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Identifier: torreysnarrative00torr (find matches)
Title: Torrey's narrative; or, The life and adventures of William Torrey, who ... was held a captive by the cannibals of the Marquesas ..
Year: 1848 (1840s)
Authors: Torrey, William, b. 1814
Subjects: Seafaring life
Publisher: Boston, Press of A. J. Wright
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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Cohaphaswished for peace, for those veneies^ or devils, (as theycalled us,) were killing all the Cohaphas with theirPobohe. Our king drew himself up at full length, andAvith a significant expression of countenance said : TheKing of the Cohaphas commenced; the King of theTeheda will end. If he has done enough we will givehim peace ; but if not—if he still thirsts for blood, wewill kill all of them, as wedid the Whis; a tribe of thatname who lived about two miles from us, who commit-ted some misdemeanor upx)n our tribe, at which the 144 LIFE AND ADVENTURES king became enraged, and in a single night killed themall, amounting to about 500. Their bodies were thrownin a pile, where their bones still whiten the sand. Ihave often visited the spot, which can trnly be called^ the place of skulls. Bones of all sizes, from the ten-der infant who nestled in its mothers arms, to the stout,athletic warrior, are strewn upon the ground. Themessenger returned to his king, and peace was estab-lished.
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OF WILLIAM TOREEY. 145 CHAPTER IX. A visit from the Cohaphas. Our King wishes to learn the use ofthe gun. Abandons the idea. Arrival of Captain Fisher. Hisinhumanity. Is driven from the land. Manner of fishing. At-tempt to cultivate tobacco. Efficacy of the tabu law. A missionaryship arrives. Meetings are held. Unbelief of the natives. Narrowescape of the author. Conduct of Mr. Daylia. He is driven fromthe island. Another sail approaches. Recognition of the Captain.His conduct. Plan of escape. The king is deceived. The authorleaves the island. Secretes himself. Is missed. His unpleasantsituation. Joy at seeing the natives leave the ship. Reflec-tions. y^-^^-^^ FEW days after, a number of the Cohaphas vis-^ 1^ ^ ited our valley, expressing a strong desire to^ /■ ^ ^^^ ^^^ Tehoury and their Pobohe. Among5 i((i%j ^ them was the celebrated chief Cappayoho, who^.jyjyj^^p^ was still lame from the wound he had receivedfrom our slugs. When we came before him, he lookedupon us with perfect a

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  • bookcentury:1800
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  • booksubject:Seafaring_life
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