Ctuw of the Ohidri Doggpil. an Arnrrtenn „,.,,,,,., ntattut lir»<iiuti<>n in reimfd to Vt-ndovi, 01 . 



brlg.-Th* J>«f*c«k sail, for R<-*r. * h ^ L fc C » »« ' 1 1 ' The iWock for Rews. 2 1 0 



and other chiefs, lift] to the ^unpiciuii that some 

 mischief was intended; Paddy heard rumours of 

 tbe great valuu of the article* on board I lie brig, 

 accompanied by hints I lint i he crew was but small, 

 and predictions that it would not be well Midi her. 

 lie also found that a desire was evinced that he 

 should not go further in the vessel, [u conse- 

 quence, Paddy, while on the way to Kautavu, 

 mentioned his suspicious tu Captain Bachelor, and 

 advised him to be on his guard. When they ar- 

 rived at Kantavu, they proceeded to a small island 

 near its eastern end, where the biche de mar house ' 

 watt erected, and a chief of the bland was, an usual, 

 taken oa board as a hostage. Tiie day after he 

 came on hoard, he feigned sickness, and wag, iu 

 consequence, permitted to go on shore. He de- 

 parted with such uuuBUaJ exhibitions of friendly 

 disposition, as served to confirm Paddy's previous 

 suspicious; but he felt assured that all would be safe 

 so long as the captain remained on board. 



Ou the following rooming (Sunday), Vendovi 

 came off, Haying tliat the young chief was very sick, 

 and he wanted the captain to come to tbe biehe de 

 mar house, where be said he was, to give him some 

 medicine, in this house eight of tbe men were 

 employed, of whom two were Sandwich island era. 

 The captain was preparing to go ashore with tho 

 medicine, when Paddy stepped aft to him, and told 

 him that to go on shore was as much as bis life was 

 worth, for he was sure that the natives intended to 

 kill him, and to take all their lives. The captain 

 in consequence remained on board, but the mate | 

 went ou shore, and took with him the bottle of me- 

 dicine. Vendovi went iu the boat, and landed with 

 the mate, but could not conceal his disappointment 

 that tho captain did not come also. Paddy now was 

 convinced, from the arrangements that had been 

 made to get the people and bunts away from tlu- 

 brig, that the intended mischk'f waa about to be 



consummated. He therefore kept a sharp look-out 

 upon the shore, and Mail t*aw the la-ginning of an 

 affray, the mate, Mr. Chitman, killed, and the 

 building in names. The others were also slain, 

 with the exception of James Ilousman, who had 

 been engaged at the same time with Paddy, and 

 who swam off, and was taken on board. Those in 

 the brig opened a tire from the great guns, but 

 without effect. 



Ou the following day Paddy was employed to 

 bargain with the natives for the bodies, seven of 

 which were brought down to the shore much mu- 

 tilated, in cmiMdrrntioii of a musket. The eighth, 

 a negro, had been cooked and eaten. Captain 

 Bachelor had the bodies sewed up in canvas*, and 

 thrown overboard, iu the usual manner. They 

 however floated again, and fell into tbe hands >>f 

 the savages, who, as he afterwards understood, de- 

 voured them all. They complained, however, that 

 they did not like them, and particularly the negro, 

 whose flesh they said tasted htrotig of tobacco. 

 The brig then went to Ovolau, where Paddy left 

 her. 



In addition, Paddy told me that he was sa ■ ficd 

 that ail the chiefs of Rewa had been privy to the 

 plot, particularly the brothers of Vendovi, and that 

 the whole plan had been arranged before the brig 

 left that island. Vendovi, however, was tbe person 

 who had actually perpetrated the outrage. 



Having heard this statement, 1 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 1 would give him 

 a musket. 1 accordingly prepared instructions 

 directing Captain JIuiIsmII to make Vendovi pri- 

 soner, and despatched Paddy next morning in a 

 cauoe for Kewa, 



CHAPTER XXIV. 



THE FEEJEE GROUP, — REWA. 



DEPARTURE or THE PEACOCK FHOM LETUEA— HER ARRIVAL AT THE ANCHORAGE OFP K UK ALOU— PROGRXAS OF 

 H£l 110 ATI IX SURVEYING— AMBAU— TERATA AND TIWA— MISSION OP LIEUTRXAJiT BI'DD— THOKAN AUTO, OR 

 MR. rifILLtP»— VISIT or THE XING AND H1I BROTHERS— THE. KIVQ S1GXS Till RULES ASP HEUU LATIONS — 

 VUtT Or CAPTAIN HUD1ION TO REV A — ARRIVAL or PADDY C0NNEL— THE KING** HOUSE— HIS MOOR Of EATING — 

 HIS ENTERTAIN H EST OF THE SHIP** OFFICE Hi- ■ CSSXNUEE FROM KAUTAVU— CKRKMOST or AVA DRINXINO— 



king's cupbearer— h i • conversation— exhibition or fireworks— nocturnal adventure— rotal BREAK- 

 FAST— COUNTRY ARfll'N D KEWA ~ MSt'RKS — NGARANJ NGIUU's UOCSF.— TOOE AN AUTo's HOtll- LIKENESSES TAKEN 

 RT MR. AGATE — TRIBUTE FROM THE PEOPLE OF EANTA VU— LIEUTENANT ROOD EXPLORES THE RIVER— V ATI A 



— NOU SOURI — NATACALLO— CAFAVOO r ATE DE CHARLEY SAVAGE CORONGANG A— N ACUNDl — S A1TAS I RI— TA VC- 



TAVC— BETHI'NE'S POINT— HOt* NT A I N DISTRICT— IATOC— CAPTAIN HUDSON RESOLVES TO TAKE VENDOV J — V I SIT 

 OR THE X1NO AND O.VEEN — VISIT Or NQARANINOIOU — THE KING. HCEKN, AND CHIEFS MADE PRISONERS — 

 NOARANINOIOU UNDERTAKE* TO BRING TEN»OYI — CASE OF THE CrRRF.NCT LASS — DISPOSITION OF THE 

 PRISONER*— THEATRICALS FOR THKIR ENTERTA IS ME NT— PHILLIPS RELATES 1 II 1: HISTORY Or REWA— CHA- 

 RACTER Or PHILLIPS— RETURN Or NGAR ANINC.inu WITH VENDOVI — LEAYE-TAK1XO BETWEEN VENDOVI AND 

 HIS BROT1IF.RS -VISIT FR"M MR. C X RG I L L — S AILING OF THE PEACOCK— HER FAILURE TO REACH KANTAVr. 



When tho Peacock left tbe harbour of Levuka for 

 Rewa, it was for the purpose of visiting that town 

 and inducing the king of Rewa to sign the Feejee 

 regulations, and also to carry on the surveys in 

 that quarter. The Peacock left Levuka on the 

 15th May, and reached Kewa at noon tho next day. 



The harbour of Rewa ia formed by two email 

 islands, called Nukalnu and Mukalou, with their 

 attached coral reefs, and has three passages into 

 it. The two southern ones are, safe, though narrow, 

 but the northern one is much obstructed with coral 

 lumps. The port is a secure one, and the anchor- 



