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island stood, when he hurled his last spear at the ad¬ 
vancing foe, and received the fatal wound ; and many, 
as they pass by, turn aside from the path, place their 
feet on the identical spot where he is said to have 
stood, assume the attitude in which he is supposed to 
have received his mortal wound, and, poising their 
stalf or their spear, tell their children or companions 
that there the last king of Oahu died defending his 
country from its invading enemies. 
Immediately south of the valley of Anuanu is situ¬ 
ated the town and harbour of Honoruru ; the harbour is 
the best, and indeed the only secure one at all seasons, 
in the Sandwich Islands, and is more frequented by 
foreign vessels than any other ; seldom having within it 
less than three or four, and sometimes upwards of 
thirty, lying at anchor at the same time. The town has 
.also, since the number of shipping has increased, be¬ 
come populous, and is one of the largest in the islands, 
usually containing 6000 or 7000 inhabitants ; it is the 
frequent residence of the king and principal chiefs, who 
are much engaged in traffic with foreigners visiting 
the islands, or residing on shore, for purposes of trade. 
There are twelve or fourteen merchants, principally 
Americans, who have established warehouses on shore 
for foreign goods, principally piece goods, hardware, 
crockery, hats and shoes, naval stores, &c. which 
they retail to the natives for Spanish dollars or sandal 
wood. On the eastern side of the basin is a strong fort, 
one hundred yards square, mounting sixty guns. It was 
begun by the Russians, who were expelled, but finished 
by the natives, from an apprehension that these foreign¬ 
ers, in connexion with the Russian settlements on the 
north-west coast of America, were about to take posses- 
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