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to injure them in this way, and as the 
disease had as yet caused no death, I 
had a hope of being spared. I learned 
that a majority of the chiefs in council, 
were for putting me to death, but one 
of them in particular, protested against 
it, fearing it might be the cause of some 
worse calamity. As the vote to carry 
into effect any great measure, must be 
unanimous, this chief was the means by 
his dissenting, of saving my life. 
The afflicted began to recover, and 
my fears were greatly lessened ; but as 
these people are of a very unstable and 
changeful character, I could not entire¬ 
ly divest myself of apprehensions. 
As soon as the harvest was comple¬ 
ted, great preparations were made for 
the embarkation of the chiefs, who 
were going to make their annual visit 
to the different Islands. They told me 
that the King, whom they called La- 
boo-woole-yet, lived on an Island at 
the N. W. and if he did not receive his 
yearly present of preserved bread fruit 
and pero, he would come with a great 
