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submission, I wished to prevent the innocent from suffering, 

 or the pillage and destruction of their property. My own 

 men, I knew, would be sufficiently occupied in fightingto pre- 

 vent their plundering, but the Indians, who accompanied us, 

 would be intent on that object alone. Added to this, I was 

 desirous of impressing them with a high idea of our force, 

 and by this means, terrify them into terms without farther 

 effusion of blood. I accordingly directed my men to as- 

 semble on the ridge and to fire a volley ; the Typees had 

 not until then seen us, nor had they the least suspicions of 

 our being there. As soon as they heard the report of our 

 muskets, and discovered our numbers, which, with the 

 multitude of Indians of both tribes who had now assem- 

 bled, was very numerous, they shouted, beat their drums, 

 and blew their war conchs from one end of the valley to 

 the other. And what with the squealing of the hogs, 

 which they now began to catch, the screaming of the 

 women and children, and the yelling of the men, the din 

 was horrible. 



After firing our volley, which went off better than I ex- 

 pected, we descended, with great difficulty, into the village 

 of the Happahs, and were shown into the public square. 

 Around this place were several vacant houses, which had, 

 in all appearance, been vacated on our account. In these 

 I quartered my officers and men, assigning to each ship's 

 crew their abode, after which ! took possession of the one 

 I had chosen for myself, in front of which the American 

 ensign was hoisted. After placing guards, and taking such 

 precautions as our situation rendered necessary, I retired 

 to sleep ; my recommending to others to do the same was 

 unnecessary. We saw no appearance of cooking hogs, 

 however, no fruit was brought in, nor did the natives ap- 

 pear disposed to accommodate us further than to abandon 

 to us their houses : every thing was taken out of them, 

 and we were left to shift for ourselves in the best manner 

 we could. I requested a mat to sleep on, but it was long, 

 before one could be obtained. I wanted a piece of cloth 

 to wrap round my loins, while my clothes were washing 

 and drying, and it was with great difficulty I could get it; 

 many of my people were complaining of hunger, and could 

 get nothing to eat, although the valley abounded in hogs 

 and fruit. The Happahs assembled about usj armed with 



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