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crew—and that, as I could talk with 
them, I would go to them, in advance 
of the natives, deceive the crew, and 
prevail on them to come on shore and 
sit down, and for us to appear friendly 
till in possession of their arms, then rise 
upon the crew and kill them without 
difficulty or hazard. Some of the na 
lives suspected that I should revolt to 
the other party, and turn the current of 
destruction on them ; but the chief Lut- 
tuon said he liked my plan much, and 
would inquire of their God, and if he 
found that I should be true to them, my 
plan should be adopted. The inquiry 
resulted in favor of my plan, and they 
said 1 might go. The boat was now 
within one hundred rods of the shore* 
and Luttuon called me to him, oiled 
my head and body with cocoanut oil, 
and gave me my charge how to con¬ 
duct. I pledged myself to obey his or¬ 
ders. My joy at this moment was great* 
as the boat anchored near where we 
were. I went to the beach, accompani¬ 
ed by about one hundred of the smart- 
