Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1853-06-15

| should cry aIleT our lalheio dhu '"o'!e
we should cry to come back to our lands.
rhe whites" they said, "must surely think
very little of theil fathers and mothers; or
must leave them when they are very young
or they never could 60 sailing all over the
world as they do. IF we attempted it, we
should be always crying after our parents
or children"
Such conversations made the young white
chief greatfavourite with his tribe, and he
obtained such influence among them, that
he believes he could have prevented them
from again attacking other whites. He
never went to war with them, however,
"he had too much respect for his own safe
ty he never knew what might happen"
His wive Thought very great deal about
him, and if they fancied he had ever tho't
of going out to fight, they would have set on
him, and bound him fast in his own house"
He always told them, that if he went away,
he would come back again and he believes,
therefore, that they are still expecting HIM.
He lived very happily with his house-fu!l
of wives, dividing his attentions very equal
ly among them, and allowing due rank to
'ithe princess" He was well treated by
the meE.
The natives do little trading among
themselves the articles of barter being
chiefly pigs and tappa cloth, fsh-hooks,
muskets, powder, and things of that kind.
Their surgical skill is small but they have
good constitutions upon which to practise,
and seem to have learned certain good prin-
clples. The chief demand for the doctors
art is in the cure of musket wounds, in
which the treatment is to keep the track of
the ball as clean as possible.
In answer to question as to the posi-.
bility of civillzing his old friends, he said
that the French had established settle;
ment on Rahuga q think where they had
remained during five years. They built
small fort, European houses, and churches;
but finding the place too, expensive, or tor
some other reason, they then abandoned 1t:
During the night after their departure, all
the natives who had been friendly with the
French were either killed or taken prisoners
ard on the next day all the houses and 9TH
er edifces that could be destroyed were
pulled to pieces, and the prisoners were
landed on another island SO the place be-
came again as wild as it was before the
French had it in charge. There are some
French still in Ruhiva, and some French
missionaries IN Ruapo.
After Daniel had been on the island about
six wears, he and another white from an
other island began, with the assistance OF
the natives to build schooner with which
thew 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, became very low
and weak. At that time an American ship
passed the island, and boat came ashore
llthe men being we'll armed) in search OF
wood and water. Daniel went Oh board the
ship, telling the natives that he should re-
turn. Had they thought him anxious to es-
cape from them they would, no doubt, have
kept him prisoner until the ship was gone;
He went on board, the captain promised
fair to him, and so he left the island not,
he saws, without some regret. 1t is now
nineteen months since he escaped.
The man is wel-luoking fellow (bar-
ring the marks upon his face and it is per-
haps, worthy of remark, that he has pc
cuiiarly soft voice. which l cannot help
thinking must have been formed or improv,-
ed by his long residence amongst people
whose language is without harsh sounds or
gutturals. Household WordS.