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much mutilated, in consideration of a musket. The eighth, a negro, 
had been cooked and eaten. Captain Bachelor had the bodies sewed 
up in canvass, and thrown overboard, in the usual manner. They 
however floated again, and fell into the hands of the savages, who, as 
he afterwards understood, devoured them all. They complained, how- 
ever, that they did not like them, and particularly the negro, whose 
flesh they said tasted strong of tobacco. The brig then went to 
Ovolau, where Paddy left her. 
In addition, Paddy told me that he was satisfied that all the chiefs 
of Rewa had been privy to the plot, particularly the brothers of Ven- 
dovi, and that the whole plan had been arranged before the brig left 
that island. Vendovi, however, was the person who had actually per- 
petrated the outrage. 
Having heard this statement, I determined to capture Vendovi, and 
asked Paddy if he would carry a letter immediately to Captain Hudson, 
who was then, with the Peacock, at Rewa. After some hesitation he 
agreed to do it, if I would give him a musket. I accordingly prepared 
instructions directing Captain Hudson to make Vendovi prisoner, and 
despatched Paddy next morning in a canoe for Rewa. 
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