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when, instead of returning the stipulated articles, 
the captain threw down into their canoe a bundle 
of old iron, principally iron hoops, cast loose the 
rope by which they held on to the ship, and sailed 
away. The natives returned to the shore ; a 
council was held, in which it was agreed to take 
revenge on the first ship that should arrive. In 
the interim, however, a Missionary from one of 
the Society Islands, whom they had long known, 
visited them, and, being made acquainted with 
the circumstances, dissuaded them from their pur¬ 
pose, promised to make up their loss, and thus, in 
all probability, the death of several innocent per-< 
sons was prevented. 
While we were engaged in worship at Waiakea, 
Messrs. Bishop and Thurston went over to Pueho, 
on the western shore, and Mr. Thurston preached 
to about one hundred of the people, at the house 
of Kapapa, the head man. When the service was 
ended, Kapapa accompanied them to the east side 
of the bay, in the double canoe which had been 
hired to convey us to Laupahoehoe. 
At daybreak on the 14th, after morning worship 
with the people who crowded our house, we made 
arrangements for our departure. Mr. Harwood 
remained, to return to Oahu in the brig Inore > 
lying at anchor in the bay, as he would thereby be 
enabled to transact some business for the Mission, 
and also avoid travelling over the ravines of Hiro 
and Hamakua. 
Soon after six a. m. we embarked on board our 
canoe, and passed over the reef to the deep water 
on the western side of the bay. The weather was 
calm, and the men laboured with their paddles 
till about eight, when the maranai (east wind) 
sprung up, and wafted us pleasantly along the 
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