Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1853-06-16

the interior from piece of wood and stretch
shark skin over it, which is frightened b
DIS made of cocoa-nut fibre. The musicians
bduce on them only discordant notes-but tn,
of the people somewhat improve the effec
clapping their hands and singing.
Near the musicians the recently tatteoed youths
placed. ''yelowed Off" said Daniel, with
nv and cocoa-nut till they shine like FURNISH.
mahogany" They take no active part in the
ceedings. The dancers are women, who are
psea for their good looks from amongst the
res and maidens indiscriminately; they are usu
six in number, and are dressed very hand
nelly: their head dress consists of tortoise shell,
rl, and feathers; their other clothing Y a long
be OF tappa cloth, open in front, and reaching
the ankles like dressing gown. tbs orna
nted as far down as the hips, with bright
theirs, hair &c. The fingers of the women
en- they dance are ornsmented with long
hters, which are fastened to them in such a
" rs to give to the hands somewhat the ap-
france of wings. The motions are not by any
ans vivacious; the women move their hands,
teudng to be birds: they wriggle their bodies
put also in imitation of cells. and approach each
Ter gradually in this way on one heel. Sue
sive sets of dancers thus presents themselves,
the feast is kept up usually for three days;
K and potatoes being eaten, and eava drunk;
singing of native songs is often added to in
ase aud vary the enjoyment.
All the natives of the Marquesas have nume-
Is names Daniel himself had thirty, which
onged, in fact, to graver class of nicknames.
most common title Il wrote it from the
md was Touanahheematehoei or tTou-an-a-
pa -te-o.ey, which meant ''the great chief"
There was no lack of food. The people cult
ed the (sweet) potato with success, and had
nty of yams and bread fruit They caught
mbers of fish. and kept great many swine.
rba fond Of talking lChap
knew their language, number of them would
ne to Daniel, set in the midst, and call upon
to tell them stories, to which they would
and listen quietly for hours. ..They wanted
know all about America, and white people,
ether he had wife at home, and the like
one occasion they asked whether he would
ke them with him to America. EYES," he
q, ''but you would cry if did" ''Ah, yes,"
BY answered, "that is true; we should cry af-
our fathers and mothels-we should cry to
me back to our lands The whites" they said,
must surely think very little of their fathers
d mothers or must leave them when they are
fy young, or they never could 60 sailing all
er the world as they do If we attempted it,
should be always crying eitherfor our parents
our children"
Such conversations made the young white
lief great favorite with his tribe, and he OBJ
ned such influence among them, that he be-
ives he COutu nave pTGFelt6u lIleIu from again
lacking other whites. He never went to war
tn them, however; che had too much respect
his own safety; he never knew what might
ppen." His wives Thought very great deal
out him. and if they fancied he had ever
ought of going out to fight, they would have
on him, and bound him fast in his own
use.o He always told them, that if he went
gay, he would back again, and he believes,
erefore, they are still expecting him. He lived
ry happily with his house full of wives, divid-
his attentions very equally among them, and
lowing due rank to ''the princess" He was
ell treated by the men.
The natives do little trading among them
lives; the articles of barter being chiefly pigs,
lppa cloth, fish-hooks, muskets, powder, and
hings of that kind. Their surgical skill is small;
Int they have good constituents upon which to
ractise, and seem to have learned certain good
rinciples. The chief demand for the doctor s
It is in the cure of musket-wounds, in which
be treatment is to keep the track of the ball as
can as possible.
The tribe with which Daniel herded was, if
ecollect rightly, named the Cauachas, and his
esidence was on the island called by the natives
Iotani. He gave me, however, the names of
he surrounding islands at the same time, and
N not quite sure that have retained the proper
ne; but it was either Mat or Magdalena. The
theirs are Magdalena, Fatuiva, Toowata, Dom
hlque, Rahuga, NukuhlVa.
In answer to a question as to the possibility OF
iviizing his old friends, he said that the French
Sad established settlement on Rahuga IL think, }
where they had remained during five years.
They built small fort, European houses. and
khurches; but finding the place too expensive, or
or some other reason, they then abandoned it.
During the night after their departure, all the ma
lives who had been friendly with the French were
}ither killed or taken prisoners, on the next day
i'll the houses and other edifces that could be
destroyed were pulled to pieces, and the prison
RS were landed on another island; so the place
became again as wild as it was before the French
had it in charge There are some French still in
Rhuya, and some French missionaries in Ruapo.
Having in my remembrance Herman Melville s
btory of adventures in the Marquesas, | asked
by patient about Typee or Happar He inform
ID me that there was Typee Bay in Nukiva
|Nukuhya,) where the people were very savage,
Ind that he had heard of Kappa in Dominique
He had heard also of Hanapa Bay, where white
man named Brown had been killed who had left
his vessel there.
After Daniel had been on the island about six
years, he and another white from another island
,egan with the assistance of the natives to build
schooner; with which they hoped to trade with
California, and the west coast of America
When they had been at work for about six
months, Daniel, attacked with dysentery, be-
came very low and weak. AT that time an Amer
can ship passed the island, and boat came
ashore (the men being we'll armed) in search Of
wood and water Daniel went on board the ship,
telling the natives that he should soon return.
Had they thought him anxious to escape from
them they would no doubt, have kept him pri-
soner until the ship was gone. He went on
board, the captain promised fair to him, and so he
left the island; not he says without some regret.
1t is now nineteen months since he escaped.
The man is well-looking, barring the marks
upon his face and it is, perhaps, worthy of re-
mark, that he has peculiarly soft voice; which,
| cannot help thinking, must have been formed
Or improved by his long residence amongst peo-
pie whose language is without harsh sounds or
gutturas.
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