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FORTEK'S JOUKINAL. 



erfal poultices to them, however, thej were gradually 

 reduced to their natural size. 



On the 25th, the natives gave an earnest of their inten- 

 tion to comply with the exactions of lieut. Gamble, bj 

 bringing down to the encampment twenty-seven swine, 

 and a quantity of cocoa-nuts. They were extremely 

 alarmed, however, at the detention of the hostages, and 

 lieut. Gamble, in order to reap the full benefit of the crisis, 

 despatched one of the chiefs on shore, with a flag of truce, 

 to inform them of the close confinement of his fellow-pri- 

 soners, and of lieut. Gamble's unalterable determination 

 to shoot them all, unless the stipulations of the treaty were 

 fulfilled before sunset. This seasonable measure had its 

 full effect. As the day was closing, lieut. Gamble went 

 on shore, and found eighty swine, with five hundred cocoa- 

 nuts, brought down for him by the natives, but not one of 

 the thieves. These, upon inquiry, were found to have 

 abandoned their dwellings, and secreted themselves 

 among the Happahs, The next day he brought the hos- 

 tages upon deck, and sent for Wilson, the interpreter, (who 

 had just returned in an open boat, from Rooahoogah^ after 

 an absence of five days,) to inform them, that if they would 

 engage to be vigilant, and use their utmost efforts to ap- 

 prehend the thieves as soon as they returned from among 

 the Happahs, he would immediately release them. To this 

 they very readily assented, and were accordingly released. 

 The chiefs had no sooner gained the shore, than they im- 

 mediately attacked the swine thieves, and ran one of thera 

 through the body with a spear ; and the survivors, again 

 taking to their heels, sought their usual refuge with the 

 Happah tribe. 



Having understood, a few days before, from an authentic 

 source, that Tamaha resided clandestinely, among the 

 Typees^ lieut. Gamble was induced, this day, to despatch a 

 messenger for him, and to have him brought down to the 

 ships. The following morning the messenger returned 

 with Tamaha^ who, from motives of pohcy, was sent on 

 board the New Zealander, and in her he sailed again for 

 the United States, the next day, at 12 A. M. This ship 

 proceeded without interruption, to within a day's sail of 

 New- York, when she was unfortunately retaken by a Bri- 

 tish cruiser, many of whom were at that time hovering 



