THE TONGA ISLANDS.

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CHAP! Ell VI.

Finow embarks again with all his army for Vavaoo, and ar-rives at Neafoo—Alarm in the night—Presence of mindin one of Finow’s men—Plan of attack—Siege com-mences—An armistice—Accident to Mr. Mariner, whichcauses the battle to be renewed—Audacity of a Vavaoowarrior—Finow forbids the guns to be used—Sortie ofthe enemy—Bravery of Chioolooa—Wonderful escape ofLatoo Ila—Conduct of the llapai women—Finow’s armyreturns to Neafoo, and builds a fortress there—Alarm inthe night—Revolt of a young chief to the enemy, and theconsequences—Slaughter of the enemy by an ambuscade—Sixty bodies offered to the gods—Cannibalism—Sup-posed treachery of Lioofau—The king returns thanks tohis tutelar god—Hints of his priest—Apprehension andpunishment of Map pa Haano—Regulations respectingdeserters—Cruelties exercised upon four of the enemy—Desertion of Toobo Boogoo from the enemy—One of Fi-now’s canoes surprised by an attack from Maccapapa atthe island of Taoonga—Finow sends out an expeditionagainst Maccapapa’s canoes, and takes ten—Attack onthe enemy’s field of yams.—Mr. Mariner wounded—Anattempt to secure the enemy's hogs.

The day after the return of the expedition, thegods were invoked in the usual way, and theoracular answer was, to proceed immediatelyto war against Vavaoo. All things being inreadiness, the following morning the king em-barked with the whole of his forces, about 5t)00men, besides 1000 women, in fifty large canoes,