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our pilots steered with uncommon address and pre¬ 
cision ; and before we could look round, we found our 
canoe on a sandy beach, a few yards long, entirely 
defended by rocks of lava from the rolling surf on the 
outside. 
It was one p. M. when we landed, and walked up to 
the house of the head man, where we had a few fish 
and some potatoes, that we had brought with us, pre¬ 
pared for dinner. After the people of the place had 
been spoken to on the subject of religion, they said 
they had heard there were missionaries living at Oahu, 
teaching the king to read, and write, and pray. They 
had also heard of Jehovah, but not of Jesus Christ. 
It was compassionate in the great God, they added, to 
think of them, and send his word among them. 
After remaining an hour or two, we proposed to pro¬ 
ceed, but could not prevail, on Makoa to go any further 
that night. He said we had come far enough for one 
day, and had better stay till the morning. He also 
complained of being tired with bailing out the canoe. 
We knew this was only an excuse, and that the prin¬ 
cipal reason why he wished to stop was because the 
head man of the place had invited us to remain, and 
had told us that if w r e would spend the night there, he 
would have a pig and some taro cooked. Makoa could 
not agree to lose the benefit of this offer; but as we 
were refreshed, and thought it best to proceed, we 
thanked the chief for his kindness, and, finding our 
guide determined to stay, we took each a blanket for a 
covering at night, and resumed our journey. 
Leaving Laupahoehoe, we ascended the north side 
of the deep ravine, at the bottom of which the village 
is situated. We reached the top after climbing between 
