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every other respect. It appeared to have been literally 
crowded with idols, but no human sacrifices were of¬ 
fered to any of its gods. 
On returning to Mr. Young’s house, I was informed 
that the vessel would sail that evening for Kairua, a 
circumstance I much regretted, as I hoped to spend the 
sabbath at Towaihae. Mr. Young, however, collected 
his family and neighbours together, to the number of 
sixty. A short exhortation was given, and followed 
by prayer; after which I took leave of my kind host, 
repaired on board, and the vessel soon after got under 
way. 
It was daylight the next morning before we had left 
Towaihae bay, as the wind during the night had been 
very light. The sea breeze had, however, set in early, 
and carried us along a rugged and barren shore of lava 
towards Kairua, which is distant from Towaihae about 
thirty miles. It being the sabbath, I preached on deck 
in the afternoon from Mark iv. 38, 39. to a congrega¬ 
tion of about 150 natives, including the greater part of 
the crew. Many of the people were afterwards ob¬ 
served sitting together in small groups, and conversing 
about what they had heard, though some were inclined 
to make sport of it. 
In the evening we were opposite Laemano (Shark’s 
Point,) but strong westerly currents prevented our 
making much progress. 
On the morning of the 14th, we found ourselves 
becalmed to the southward of Kairua, several leagues 
from the shore. The snow-covered tops of the moun¬ 
tains were distinctly seen at sunrise, but they soon 
after became enveloped in clouds, and continued so 
through the day. A light breeze carried the vessel 
