Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1817-09-06

of the guards. While Fooeo Neuha'
armed With an axe. entered the house.
After passing the place where the
kings miStresses were asleep. he
came to the king stretched upon his
mat. and in profound slnmber.-
Wishing The king should know by
WHOM, he vas about to be butchered,
Too5o Neuba struck him with his
hand, upon which his majesty started
up-Toobo exclaimed" II is l, Tos-
DO Ncuba, that strike" and immedi-
ately lecelIed a blow at his sosereign's
head. Which put an instantaneous end
to his existeace. The guards then
! rushed in and sacrificed the whole ia
miIy. except a child of three years
Old, whom Teboo spatched up and
carried with him. This produced a
civil war, in which after considerable
fighting and bloodshed. the insnr-
gent chiefs prevailed. and finow was
established in the sovereignty of the
Islands.
The inhabitants ofthese Islands are
represented by Mr.. Mariner as pa
gans, savases, aud cannibals. lie
had abundant opportunity TO Witness
the exhibition of these several traits
| Of character.in a variety OF instances.
The wives of the principal men were
strangled at the death of their hus-
! bands. and it was common occur
renee, when member of their fami-
lies were sick, to sacrifice a child as
an Offering 10 appease their God.
Previous TO Mr.. Mariners effect
ing his escape, Finow died; and was
succeeded by the son, also called FL
now. This chief is represented as
being of very different character
from his father. opposed TO war, fond
Of peace, DESTROYS of inducing his sub
jects to attend to the cultivation OF
their land, and eagerly bent on the
acquisition of knowledge.
Mr.. Mariner, at length effected his
escape in the latter part of the year
1910, b. getting on board the En-
glish brig Fayorite, Captain Fisk,
which fortunately came near to the
island. After having secured hi"
self OF board. he put the men whom
he had forced to carry him thither on
shore, from whom Finow learned
what had occurred. The next day
he visited the brig. carrying presents
to Mr.. Mariner of provisions. &C.
He and his attendants were treated
by Captain Fisk with great civility
and Kindness, and were so we'll pleas
ed as to tarry through the night.
This young chief is stated to have
been so DESTROYS of improving his mind
and learning the accomplishments Of
civilized life, that he might benefit
the condition of his subjects, that he
was extremely urgent TO be carried TO
England for that purpose. Apropo-
sitiOn was made to that effect to cap
tain Fisk. at the request of Finow, by
Mr.. Mariner. who did not think pro-
per. to give his assent. This was a
sore disappointment to Finow-For,
Notwithstanding Mr.. Mariner re-
presented to him how differently he
would be- situated in England, stand
ing as he necessarily would in sub
ordinate station among people so
highly civilized and informed. COM
pared with living at home as king
still he could not be pacified. but
thought" If he could but learn to
-ead, and 1rrite, and think like an En-
siishman. that q state Of poverty. 7rith
such high accomplishments. 7ras far
superior to regal authority in state
Of ignorance"
We should think, if this prince re-
ally deserves the character which is
given of him BY Mr.. Mariner. that ii
would be very easy task, for the
missionaries In that region. to intro
drce into his dominion, not only the
arts of civilization, but the light of
christianity. There appears nothing
wanting bat the attempt, under the
countenance Of sovereign of such
disposition, to insure full success.
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