SANDWICH ISLANDS. 
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crimson velvet, and ornamented with silver gilt plates and 
handles. 
On the king’s coffin was the following inscription* in 
Hawaiian and English: 
Tamehameha II. Elii 
no nahina o Avvaii 
make i Pelikani 28 
Makaiki Ivaik i ke mahoe 
neua o Kemakaihi 1824. 
Moa ino no Komakou Elii Iolani. 
Tamehameha II., king 
of the Sandwich Islands, 
died, 14th July 1824, in London, 
in the 28th year of his age. 
May we ever remember our beloved king Iolani. 
On the queen’s there was nearly the same : 
T amehamelu Elii 
no nahaina o Awaii, 
make i Pelikani 22 
Makaiki kaiku, London, 
8 Remahoe o Kemakaihi, 1824. 
Tamehamelu, 
queen of the Sandwich Islands, 
departed this life in 
London, 
July 8, 1824, 
aged 22 years. 
As soon as the coffins were placed on the biers, the pro- 
* The spelling of these inscriptions may at first appear erroneous, but it 
should be remembered that the sounds of r and l are almost indifferently used; 
also those of t and k. 
