The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1875-08-28

r,rsops nom the shore we're freely admitted on
hard, and, without iSt or rcmonsfrance. AL her
Fiiiau passengers At once landed In LSrukn
"Cakohau proceeded 10 his own house At Dr'eha
"a small native town on this island and about two
miles from hcre). where he was met ~ hatu
Savenaca Chis brothcr. aud, certainly TIE moei MET
liseni, able. " no, prieeely ehisf We hsal. sa,a
q the people. Great wcrr the rJoicinrs At ms
return. Contributions 81 pigs, fruis. turteyr, Ducks
6-h and every kind e vegetables and ffuif Sth
which the islands abognd were Ia prgdigious qs"ti-
ties presented n ibe royal HOUSE. and Tho char cien-
istic Meki Nick (e .sti' &. dancing and singinR,D vas
thoroughly enjoyed. A day or iso ahsr C.k.eAn
lco for tho royal residence az Ian, and Al went
merry rs a marriage ball
"Saddcniy. however, within a week afterwards.
the air rcsounds with walls and lameniatlons All
az once, Ia every direction. the people arc strioken
down with a fel disease. which up 90 this time hey
bad never been in the slightest degree acquainted
with.
The natives became somehow lmbued with the
terrible idea that now The Pspaiag1 NEngish 20.
ple) had become Pcsscsscd q their land, they desired
60 get rid Of them. In many instances Il was impos-
siblc 20 dispel the idea that che King had bern taken
20 Sydney Tor tho purpose Of communicating 90 him
n fatal poison. with which utterly 20 destroy all his
people Sick men and women would lock yen tAiry
IN the face. as hough convinced 81 their memorable
fate, ana Say, I am going 20 de- and at once settle
down 90 inevitable death. To tell f9i man he
Looked sick. was as certain destruction 70 him, IN
many instances. as a bullet through his heart would
- Nv -
for the supcrstitious dread and confident belief IN
destiny these curious people exhibit One Instance
viii give which occurred under my own observation.
Six healthy Fijians visited a plantation on oniu-
Lew. and aeeosted a Tonga man (Friendly ~islaDder)
az work there, and In reply werc told that all the
Fjians at that plantation were ga nefs Vslck and
going to die). and that they lthe slx) looked sck.
A glance Of horror In return greeted this remark.
they retired 10 n burc (native housel In the neigh
bOrhooi. Two died on the following day, two the
day after. and on tho evening OF the third day not
one Of the six was alive. Bat beyond this fatal
panic which Immediately scizes the diseaee-siHcken
Fiji man, IL was impossible 20 treat him. from his
dogged resistance 20 medical treatment
'Among those who have fallen. sad 10 relate. arc
The principal chiefs, n majority OF hose who signed
the deed Of cegsion 20 England II 700 refer 20 that
instrument yo1 viii end the hrst among the names
Of the high chiefs signing a.. after those Of the kins's
family, 60 be that of 'Savcnaca, and no wUrds OF
mine could describe the noble presence and courtly
bearing Of this magnificent old fjian. The brother
Of the King, nearest him In his councils, the true
friend % the whites, the most clear-headed. 10 my
opinion, having n much higher intellect than Cako-
bau, he died universally regretted. Hls last mo-
ments were remarkable for the e~quanimity with
which he met his death. lie had been removed 90
the private residence Of Mr.. Thurston, who zealousy
attended him. and he died without n murmur or n
sigh. His remains were carried 10 the grave by
white men, and the natives have constructed over
him a pyramid-shaped monumen OF gigantic pro-
portions. Since that time no less than i've OF the
chiefs who signed the deed OF cesslon have died, ns
well as a great number OF others. OF tho population
Of this ~island-Ovalau, one OF the smallest OF the
group-ovcr coo have been buried. and funerals
each day continue. Nor has the white population
escaped. Among the children tho mortality hnt
been considerable, and general gloom prevails.
Neither has the mortality been conhEcd 20 this
island. IL has spread over all tho larger and smaller
islands Of the group with frightful rapidly. la tho
mountains Of Viii and vanua Lew Il has annIhiloted
whole tribes"