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280 the Hapai chiefs and warriors, that were with the king, appeared under arms, as also a cer- tain Vavaoo chief, named Paoonga, a relation and confidant of Finow ; all the rest of the Vavaoo chiefs and matabooles remaining un- ^•med, lest they might excite in Finow a sus- picion that thej meant to take hostile measures. About mid-day, or a little after, the large canoe, in which were the prisoners, lashed hand and foot, pushed out to sea, under the com- mand of Lolo Hea Malohi, an adopted son of Finow. They had on board three old small canoes, in a very leaky, rotten state, in which the prisoners were destined to be put, and thus to be allowed gradually to sink, leaving the victims to reflect on their approaching dissolu- tion, without having it in their power to help themselves. The distance they had to go was about two leagues : the weather being calm, the canoe was obliged to be paddled most of the way. In the mean while, some conversation passed be- tween the prisoners, particularly between Now- faho and Booboonoo. Nowfaho observed to 'Booboonoo, that it would have been much bet- ter if they had never made a peace with Finow, and, to a certain degree, he upbraided Booboo- noo with not having followed his advice in this particular : to this the latter replied, that he