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vahine’s forces. These not only maintained their 
ground, but forced their adversaries back; and the 
scale of victory now appeared to hang in doubtful 
suspense over the contending parties. Tino, the 
idolatrous priest, and his companions, had, in the 
name of Oro, promised their adherents a certain 
and an easy triumph. This inspired them for the 
conflict, and made them more confident and obsti¬ 
nate in battle than they would otherwise have 
been; but the tide of conquest, which had rolled 
with them in the onset, and during the early part 
of the engagement, was already turned against 
them, and as the tidings of their leader’s death 
became more extensively known, they spread a 
panic through the ranks he had commanded. The 
pagan army now gave way before their opponents, 
and soon fled precipitately from the field, seeking 
shelter in their pari’s, strong-holds, or hiding- 
places, in the mountains; leaving Pomare, Mahine, 
and the princess from Raiatea, in undisputed 
possession of the field. 
Flushed with success, in the moment of victory, 
the king’s warriors were, according to former usage, 
preparing to pursue the flying enemy. Pomare 
approached, and exclaimed, Atiral It is enough! 
—and strictly prohibited any of his warriors from 
pursuing those who had fled from the field of battle; 
forbidding them also to repair to the villages of the 
vanquished, to plunder their property, or murder 
their helpless wives and children. 
While, however, the king refused to allow his 
men to pursue their conquered enemies, or to take 
the spoils of victory, he called a chosen band, 
among which was Farefau, who had offered up the 
public thanksgiving at the festival in Eimeo and 
Patini, a near relative of Mahine, who had been 
