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conduct is conformable to the usual policy of this people, and is 

 characteristic. Vendovi, at this time, was the only one of his bro- 

 thers who favoured the party of Phillips, and was among his strongest 

 adherents. I could mention many other instances of the same incon- 

 sistency of conduct on the part of chiefs. 



All the party were now much affected. Kania, the king, seated 

 himself on the right side of Vendovi, taking hold of his arm, while 

 Navnmialu placed himself on the left. Phillips walked up and down 

 in front. All shed tears, and sobbed aloud while conversing in broken 

 sentences with their brother. The natives shed tears also, and none 

 but Ngaraningiou remained unmoved. The king kissed the priso- 

 ner's forehead, touched noses, and turned away. The inferior chiefs 

 approached and kissed his hands, whilst the common people crawled 

 up to him and kissed his feet. One young man who belonged to the 

 household of Vendovi, was the last to quit him ; he wished to remain 

 with his master, but was not permitted. In bidding farewell to the 

 chief, he embraced his knees, kissed his hands and feet, and received 

 a parting blessing from Vendovi, who placed both his manacled hands 

 on his head. The young man then retreated backwards towards the 

 ladder, sighing and sobbing as though his heart would break. The 

 last request the king made to Captain Hudson was, that his own 

 barber, Oahu Sam (a Sandwich Islander), might accompany Ven- 

 dovi. This was readily assented to, as he would be a useful man on 

 board ship, having sailed in a whaler, and having some knowledge of 

 the English language. 



Mr. Cargill, the missionary, came on board the Peacock shortly 

 after the royal party had left her, and informed Captain Hudson, that 

 the night before, the chief who had been sent for his protection had 

 visited him, and said that he should keep guard over him and his 

 house, and not suffer any one to cross the river from Rewa. Mr. 

 Cargill said there had been no kind of disturbance, the chief having 

 remained at his house until the king returned, and he felt much 

 indebted to Captain Hudson for the lively interest he had taken in his 

 affairs. He did not feel at all apprehensive of danger to themselves, 

 and there was no kind of necessity for the detention of the ship on 

 that account. At noon Mr. Cargill took his leave. When I saw him, 

 a few weeks afterwards, he spoke in very high terms of the conduct 

 of Captain Hudson, and the manner in which he had conducted the 

 whole business at Rewa. He also told me that the chiefs often spoke 



