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places ; but the rest became heavy and uncomfortable. On 
the 12th, Dr. Lea ascertained Manuia’s complaint to be the 
measles; and on the 13th, Tamehameha, who had hitherto 
been perfectly well, was taken ill in the room of the exhibi¬ 
tion of the Royal Academy at Somerset House, where the 
Duke of York had very kindly gone to meet the party: 
between that day and the 19th the whole of the Sandwich 
Island chiefs and their attendants were taken ill. On the 
21st, Dr. Holland was called in; and by the 24th, Tameha¬ 
meha, his queen, and Kapihi, were so much worse that it 
was thought advisable to consult Sir Henry Halford ; and a 
few days afterwards, Mr. M‘Gregor, whose residence in hot 
climates, and consequent knowledge of the disorders pre¬ 
valent there, it was hoped, would be of service. 
Boki and Kuanoa, with all the inferior persons, recovered 
rapidly, and according to the advice they received began to 
go out again; but no argument could prevail on Liliah 
(Boki’s wife) to leave her sick friend even for an hour. The 
queen's illness began to take an unfavourable appearance: 
her lungs appeared to be seriously affected, and in addition 
to the medical men already in attendance, Mr. Alexander 
was called in. Tamehamelm’s disorder, though violent, had 
no very alarming symptoms at the time; and as Kapihi, 
whose sufferings had next to his been the greatest, had 
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