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natives employed by us should be designated by a tin disk, in order 

 to keep them in some sort of order or discipline. These were painted 

 of different colours, so that the wearers might be known to iis and 

 mustered, without having recourse to their names or asking any ques- 

 tions. It was intended to divide them into companies of fifty, with a 

 petty chief and one of our interpreters to each. Dr. Judd very kindly 

 arranged all the preliminaries with Pea, the king's agent for the dis- 

 trict of Hilo, and the keeper of his fish-ponds, whom his majesty 

 Kamehameha had authorized to employ the people for our service. 

 The natives had consequently been ordered to assemble and assist us 

 as we might require. The king had likewise ordered a large number 

 of hogs to be collected as a present, and Pea was further instructed to 

 make a provision of taro, poe, &c. 



In consequence of these arrangements, the natives assembled, and 

 were divided into companies ; the terms of their employment were 

 agreed on, for taking loads to the mountain and bringing them back ; 

 their names and numbers were all entered in a book by the scribes, 

 as we termed the interpreters, or Lahaina scholars. At the head of 

 these scribes was one Kalumo, a young man of great intelligence, but 

 somewhat, as we soon found, inclined to dissipation. 



The articles of every description were now arranged in loads, some 

 for one native, others for two, and a few of the heavy and large ones 

 for four. Each of these loads had a number attached to it; and they 

 were, previous to the day of departure, arranged in proper order. 

 The time fixed for setting out was Monday, the 14th of December. 



Beside about two hundred natives, the party consisted of Lieu- 

 tenant Budd, Passed Midshipman Eld, Midshipman Elliott, Mr. 

 Brinsmade, Dr. Pickering, Mr. Brackenridge, Dr. Judd, myself, and 

 ten men, including our servants from the ship. This was a large 

 party ; but when it is considered, that besides our instruments, tents, 

 &c., provisions were to be carried, it will not be considered so dispro- 

 portionate, especially as it generally requires one-third of the number, 

 if not more, to carry provisions for the rest. 



Having arranged every thing with Lieutenant Carr, who was left 

 in charge of the ship, for the duties to be performed by him, I set out, 

 at an early hour, to join the host at the Point. Here I found every 

 thing in confusion ; our chief scribe, Kalumo, who had the books con- 

 taining the lists, was missing, and there was an uproar resembling that 

 of Bedlam. Having very willingly committed all the arrangements. 



