procured the native, who related the affair 
to bring the corpse to this place, promising 
to come himself immediately, and that he 
would bring the compass-watch, which was 
somewhat broken, but still going; some 
money found in Mr. D.'s pocket; and the 
little dog, that faithful companion of our 
le 'friend.—Thus far the report of 
the native, who brought the corpse in his 
Canoe, and who professes to relate the facts 
tous, as he learned them from the natives 
.. do not stop, at present, to examine how far 
itis consistent or inconsistent with itself, 
8s we have not the means of making full 
. investigation into the matter. On reaching 
x the canoe, our first care was to have the 
. Temains conveyed to some suitable place, 
.. Where we could take proper care of them, 
. and Mr. Dibble’s family being absent, it 
Was determined to carry the body to his 
house. But what an affecting spectacle 
; was presented, as we removed the bullock’s 
: hide in which he had been conveyed !—we 
will not attempt to describe the agony of 
ling which we experienced at that mo- 
ns previously, we were fondly anticipat- 
img to welcome to our little circle. 
e noble person before us. 
“oons, and shirt, considerably torn. 
hat was missing. On washing the 
shocking state: 
Were ten to twelve gashes on the 
long one over the left eye, an- 
T rather deep, just above the left tem-. 
Nu ttr one behind the right ear; 
di e "bone appeared to be broken, 
- 9 the ribs on the left side. The 
- "- also much bruised, and also 
— Parts of the legs. After laying 
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him out, our first thought was to bury him 
within Mr. Goodrich's premises; but after 
we had selected a spot, and commenced 
clearing away the ground, doubts were 
suggested by a foreigner who was assisting 
us, and who has for some time been en- 
gaged in taking wild cattle, whether the 
wounds on the head could have been inflict- 
ed by a bullock. Mr. G. said that doubts 
had similarly arisen in his mind, while ex- 
left in obscurity. How had Mr. Douglas 
been left alone — without any guide, 
foreign or native? — Where i 
Mr. Diell's coloured man, who left Hono- 
lulu with Mr. Diell, and who, on missing 
a passage with him from Lahaina, embark- 
ed with Douglas, as we are informed by 
the captain of the vessel in which Mr. D. 
sailed from Lahaina to Rohala Point, and 
then left the vessel with Mr. D. on the 
morning of the 9th instant, in order to ac- 
company him across the mountain to Hido? 
How was it that Mr. D. should fall into a 
pit when retracing his steps, after having 
once passed it in safety? And if a bullock 
had already tumbled in, how was it that he 
did not see the hole necessarily made in 
its covering !— These difficulties occurred 
to our minds, and we deemed it due to the 
friends of Mr. D., and to the public, whom 
he had so zealously and so usefully served, 
that an examination should be made of the 
body by medical men. The only way by 
which this could be effected, was by pre- 
serving his body, and either sending it to 
Oahu or keeping it till it could be examin- 
ed. The former method seemed most ad- 
visable; accordingly we had the contents 
of the abdomen removed, the cavity filled 
with salt, and placed in a coffin, which was 
then filled with salt, and the whole enclosed 
ina box of brine. Somefears are entertained - : 
whether the captain of the native vessel will 
convey the body: this can be determined 
in the morning. After the corpse was laid | — 
in the coffin, the members of the Mission 
family and several foreigners assembled © 
the house of Mr. Dibble, to pay their tri- 
bute of respect to the mortal remains of 
the deceased, and to improve this affecting 
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