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received. She is considerably older than No- 

 mahanna; but, though large and corpulent 

 enough, not by much such a prodigy of size. 

 Her countenance bears traces of former beauty ; 

 she dresses entirely like a European, and has a 

 more intimate knowledge of our customs and 

 manners than Nomahanna. Her house, built 

 partly of wood and partly of stone, is larger 

 than the one I have described as the habitation 

 of the other Queen ; like that, it has two stories 

 and a balcony, and it is similarly furnished. 

 Near it is the abode of the missionary Beng- 

 ham. Kahumanna, as well as Nomahanna, 

 has the date of Tameamea s death marked 

 upon her arm ; otherwise they are not tattoed, 

 which indeed few are, and those only the most 

 aged people. 



Kahumanna honoured me several times with 

 visits on board, and condescended to write me 

 a letter, which, Marini assured me, contained 

 nothing but expressions so inflated and pom 

 pous that he could not understand, and there 

 fore could not translate them. 



The appointed time for our return to New 

 Archangel now approached. Our vessel had 



