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Lieutenant-Commandant Ringgold’s force, which was effected in 
good order, and the party being arranged in its three divisions, 
marched off. Before the disembarkation was effected, two natives 
endeavoured to pass over to Malolo-lailai, but a well-directed shot 
from Mr. Totten compelled them to return. 
As soon as Lieutenant-Commandant Ringgold’s party had moved 
off, two canoes were seen turning the point of Malolo-lailai. I gave 
immediate orders to chase and intercept them, when, if they were from 
any other island, they were to be directed to return on their course, but 
if belonging to Malolo, they were to be captured. All the boats pulled 
out, and Lieutenant Emmons, who took the lead, succeeded in cutting 
them off from the shore. Through Oahu Sam, he found that they 
belonged to Malolo, and the men in Lieutenant Emmons’s boat were 
so much excited that they at once fired several muskets into the 
canoes, by which some of the persons in them were struck; the rest 
immediately jumped overboard, and swam in various directions. By 
this time I had approached near enough to order the firing to cease, 
and quarter to be given. The swimmers were then picked up. Among 
them were found one of the chiefs of Arro, the town we were about to 
attack, with a woman, a girl, and an infant. I directed the three last 
to be set on shore and liberated, telling them we did not war against 
women and children. The men I sent on board the brig, to be put in 
irons, and had the canoes towed alongside of her. 
I now found that the tender had grounded on the only shoal in the 
bay, and as the tide was rapidly falling, I knew it was useless to 
attempt to get her off. I therefore left her with Tom Granby, morti- 
fied at his bad luck, and disappointed in not having to play a conspicu- 
ous part as her commander, for which he had evidently prepared 
himself. . 
The boats now pulled towards the north end of the island. As we 
proceeded in that direction, towards the town of Arro, which I now 
intended to attack, we heard a distant hail from the shore-party, who 
were on the top of the ridge of the island, informing us that five canoes 
were in sight to the northward, standing for the island. 
As soon as we reached the town of Arro, perceiving no natives to 
oppose us, I despatched Lieutenant Emmons to pull towards the 
approaching canoes and intercept them, while with the rest of the 
boats’ crews the town of Arro was burnt. In doing this we met with 
no hindrance, for although the place was large, evidently populous, 
and well fortified with a ditch and fence, it was found deserted. Many 
of the male inhabitants, as I afterwards learned, had gone to Sualib, to 
aid in the defence of that town, while others had accompanied the 
