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338 Tonga, we shall give an account of these trans- actions in the order in which they happened, and conclude with the ceremony of pardon, granted by Finow to Toobo Malohi and his followers. The reader will recollect, perfectly well, the fortress of Nioocalofa, on the island of Tonga, which Finow besieged with the four carronades, and afterwards burnt to the ground, with great slaughter of the garrison. Toobo Malohi was chief of this fortress at the time ; and in conse- quence of Finow's vigorous attack, he left it, with such of his followers as could save them- selves, and fled up the country, to seek refuge in some other fortress. This chief had all along been unfortunate : at the time of the great revolution of Tonga, and the early success of Finow, he had fled to the Fiji islands with his followers, and had resided there some time ; gaining experience in the art of war. On his return to Tonga, he built the fortress of Nioo- calofa ; from which he was afterwards driven by Finow, as just related : he next took refuge in some other fortress ; from which, owing to the jealousy of the chief, or some other cause, he was obliged to depart, and seek shelter in a third; from whence he was driven by some un- toward circumstance ; and thus he became, in fact, quite a refugee ; nobody being willing to receive him in a sincere and friendly way : till