Chap. V. WABEPORI A^D RAUPEBAHA. 141 
One day that fFarepori was talking to us on deck, 
we spied a strong, large canoe stealing along under the 
land of Kapiti, about a mile from us, and apparently 
anxious to escape observation. On applying the spy- 
glasses, we made out the " Old Sarpent," or " Satan," as 
the whalers call him, crouching down in his canoe, 
and occasionally casting a timid glance towards the 
crowd of canoes which surrounded our ship, and urging 
his men to pull harder. He had just returned from 
Otaki, and seemed anxious to reach his own island un- 
observed by the Ngatiawa. Tf^arepori, however, who 
had made him out as soon as any of us, manned his 
war-canoe and started at racing-pace to cut off' his re- 
treat. Forty paddles against six or seven was no fair 
match. Rauperaha, after an ineffectual attempt to 
effect the passage between the innermost islet and 
Kapiti, and so avoid the rencontre, found his ma- 
noeuvring of no avail, and the two canoes remained 
motionless at half musket-shot. The particulars of 
the interview were related to me by some natives on 
HikoE island the same evening. 
TVarepori reproached him with his constant in- 
triguing and setting their enemies against the Nga- 
tiawa. He warned him of what might happen to 
himself should these latter prove victorious. 
Rauperaha answered in the most submissive man- 
ner, that he had no such designs ; and abjured all 
fighting, saying that he would yield Kapiti to Ware- 
port, and retire himself to Wairau, near Cloudy Bay. 
Having thus appeased his interlocutor's anger, he 
invited him ashore to a meal ; and apparent friendly 
relations lasted on the two islets inhabited by Hiko 
and Rauperaha all the night. The latter did not 
come on board of us, but returned to Otaki. 
On the 17th, we had got our anchor up, and sailed a 
