w Departun .or the Vin«ni.« tarn TiiU.ll.. gA MQ AN G R 0 1JP. DM trial fcr murder. 



CHAPTER XIV. 

 SAMOAN GROUP. UPOLU. SAVAII. 



DEPARTURE OT THE VIMCR!I*E» FROM TUTCIL * — HER NARROW E«CAFE PROM WRECK— APPEAR A*CE OF BM»H 

 MEHAOE PROS* I ATTAIN lin*v-TIIHI. ..1 Til V A t FOR MURKER — CGCXCl L or THE CHI KF»— * mor.M E SCH IJ» 

 BEIIAI.F or TCVAI— CAPTAl* RlUJSOfc'i RE P LT— DECtllOX Olf THE C * ftt Or TCV At— K I* BEHAVIOUR— COMPLAINTS 



or tie hativks aoainit w h a less— pea's »iiit to tpvai— outbaor* or ofotcro, a xattve chirp— visit 



TU MR. WILLIAMS— INTERVIEW WITH M A LIF.TOA — HIS DAUUI1TER— L A KR OF LAC TO -IT« LEAKS D— 1U PERSTITIO* 

 REGARIHHO IT— ATTEMPT TO CA FT I' RE OPim'HO— PONO, OR CO U MIL, OF HIGH CHtErs— ITS OBJECT — M R. J. 

 WILLIAMS RKCOOWIEE1I *■ 0 BW*>E) — RKOBLATIOJfS DtlCt'tllD AM' ADOPTER — DEMAND FOR QFOTDXO — PONO 

 APJOVRXFTI — ITS SBCOWD HEETtNO— «PEKr|| Of MALIETOA's ORATOR— REWARD OVERBED FOR THE APPREHEN- 

 SION OF OFOTt VO— TERRITORIAL PtVtltOSS OF trPOLlI— TYRAXKY OF TAKAFAGO — WAR OF A AJf A— DESOL ATIOS 

 OF Tit AT DISTRICT — It LA VP OF MASOXO-WLAKJJ OF A POLI M A— PROCEED ISO* OF THE FORPOIIE AT HAVAtt — 

 DR. PICEERIKO AXD UKPTtJtAXT MACRT LAUD THERE— SDRYET OF THE IOAST OF EATAI1— VILLAGE OF 

 FELlALUPl)— IRLST OF ASAD— BAV OF MATAATTJA — PECULIARITIES OF ITI INHABITANTS — • A FA PALE — DR. 



FicxEntyo'* jocrsev ix the interior of savaii— ci'Riosirtr of the natives— mtK<l os the toral 



REEF— DEXCRIFTIOR OF SAVAII— THE PORPOISE PROCEEDS TO TL'TDI LA AND UPOLU— REURIOR OF THE SOL' *DROS 

 — REVIEW or THE MASINEi— I: .1 I' m g C A EES. 



The surveys of the intend nf Tutuila having been 

 completed by the 23rd November, we made pre- 

 paration* for our departure, and on the 2oth we 

 weighed anchor. In leaving the harbour we had a 

 narrow escape from wreck ; the almost constant 

 south-east wind, which is fair to a vessel entering 

 the bay, and makes U cnny of access, is ahead on 

 going out, which renders egress difficult; it there- 

 fun- becomes necessary to make frequent tacks, 

 and a vessel must be well manoeuvred to escape 

 accident, for to miss stays would be almost certain 

 to bring about shipwreck. When we beat out, the 

 wind was light, and it failed altogether just us we 

 reached the most dangerous part of the channel: 

 we were in consequence brought within an ear's 

 length of the reef, on which a heavy surf w»s 

 breaking. The moment was a trying one, and the 

 event doubtful; nil were :it their stations, and not a 

 won! was spoken. Of my own feelings on the 

 occasion J have no very precise recollection; merely 

 remembering that I felt as if I breathed more 

 freely after the crisis had passed and we were 

 in safety. 



The afternoon was fine, and we sailed along the 

 southern shore of the inland, admiring its diversi- 

 fied surface, its luxuriant groves, and the smiling 

 villages that crown its buys. Where the valleys 

 come out from between the ridges* tit the shore, 

 ihere is usually a level plain extending inwards for 

 a couple of miles; these plains are occupied for the 

 most part by groves of cocoa-nut and bread -fruit, 

 beneath whose shade lie the dwellings of the na- 

 tives. Many of the inhabitant* were abroad in 

 their canoes, employed in fishing; some of them 

 scarcely seemed to notice the ship, passing them 

 rapidly with all sail set, while others appeared to 

 regard her with intense curiosity. In the evening 

 we had much lightning, but no thunder. 



The distance between Tutuila and Upoltt, of 

 thirty- six miles, was so.ni passed, and in the morn- 

 ing we were delighted with the view of the latter 

 island as we ran down its coast to the westward. 

 It appears much richer and more fruitful than the 

 other islands of this group, ami may be described 

 as of moderate height, rising gradually in a succes- 



sion of ridges from a low shore; here and there 

 brand and fertile valleys are seen, with numerous 

 streams falling from the mountains in cascades. 

 The eastern portion of the island is much more 

 rugged thnn the western ; the main ridge runs 

 «-:i>i and west, and ridges or spurs run back to it 

 from the- no rthern coast in a south-east direction. 

 Between these laternl ridges nre broad nnd fertile 

 valleys, decreasing in width as they recede from 

 the coast. The shore is lined with a coral reef, 

 which is now nnd then interrupted by chan- 

 nel-, and forms snug and convenient harbours. 



At noon we descried the Peacock lying in the 

 harbour of Apia, and shortly afterwards I received 

 a message from Captain Hudson, saying that my 

 presence w.ih required on shore. In the hope that 

 it was not a business of such a nature as to cause 

 detention, I left the Vincenues in the offing, while 

 I went ashore in my boat. On reaching the land, 

 1 found the chiefs engaged in the trial of a native 

 called Tuvai, who had killed an American named 

 Edward Cavenaugh, a native of New Bedford. 



It appeared that on Captain Hudson's arrival, 

 the murderer was pointed out to him in the village, 

 upon which he very properly determined to have 

 the offender punished, and gave orders to have him 

 arrested. He wrs in consequence seized iu a 

 Inmse near the water, and carried on board the 

 Peacock. Heiug taken by suqirise, he offered no 

 resistance t < Ids capture. I'aplaiu Hudson (hen 

 requested a conference with the neighbouring 

 chiefs, who in consequence had assembled on the 

 27th. 



The /(>no, as such assemblies are called, was held 

 in the council-house, or fale-tele, where the chiefs 

 were collected, The Rev. Mr. Mills acted as 

 interpreter on the occasion. Captain Hudson, 

 ttirough him, stated that the object of his having 

 requested them to assemble was to bring the 

 accused to a trial before them, in order that if his 

 guilt were established, he might be brought to 

 condign punishment : he then pointed out to them 

 the guilt and consequences of the crime of murder, 

 and declared the course he had considered it his 

 duty to adopt. The chiefs listened attentively to 



