Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition : during the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842 . se who thus added all the vices of civilized lifeto their own native barbarity, I would include the people of Viwa andVerata, who have frequently been enabled to carry on their wars at adistance by the assistance of the foreign vessels that have been here,and in return have in several instances massacred their white coad-jutors. It was at Ambau that the French brig Aimable Josephine, CaptainBureau, was cut off, on the night of the 19th July, 1834. In retalia-tion for this act, Captain DUrville
Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition : during the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842 . se who thus added all the vices of civilized lifeto their own native barbarity, I would include the people of Viwa andVerata, who have frequently been enabled to carry on their wars at adistance by the assistance of the foreign vessels that have been here,and in return have in several instances massacred their white coad-jutors. It was at Ambau that the French brig Aimable Josephine, CaptainBureau, was cut off, on the night of the 19th July, 1834. In retalia-tion for this act, Captain DUrville destroyed the town of Viwa in1839. It appears that this vessel had been frequently employed intransporting the warriors of Ambau from place to place. In returnfor this service, a promise was made to supply Captain Bureau with acargo of biche de mar and shell. Instead of fulfilling this promise,the chief Namosimalua, in whom he had long trusted, seized uponhis vessel and caused him to be put to death. The chief was, it issaid, averse to the latter crime, but was constrained to it by the chiefs -:. MALOLO. 311 of Ambau, although he at the same time acknowledged himself undermany obligations to the captain, and professed a great Feejee friend-ship towards him. The captain was warned by the traders as to thedanger of trusting the natives as much as he did. But he disregardedthese cautions, and the consequence was the loss both of the vesseland his own life.* The brig was cut off through the instrumentality of six of the na-tives of Viwa, whom he had on a former visit taken on board andcarried with him to Tahiti. These went on board on the afternoonof 19th July, leaving at the fish-house Charley, an English residentof Viwa, and a Frenchman named Clermont. When the nativescame on board and were in the gangway, the second officer, with thecook and steward, was standing on the forecastle, and the captain wason the quarter-deck. One of the natives called the attention of thecaptain to
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