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Volume 3 (1858-1859) (592 pages)
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Page: of 592
OUR NEIGHBORS OF THE SANDWICH ISLANDS. 197
done, and the images taken off and destroyed by a few rough sailors, in the
presence of the priests and chiefs, who
had not sufficient resolution to prevent
this desecration of their temple and the
manes of their ancestors. Cook once
more offered the hatchets, and with the
same result. The priest to whom he
spoke trembled with emotion, but still
refused. During this scene, a concourse
of natives had assembled, and expressed
their sense of the wrong in no yery quiet
mood. Some difficulty, at this juncture,
having occurred between the master’s
mate of the Resolution and the natives,
in getting off the ship’s rudder, which
DIAMOND HEAD—VILLAGE OF WAIKIKI, FROM HONOLULU.
had just been repaired, the mate angrily
struck several. A chief interposed, but
he was haughtily told to order his men to
labor properly. This he was not disposed to do; or, if he had so done, his
people were in no humor to -comply.
Presently hooting, mocking and throwing
of stones was commenced by the natives ;
and, after a slight defense, the marines
were glad to retire. Many reasons
united to bring about this change of feeling. Besides, the natives, really alarmed
at the prospect of a famine—for their
supplies were never over-abundant for
themselves—by expressive signs, urged
them to leave. The glad tidings that the
day for sailing was nigh, soon spread,
and the rejoicing people, at the command
of their chiefs, prepared a farewell present of food, cloth and other articles,
which, in quantity and value, far exceeded any before given.. They were all
taken on board, and nothing given in
recompense. The magnitude of the gifts
from the savage, and the meanness of
those from the white men, must excite
the indignant surprise of every one who
peruses the narrative of this voyage. .
On the 4th of February the ships
sailed, but were becalmed, in sight of
land, during that and the following day,
which gave a fresh occasion for Kalaniopuu and his people to exercise their hospitality, by sending off a gift of fine hogs
and many vegetables.
But the joy of the inhabitants was des-