CONTENTS. 
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of intoxication—Seizure of the Queen Charlotte—Mur¬ 
der of the officers—Escape of Mr. Shelly—Seizure of 
the Daphne—Massacre of the captain and part of the 
crew—Public triumph over idolatry in Eimeo—Visit of 
the queen and her sister to Tahiti—Emblems of the 
gods committed to the flames—Account of Farefau— 
Projected assassination of the Bure Atua—Manner of 
their escape—War in Tahiti—Pomare’s tour of Eimeo. 
CHAP. VII. 
FROM PAGE 144 TO PAGE 166. 
The refugees in Eimeo invited to return to Tahiti—Voy¬ 
age of the king and his adherents—Opposition to their 
landing—Public worship on the Sabbath disturbed by 
the idolatrous army—Courage of the king—Circum¬ 
stances of the battle of Bunaauia—Death of the idola¬ 
trous chieftain—Victory of the Christians—Clemency 
of the king and chiefs—Destruction of the image, 
temple, and altars of Oro—Total subversion of paganism 
—General reception of Christianity—Consequent altera¬ 
tion in the circumstances of the people—Pomare’s 
prayer—Tidings of the victory conveyed to Eimeo— 
Visits to Tahiti. 
CHAP. VIII. 
FROM PAGE 167 TO PAGE 192. 
Conduct of the Leeward Island chiefs—Hostilities in the 
island of Raiatea—Subversion of idolatry in Huahine, 
Raiatea, Tahaa, and Borabora—General reception of 
Christianity in the Society Islands—Abolition of the Areoi 
society—Arrival of Mr. Crook—Pomare’s family idols 
sent to England—Translation of the king’s letter—Con¬ 
duct of the Missionaries—Accounts of their labours and 
success—Inquiries suggested by the change—Remarks 
on the time, circumstances, means, and agents, connected 
with the establishment of Christianity—The Missionaries 
not Unitarians. 
CHAP. IX. 
FROM PAGE 193 TO PAGE 217. 
Arrival in the South Sea Islands—-Anchorage in Mata- 
vai—Visit from Pomare—Landing his horse—Inter¬ 
view with the queen and princess—Astonishment of the 
natives on viewing the horse and his rider—Voyage to 
Eimeo—Opunohu. or Taloo harbour—Landing at Eimeo 
