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the hands and heads of the deceased were produced, which beino- done, CHAP 
they returned to the village. This eventful day was the Sd (October, 
1793. There w^ere now left upon the island, Adams, Young, M‘Coy, Dec. 
and Quintal, ten wmmen, and some children. Two months after this 
period, Young commenced a manuscript journal, which affords a 
good insight into the state of the island, and the occupations of the 
setders. F rom it we learn, that they lived peaceably together, building 
their houses, fencing in and cultivating their grounds, fishing, and 
catching birds, and constructing pits for the purpose of entrapping 
hogs, which had become very numerous and wild, as well as injurious 
to the yam-crops. The only discontent appears to have been among 
the women, who lived promiscuously with the men, frequently chansino- 
loung says, March 12, 1794, “ Going over to borrow a rake, to 
rake the dust off* my ground, I saw Jenny having a skull in her hand : 
I asked her whose it was*? and was told it was Jack Williams’s. I 
desired it might be buried : the women who were with Jenny gave me 
oi answer, it should not. I said it should ; and demanded it accord- 
ingly. I was asked the reason why I, in particular, should insist on such 
a thinp when the rest of the white men did not ? I said, if they gave 
lera cave to keep the skulls above ground, I did not. Accordingly 
len I saw M Coy, Smith, and Mat. Quintal, I acquainted them with 
5 said, I thought that if the girls did not agree to give up the 
ea s of the five white men in a peaceable manner, they ought to be 
>y force, and buried.” About this time the women appear to 
^ een much dissatisfied; and Young’s journal declares that, “since 
ssacic, it has been the desire of the greater part of them to 
get some conveyance, to enable them to leave the island.” This feelino- 
continued, and on the 14th April, 1794, was so strongly urged, that 
t le men began to build them a boat ; but wanting planks and nails 
Jenny, who now resides at Otaheite, in her zeal tore up the boards of* 
otTieiT’n; --ess, to persuade some 
otlieis to follow her example. 
On the 18th August following, the vessel was finished, and on the 
>^th she was launched : but, as Young sa,s. aecotding toexpecifio: 
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