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him, and three dollars to the chief of the district in which he may 

 be apprehended, on his delivery to the proper officer of the vessel. 

 No master shall refuse to receive such deserter under a penalty of 

 twenty-five dollars. Deserters taken after the vessel has sailed, shall 

 be delivered up to the consul, to be dealt with as he may think fit. 

 Any person who entices another to desert, secretes a deserter, or in 

 any way assists him, shall be subject to a penalty of five dollars. 



8th. Any seaman remaining on shore after nine o'clock at night, 

 shall be made a prisoner of until the next morning, when he shall be 

 sent on board, and shall pay a fine of five dollars. 



9th. Should the master of any vessel refuse to comply with any 

 of these regulations, a statement of the case shall be furnished to 

 the consul of the nation to which he belongs, and redress sought from 

 thence. 



10th. All magistrates or chiefs of districts, when vessels or boats 

 may visit, shall enforce the rules and regulations relative to the 

 apprehension of deserters, or pay such a fine as the principal chief 

 shall impose. 



11th. These regulations shall be printed, promulgated, and a copy 

 furnished to the master of each vessel visiting these islands. 



Done in council by the principal chiefs of the Feejee Group this 

 14th day of May, A. D. 1840. 



Tanoa, his x mark, 



King and Principal Chief of Ambau, and tlie 

 adjacent districts and islands. 

 In presence of 



Wm. L. Hudson, 



Commanding U. S. ship Peacock. 



R. R. Waldron, 



Purser, U. S. Navy. 



B. Vanderford, 



United States Navy. 



The foregoing commercial regulations having been signed by King 

 Tanoa in my presence, and submitted to me, after due consideration, 

 I approve of the same, and shall forward a copy of them to the Ame- 

 rican government, for the information of masters of vessels visiting the 

 Feejee group of islands. 



Charles Wilkes, 



Commanding the Exploring Expedition of tlie 

 United States of America. 

 U. S. Ship Vincennes, 



Feejee Islands, May 14th, 1840. 



