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of useful iron articles; but the skill he had acquired, 
instead of being employed to promote the industry, 
civilization, and comfort of his countrymen, was soon 
applied to purposes of barbarity and murder; and the 
Missionaries beheld with regret that he was often em¬ 
ployed in manufacturing not only useful tools, but 
weapons for battle. 
Pomare subsequently made war upon the inhabitants 
of Pare, where the Europeans had been plundered : the 
people were defeated, fourteen of them killed, and forty 
or fifty of their houses burnt. 
Five months after the departure of the Missionaries in 
the Nautilus, two large vessels were seen standing towards 
Matavai bay. As soon as they hoisted English colours, 
the natives were thrown into the greatest consternation, 
and, packing up whatever they could carry away, aban¬ 
doned their houses, and were seen in every direction fly¬ 
ing towards the mountains. Being asked their reasons 
for such a proceeding, they answered, that seeing two 
large English ships, they apprehended they were come 
to revenge the assault upon the Missionaries. After many 
assurances to the contrary, their fears seemed to be 
removed. When the Captains came on shore in the 
evening, they were welcomed by the Missionaries, and 
introduced to the chiefs, whose familiarity and cheer¬ 
fulness soon evinced that every feeling of suspicion had 
subsided. These vessels were the Cornwall and the Sally 
of London, South Sea whalers. As the ships were 
in repair, and the crews in health, they remained only 
three days in the harbour, and sailed from the island on 
the 27 th of August; having made a number of presents 
to the chiefs, they did not leave any of their crews on 
shore, which was a matter of great satisfaction to the Mis- 
