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these Chiefs that were gone over went with
very hostile intentions, followed them
accompanied by a large body of the profession
of Christianity, with a wish to prevent war
& bring about a ratification of the peace,
which he happily effected at a general
meeting of both parties, when it is said
he had it in his power easily to have [indecipherable]
the Oropa having then an army under
his command far superior in number,
and better provided with amunition than
theirs. By defeating them he would have
regained the compleat [complete] Sovereignty of the
"Queen of Islands:" and his not attempting
to take advantage of these circumstances, but
under them to negotiate & promote a ratification
of peace, furnishes a striking proof of his
peaceable & unaspiring disposition, which
may be attributed to the peaceable Christian
principles he has imbibed. He soon after
this dismissed the army & ordered the people of
this Island to return home, [indecipherable] their continuous
should create any jealousy in the minds of the
Oropa or suspicion of his sincerity in the
the affair of the peace; and also to remove the
danger of any fresh eruption. It was not long
after however until he learned that the Oropa were
preparing for fresh hostilities, and found himself
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himself under the necessity of recalling his
forces. [original crossed out] The Oropa, it is said, were
set on to make these preparations by one of their
prophets supposed to be inspired by the god Oro.
We have not heard from Pomare since the people
of this island returned to him, but expect it
daily. By some who arrived here from thence on
the 6th instant we are informed that the Oropa
are now desirous of peace being afraid; and
that one of the principal Chiefs has forsaken
Oro &c. and become a professed worshiper [worshipper] of the
true God. There has been for some time
a [original crossed out] great scarcity of the Bread-fruit
here, which we understand is now beginning to be
the case at Otaheite; the Taro alas, which is
the chife [chief] article of food at present begins to get scarce
so that this is likely to be a trying season here.

Thro' mercy my family & indeed the society in
general are in tolerable health at present. My
complaint gains upon me considerably more pain
ful than usual for some days past.

I know not how to account for Mr. Hall's silence. A letter
by Captn. Burnett of the Campbell Macquarie was the
first and last I ever received from him, tho' since
the receipt of that I have written to him several
times, & sent him mats I procured for his cloth,
as