essed in a feathered cloak and
turban, continually turning herself round, wringing her hands, and
crying for the loss of her son.

"The dead body having been in a few days buried with the usual
ceremonies, we all prepared to return to our own village. Shaurakke is
one of the most delightful spots in New Zealand, and has more cultivated
land about it than I saw anywhere else. While I was here, I saw a
slave-woman eat part of her own child, which had been killed by the
chief, her master. I have known several instances of New Zealand women
eating their children as soon as they were born."

FOOTNOTES:

[Footnote BY: Kaipara.]

[Footnote BZ: Raumati.]

[Footnote CA: Another rendition of Hokianga.]

[Footnote CB: Mr. Craik adds a note stating that the place which
Rutherford here calls Wangalore is Wangaroa. (The proper spelling is
Whangaroa.) The ship, he says, was the "Mercury," of London, South Sea
whaler, which put in at Wangaroa on March 5th, 1825, and was plundered
of the greater part of her cargo by the natives. She was also so much
disabled by the attack made upon her that, after a vain attempt to carry
her round to the Bay of Islands, it was found necessary to abandon her,
when she drove to sea, and asserted that no cause of offence whatever
was given to the natives by the captain or crew of the "Mercury," while
the conduct of the former was in all respects treacherous, unfeeling,
and provoking.]

[Footnote CC: All the names are spelt wrongly.]

[Footnote CD: Probably Matui or Matohi.]

[Footnote CE: Evidently Hauraki, which, however, is on the east coast,
while Knipara is on the west.]

CHAPTER XII.

This is, we believe, the most complete account, and, at the same time,
the one most to be depended on, which has yet been given to the public,
of a New Zealand battle. None of the other persons who have described to
us the manners of these savages have seen them engaged with each other,
except in a sham fight; although Nicholas, on one occasion, was very
near being afforded an opportunity of witnessing a real combat. That
gentleman and Marsden, however, have given us some very interesting
details respecting the preliminaries to an actual engagement. They
describe the debates which generally take place in the war-council of a
tribe or district previous to any declaration of hostilities; and those
conferences between the two opposing parties in which, even after they
have met on the intended field of