 | Missions - 1799 - 358 pages
...murdered ; which shows the manner in which victims were often procured. " One of the confidants of Otu was advanced to the command of a district, at some...by the difficulty of finding any suitable object. This passed for a time, but the king, or rather Pomare, at length insisted on his compliance. This... | |
 | 1809 - 914 pages
...resided amongst them. One of the confidants of Otoo, upon our return from the Sandwich islands, a felJow who visited us daily previous to our voyage thither,...king, or rather Pomarrie, at length insisted on his compliance. The wretch, now put to his shifts, and apprehensive of losing the smiles of his benefactor,... | |
 | Enos Bronson - Literature, Modern - 1809 - 494 pages
...been often importuned for a human victim, and as often excused himself by the difficidty of findmg any suitable object within his district. This passed for a time ; but the king, ur rather Pomarrie, at length insisted on his compliance. The wretch, now put to his shifts, and apprehensive... | |
 | Missions - 1849 - 356 pages
...murdered ; which shows the manner in which victims were often procured. . " One of the confidants of Otu was advanced to the command of a district, at some...by the difficulty of finding any suitable object. This passed for a time, but the king, or rather Pomare, at length insisted on his compliance. This... | |
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H 2 is off his guard, knocks him down and kills him on the spot. An instance of this treachery and murder occurred whilst I resided amongst them. One of the confidants of Otoo, upon our return from the Sandwich Islands, a fellow who visited us daily previous... 