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while Taumuarii fled to the mountains, where he remained 
in a state of starvation for some time, and at length threw 
himself on the regent’s mercy, who removed him to Woahoo, 
where he is strictly watched, but suffers no other evil. 
The natural anxiety of Boki concerning his brother having 
been thus far satisfied, we inquired whether the news of the 
death of Riho-Riho and his queen had reached the Islands, 
and learned that it w r as known at Oahu, and that their re¬ 
mains were hourly expected there, but at Hawaii it was not 
credited. It also appeared that the tidings w 7 as not alto¬ 
gether unlooked for, because an eclipse of the moon, which 
always foretels the death of some great chief, had happened, 
and they were afraid it might be the king or one of his 
companions. 
Our next inquiry addressed to the fisherman concerned 
the bay off which we were, in the district of Ahido; and his 
answer being favourable, our boats were sent to examine it, 
and particularly to ascertain the nature of a reef or bar of 
coral which stretches nearly across the entrance, while the 
ship lay to outside. Here we were visited by a number of 
canoes, and the intelligence having reached the shore, that 
Boki and his friends were on board, we were visited by a 
petty chief and his wife, the latter of whom was Bold’s sister, 
a large handsome woman, who, in the native light Tappa 
