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with which he intended to seize upon tlie group 

 of Mediuro, lying to the south of Aur : its inha- 

 bitants often make incursions upon Aur, Kawen 

 and Otdia, to seize provisions, of which they are in 

 great want, on account of the numerous popula- 

 tion. An incursion onLamary's island, by which a 

 man lost his life, was now to be punished. Kadu 

 told us that the most shameful pillage was com- 

 mitted upon Otdia ; the enemy destroyed every 

 thing they could not carry off: by this informa- 

 tion the riddle was solved, why we every where 

 had found newly-planted trees. The people ap- 

 peared to us unfit for war, and their short, miserable 

 lances confirmed us in this opinion. We now 

 learnt that even the women take a part in the war, 

 loaded with baskets filled with stones, which they 

 throw, as they form the rear-guard, over the 

 heads of their warriors, into the hostile army; they 

 likewise afforded succour to the wounded, and 

 Kadu, who has been in many such battles, assured 

 us that the women were of great service in war. 

 Tigedien, the most distinguished of the three chiefs, 

 supplied the place of Lamary during his absence, 

 and was treated by the people with extraordinary 

 respect. Lebeuliet, the second in rank and dig- 

 nity, is possessor of the group of Kawen, but 

 resides, in time of peace, in Airick, and the young 

 chief there, as well as the amiable princess, are his 

 children. Tiuraur, the youngest of them, possesses 

 the group of Otdia, and is father to our old friend 



