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POLYNESIAN RESEARCHES. 
The Haweis, in honour of the late Dr. Haweis, 
who was the steady friend of the South Sea 
Mission, and in some respects may be said to have 
been its founder. 
The circumstance of the king’s throwing the 
wine at the ship, the breaking of the bottle, the 
red wine spreading abroad, and the pieces of 
glass flying in every direction, startled the natives 
who were pulling the ropes on that side of the 
vessel. They immediately left hold of the ropes, 
and stood gazing in astonishment alternately at 
the king, and the place against which the bottle 
had been thrown. Those on the opposite side 
continued pulling with all their might, and soon 
drew the vessel on one side till she fell. One 
simultaneous cry, Aue te paid e , Alas, the ship ! 
or Oh, the ship ! resounded in every direction, 
and the king seemed to think she would never be 
launched. With great effort she was replaced, 
during the same afternoon, in an upright position, 
and subsequently launched upon the bosom of the 
Pacific, amid the exulting shouts of the multitudes 
who thronged the shores. 
The Haweis was afterwards rigged, and em¬ 
ployed in conveying the Missionary families to 
their respective stations; after which she made 
one or two very profitless voyages to New South 
Wales. On account of the heavy expenses attend¬ 
ing every voyage, although it was of great import¬ 
ance to maintain a regular intercourse between the 
respective stations, and between the islands and 
the colony, it was found necessary to dispose of 
the ship, which had been built with so much cost 
and labour ; she was sold in New South Wales, 
and is now employed in trading between Port 
Jackson and Van Diemen’s Land. 
