. The uncivilized races of men in all countries of the world; being a comprehensive account of their manners and customs, and of their physical, social, mental, moral and religious characteristics. By Rev. J. G. With new designs by Angas, Danby, Wolf, 1871. (3.) MAORI WEAPONS. (See pages 838, 840, 844.)(841) A CEITICAL SITUATION. 843 among them. Ship-taking seems, indeed, tobe a proceeding so dear to the New Zea-lander, that he can scarcely resist the temp-tation when it is offered him. In and Bonnets Missionary Voy-age there is an anecdote of an adventurethat
. The uncivilized races of men in all countries of the world; being a comprehensive account of their manners and customs, and of their physical, social, mental, moral and religious characteristics. By Rev. J. G. With new designs by Angas, Danby, Wolf, 1871. (3.) MAORI WEAPONS. (See pages 838, 840, 844.)(841) A CEITICAL SITUATION. 843 among them. Ship-taking seems, indeed, tobe a proceeding so dear to the New Zea-lander, that he can scarcely resist the temp-tation when it is offered him. In and Bonnets Missionary Voy-age there is an anecdote of an adventurethat befell them, which, but for the timelyaid of a friendly chief, would undoubtedlyhave had a tragic issue. The ship had arrived off New Zealand, andwhile at anchor the following events oc-curred:— This morning our little vesselwas surrounded with canoes, containing sev-eral hundreds of the natives, of both sexes,who presently climbed up, and crowded it somuch that we were obliged to put a bar acrossthe quarter-deck, and tabu it from commerce in various articles, on bothsides, went on pretty well for some time, tillone provoking circumstance after anotheroccurred, which had nearly led to the seizureof the ship and the loss of our lives. In the confusion
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