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the muskets would be sufficient to in¬ 
timidate them. The prisoner was pla¬ 
ced in charge of these men, who had or¬ 
ders to go to the village, and recover 
the hatchet and bring back the person 
whom the prisoner might point out as 
the thief. 
They succeeded in getting the hatch¬ 
et, but when about to return, the na¬ 
tives in a great body, attacked them 
with stones. Finding that they retreat¬ 
ed, the natives pursued them, and hav¬ 
ing overtaken Rowland Jones, killed 
him upon the spot. The remainder, al¬ 
though bruised with the stones which 
these Islanders had thrown with great 
precision, arrived at the tent with the 
alarming intelligence of a difficulty 
while they followed in the rear armed 
for war! 
No time was lost in arming ourselves, 
while the natives collected from all 
quarters, and at a short distance from 
the tent, seemed to hold a kind of coun¬ 
cil- After deliberating some time, they 
began to tear to pieces one of the boats. 
