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me? When I die, must not she die also?” Thereby intimating that 
were he in peril, she would be equally so, whether present or absent. 
The theatricals having been ended, they all retired to rest. 
One could not but perceive the great difference between the Tongese 
and Feejees who passed the night on board. The former are generally 
Christians, or missionaries’ people; they were orderly and respectable, 
-and before going to rest, quietly and very devoutly met and had their 
evening prayer; which, contrasted with the conduct of the others, had 
a pleasing effect. 
Mr. Phillips, in recompense for his attention to Lieutenant Budd and 
Mr. Peale, was well provided for by the officers; and, at various times, 
imparted information respecting the history of Rewa, his own family, 
and others, that may be looked upon as quite authentic; and I have 
little doubt that it will prove interesting to the reader. 
By the aid of the whites, Tambiavalu, father of Kania, was esta- 
blished as king, upon the dethronement of the reigning family, of 
whom Vunivalu, the governor, is a descendant. Rewa at this time 
was of little consequence, comprising only the small town of Ndraketi, 
from which the king now derives his title. 
Tambiavalu governed with great firmness and wisdom. During 
his reign, all criminals met with exemplary punishment. According 
to the Feejee custom, he had many wives, the chief among whom was 
a descendant of the family of Mbatitombi, who reigned at Ambau 
before Bamiva, the father of Tanoa, succeeded in gaining the kingdom. 
Although considered the queen, and holding the title of Ramdini- 
Ndraketi, she was not the highest in rank. There was also among the 
wives of Tambiavalu a sister of Tanoa, named Salaiwai, who was 
younger, and in consequence had not the station to which her rank 
entitled her to. | 
Phillips gives Tambiavalu the credit of having had a hundred chil- 
dren by his numerous wives and concubines, a statement of which 
those best acquainted with Feejee history do not doubt the correctness. 
Of this large progeny, the children by the two above mentioned 
females are alone entitled to any rank. By the queen, Ramdini- 
Ndraketi, he had four sons, named Madonovi, Kania, Valivuaka, and 
Ngaraningiou. By Salaiwai, he had only two, Seru and Thokanauto 
(Mr. Phillips). Of the six, Kania, Ngaraningiou, and Thokanauto are 
still living. 
Tambiavalu had a long and prosperous reign, and under him Rewa 
assumed a rank among the chief cities of the Feejees, having acquired 
much territory, and among the rest, the island of Kantavu. His eldest 
son, Koraitamano, was the child of a Kantavu woman of rank; he 
