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scene a very remarkable effect. The king confessed 

 that if li«> had beta alone, ho would be much 

 frightened at the curvetting nnd braying of the 

 beast before him. Tin-, queen, on its being ex- 

 plained to her that what idle saw was only two 

 men, expressed the greatest astonishment in her 

 ■"■flger, incredulous look. The dance of M Julia" 

 came off well, through the exertions of Howard 

 ttld Shepherd, but the braving ass of Godwin, with 

 the Jim Crow of Oliver, will long ho remembered 

 by their savage an well as civilized spectators. 

 Tlie w IkiIi? company seemed contented and happv; 

 the kbit; had his extra bowl of ava, Uie queen and 

 chiefs their toa and supper ; and nil enjoyed their 

 i i_r u -i "Inch they smoked a great number, cm 

 Captain Hudson expressing to the king his hope 

 that the queen had got over her fears, and inquiring 

 if she was tired, he replied, " Why slnmld sin- be 

 troubled ? is she not with me { When 1 die, must 

 OOl she die also f* Thereby intimating that were 

 he in peril, she would be equally so, whether present 

 or absent. The theatricnlB "having been ended, 

 they all retired to rest. 



One could not hut [tcrcoive the great difference 

 Ijetweon the Tongese mid Feejees who passed the 

 night on board. The former are generally Chris- 

 tian«*, or missionaries' people; they were orderly 

 and respectable, ami before going tu rest, quietly 

 and very devoutly met nnd had their evening 

 prayer; which, contrasted with the conduct of the 

 uthers, had a pleasing effect. 



Mr. Phillips, in recompense for his attention to 

 Lieutenant Budd and Mr. Peale, was well provided 

 for by the officers; and, at various times, imparted 

 information respecting the history of Rewa, his 

 own family, and others, that may bo looked upon 

 as quite authentic; and 1 have little doubt that it 

 will prove interesting to the reader. 



By the air] of the whites, Tatnliavnlu, father of 

 Kania, was established as king, upon the dethrone- 

 ment of the reigning family, of whom Vunivalu,the 

 governor, is a descendant. Ilewa at this time was 

 of little consequence, comprising only the small 

 town of Ndraketi, from which the king" now derives 

 his title. 



Tambmvalu governed witli great firmness nnd 

 wisdom. During his reign, all criminals met with 

 exemplary punishment. According to the Feejee 

 custom, he had many Wives, the chief among whom 

 was a descendant of the family of Mbalitomhi, who 

 reigned at Ambau before Bamiva, the father of 

 Tnnna, succeeded in gaining the kingdom, Al- 

 thimgh considered the queen, and holding the title 

 of Ranidini-N drake ti, she was not the highest in 

 rank. There was also among the wives of Tarubia- 

 valti a sister of Tanoa, named Salaiwai, who was 

 younger, ami in consequence had not the station to 

 which her rank entitled her to. 



Phillips gives Tamhiavaln the credit of having 

 had a hundred children by his numerous wives and 

 concubines, a statement of which those best ac- 

 quainted with Feejee history do not doubt the cor- 

 rectness. Of this largo progeny, the children by 

 the two above-mentioned females are alone entitled 

 to any rank. By the queen, Ramdini-Ndrakcti, he 

 hud fair sous, named Madunovi, Kania, Vahvuakn, 

 and Ngarnninginu. By Saktwai, he had only two, 

 Sera and Thokanauto (Mr. Phillips). Of the 

 six, Kania, Ngaraningion, and Thokanauto are 

 still living. 



Tambiavaln had a long nnd prosperous reign, 

 and under him Ilewa assumed a rank among the 

 chief cities of the Feejpes, ha\ing acquired much 

 territory, and among the rest, the island of Kau- 

 tavn. His eldest son, Knrnitamaun, was tlie child 

 of a Kantavii woman of rank; ho was, in conse- 

 quence, a vasu of the must important possessions 

 of Hewn, and had ninny connexions and friends 

 throughout the country; he had M ingratiated him- 

 self with the chiefs and people, that he could have 

 made himself king on the death of his father 

 Rarndioi-Ndrnkoti, the queen, who is represented 

 as n most artful as well as unscrupulous woman, 

 was fearful that his popularity might In come disad- 

 vantageous to her children, and she determined to 

 have him removed. She managed to iustil into the 

 king's mind suspicions that Kuraitainano intended 

 to seize upon the Bueci*sion, which determined 

 him to put this son to death. Koraitatnauo re- 

 ceived a hint of his intentions, and was able to 

 evade every attempt. On some occasions he was 

 obliged to dee to distant places, once to Ra, the 

 western end of Vililevu, ami another time to 

 Mbcnga, where he remained until a kind of recon- 

 ciliation took place, w hen he was iuduced to return. 

 He had not been long b Rewa, before the queen 

 recommenced her machinations for his destruc- 

 tion, nnd his father also resumed bis designs 

 against him. 



Kornitamano wa* doubtful whether again to re- 

 sort to flight or remain, when some chiefs w ho w ere 

 hostile to the king, represented to the young chief 

 that the only method to secure his own safety 

 effectually was to put his father to death, assuring 

 him they would stand by him in the struggle. By 

 their persuasions he was induced to accede to their 

 designs. At night he set tire to a canoe house, and 

 coming into his father's dwelling, be approached 

 the place where he was sleeping, nnd cried out. 



Do yon lie here asleep when your city is burning!" 

 Tambiavulu immediately started up and rati out. 

 Koraitauiano following closely after him, watched 

 an occasion, struck him with his club on the hark 

 of his head, ami killed him on the spot; after which 

 he retired to his own house, trusting to the pro- 

 mises of his friends and adherents, that they would 

 r : r, , : ;n»d defend him. But the queen was more 

 than an equal for his cnnniiig, and her haired 

 caused Iter to go to the greatest lengths in wreak- 

 ing her vengeance upon him. She had the body 

 brought to the house, where, observing that the ex- 

 ternal injury to the head was slight, she conceived 

 the singular plan of making the deed of the assassin 

 nnd his friends recoil upon their own heads. She, 

 therefore, at once raised a cry that the body showed 

 signs of life, and that her husband was not dead. 

 She then hnd the body conveyed to the farther end 

 of his house, under the plea that he required to be 

 removed from the noise; and no one was suffered 

 to approach the body but herself and a Tonga wo- 

 man, who was her confidant. She soon spread the 

 report that the king had recovered his senses, but 

 was very weak, and called upon several chiefs in 

 the king's name, saying that hu required tlie instant 

 death of Kuraitamano. The chiefs convened a 

 meeting to consider tlie course that ought to be 

 pursued, but could come to no decision, in conse- 

 quence of the general opinion that the conduct of 

 Koraitamann was justifiable; although, on the other 

 hand, they feared the wrath of the king, in case he 



