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shadow of doubt that he had murdered twelve whites, of whom several 

 were Americans ; that he was a determined enemy to the whites, and 

 in the habit of saying that he would omit no opportunity of killing all 

 who might come within his power. Mr. Williams, however, doubted 

 the success of any attempt to take Opotuno, unless it was made under 

 disguise ; for upon the approach of all men-of-war, and during their 

 stay, he lived in the mountains of Savaii, where it was impossible to 

 find him. 



The situation of Mr. Williams's cottage is pretty ; it stands within 

 a few rods of the beach, and is surrounded by a nicely-dressed lawn, 

 on which are several fine trees; the background is filled up with 

 cocoa-nut, bread-fruit, and a variety of other trees. Near by is the 

 tiny ship-yard of his son, Mr. John Williams, who was taken by his 

 father to England, and there taught all the mechanical trades. He 

 has returned thence within a few months, with his wife, and by the 

 aid of a few natives has already built himself a vessel of about twenty- 

 five tons burden, which he proposes to employ in trading among these 

 islands. 



The next day we returned to Apia. On our way we stopped at 

 Sagana for the purpose of visiting Malietoa, the principal chief of the 

 Malo or conquering party. 



Sagana is a neat settlement, and is regularly laid out ; it is situated 

 on a small peninsula, across whose isthmus a stone wall has been 

 erected, for the purpose of protecting the plantations within it from 

 the swine. The village contains about six hundred inhabitants, and 

 there is a school composed of about fifty scholars kept by Mr. Wilson, 

 one of the missionary teachers, son of the missionary at Matavai Bay. 



No preparation had been made to receive us, for I came unan- 

 nounced ; nor, indeed, had it been my intention to stop, but hearing 

 that this was the residence of Malietoa, and that he was at home, we 

 paid him a visit. He was well advanced in age, and it was generally 

 remarked that he bore a striking resemblance to General Jackson. 

 The resemblance is not confined to that of person only ; for Malietoa 

 possesses also not a little of the same energy of character. 



I have rarely seen a place where more attention is paid to clean- 

 liness than at Sagana. A similar regard to neatness prevails in the 

 walks around the village, and in the cultivation of the taro, melons, 

 and bananas, which is carried on in the immediate vicinity. The 

 paths leading to these cultivated grounds pass through fine shady 

 groves. The preservation of the broad walks and paths appears to be 

 rather an amusement than a labour to the villagers. 



Here Malietoa was seen in his domestic circle, with his wives and 



