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heard you were here, and am come to see if I cannot help 
to make peace between you and FF aku, as well as the Ama- 
tembu. You know a Missionary always wants peace, and 
I am willing to help you in any way towards bringing 
about a reconciliation, so that you may either remain here 
in peace, or return home. But I can give no answer about 
your remaining here, unless something be done towards 
such a reconciliation ; and, in the first place, I shall expect 
you to deliver to me the prisoners you took in battle.” 
When I informed Umyeki “they were taken in their own 
country, defending themselves, and belong to Captains con- 
nected with the Station; and as this place belongs to the 
Station, they cannot be kept here, as that would be like 
making them prisoners on their own place,” he replied— 
‘Their fathers must come and redeem them with cattle.” 
But as I perceived I had made some impression upon him 
by my remarks, I was resolved to follow it up, and there- 
fore replied— How can you call for cattle to release persons 
who are not bound at your place, but on the place belonging 
to the Station? I therefore shall take them away with me.” 
At this he seemed exceedingly angry; but after much con- 
tending, he brought two men from behind a bush, and 
delivered them to me, saying, “I have no more.” One wasa 
young captain, and the other his servant. Umyeki was in a 
great rage when he gave them up, and said—“ Though you 
are come, there shall not be peace. You say you come for 
peace, but so long as any of you Missionaries are in the land 
there shall be war.’ I then informed him, that as he had 
given up the prisoners, I would hear what he had to say, 
and was ready to render him any assistance in my power, 
by talking for him if he would give mea word to Faku; 
for he was too angry to attend to anything I said. 
We then returned home, bringing with us the two 
