 were quite new to the king. He immediately shared 

 them with his ministers, and, as every body found 

 them very agreeable, the pips were preserved to 

 make a trial, whether these trees would thrive here, 

 of which I make no doubt. The skill of our painter 

 was much admired, he having, with great rapidity, 

 taken portraits of some of the chiefs, which were 



