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sand, smoking, expeditions to distant parts of the 
shore, or among the fern at the hack of the beach, 
and up the small hills by which it was skirted, — all 
proved unavailing to get rid of these terrible enemies ; 
and at the first dawn of day, as soon as the tide had 
turned, we were glad to leave the inhospitable beach 
and get into the boat, stifl' and unrefreshed. Even the 
natives had exclaimed against the numbers and perse- 
verance of the nai-naiy as the mosquitoes are called in 
Maori. Saturday's stolid unconcerned face was rich 
to behold, as he sat by the fire stirring them out of 
each ear with a small twig. 
A few hours' pull brought us alongside the Nava- 
rino ; where we were most kindly received by Captain 
Warming, as soon as we had told our doleful tale. 
He treated us with the most genuine hospitality, and 
immediately dispatched his mate, with an efficient 
boat's crew, to the assistance of our shipmates. 
After some breakfast and a refreshing bath, I slept 
soundly for some hours ; and, soon after getting up, 
had the satisfaction of seeing the Tory come full sail 
round the point near to which we had passed the 
night. She had forged over the bank into deep 
water, after being exposed for some hours to heavy 
seas which broke over her. The mate of the Nava- 
rino had met her coming into the harbour, and piloted 
her up the next morning to a berth nearly alongside 
of the Navarino. 
The vessel was so much injured as to require heav- 
ing down, and thus it became necessary to take out all 
the cargo and ballast. It was plain that she woujd 
not be again fit for service for a month or two ; and 
the time was fast approaching when Colonel Wake- 
field had engaged to meet the first fleet of emigrant- 
ships at Port Hardy in Cook's Strait. As we could 
