PORTER’S JOURNAL 
105 - 
wounded. The spears and stones were flying from the bushes in 
every direction, and although we killed and wounded in this place 
great numbers of them, we were satisfied, from the opposition 
made, that we should have to fight our whole way through the 
valley. It became now necessary to guard against a useless con¬ 
sumption of ammunition, the scouting parties had returned, and 
some had expended all their cartridges; I exhorted them to be 
more careful of them, and after having given them a fresh sup¬ 
ply, forbid any firing from the main body, unless we should be at¬ 
tacked by great numbers. I now left a party in this place, post¬ 
ed in a house, with the wounded, and another party in ambush be¬ 
hind a wall, and directed Mouina to lead us to the next village; 
but before marching I sent a messenger to inform the Typees that 
we should cease hostilities when they no longer made resistance, 
but so long as stones were thrown I should destroy their villages. 
No notice was taken of this message. We continued our . march 
up the valley, and met in our way several beautiful villages, which 
were set on, fire and at length arrived at their capital, for it de¬ 
serves the name of one. We had been compelled to fight every 
inch of ground, as we advanced, and here they made considerable 
opposition; the place was, however, soon carried, and I very re¬ 
luctantly set fire to it. The beauty and regularity of this place 
was such, as to strike every spectator with astonishment, and their 
grand scite, or public square, was far superior to any other we 
had met with; numbers of their gods were here destroyed, seve¬ 
ral large and elegant new war canoes, which had never been used 
were burnt in the houses that sheltered them; many of their drums, 
Which they had been compelled to abandon, were thrown into the 
flames, and our Indians loaded themselves with plunder, after de¬ 
stroying bread-fruit and other trees and all the young plants they 
could find. We had now arrived at the upper end of the valley, 
about nine miles from the beach, and at the foot of the water-fall 
above mentioned; the day was advancing; we had yet much to do, 
and it was necessary to hasten our return to the fort first taken, 
where we arrived after being about four hours absent, leaving be¬ 
hind us a scene of ruin and desolation. I had hoped that the Ty¬ 
pees had now abandoned all further thoughts of resistance; but 
oti my return to the fort I found the parties left there had been 
