r hundred
miles along the coast."

FOOTNOTES:

[Footnote CF: Probably Wharemata.]

[Footnote CG: Matangi.]

[Footnote CH: Muriwai.]

[Footnote CI: Hinau.]

[Footnote CJ: Probably Waitea.]

[Footnote CK: patu-patu.]

[Footnote CL: Te Puna.]

[Footnote CM: Moehanga.]

[Footnote CN: The former word, "Pa," is correct.]

CHAPTER XIII.

We have noticed all the adventures which Rutherford records to have
befallen him during his residence in New Zealand, and have now only to
relate the manner in which he at last effected his escape from the
country, which we shall do in his own words.

"A few days," says he, "after our return home from Showrackee, we were
alarmed by observing smoke ascending in large quantities from several of
the mountains, and by the natives running about the village in all
directions, and singing out Kipoke,[CO] which signifies a ship on the
coast. I was quite overjoyed to hear the news.

"Aimy and I, accompanied by several of the warriors, and followed by a
number of slaves, loaded with mats and potatoes, and driving pigs before
them for the purpose of trading with the ship, immediately set off for
Tokamardo; and in two days we arrived at that place, the unfortunate
scene of the capture of our ship and its crew on the 7th of March, 1816.
I now perceived the ship under sail, at about twenty miles distance from
the land, off which the wind was blowing strong, which prevented her
nearing. Meanwhile, as it was drawing towards night, we encamped, and
sat down to supper.

"I observed that several of the natives still wore round their necks and
wrists many of the trinkets which they had taken out of our ship. As
Aimy and I sat together at supper, a slave arrived with a new basket,
which he placed before me, saying that it was a present from his master.
I asked him what was in the basket, and he informed me that it was part
of a slave girl's thigh, that had been killed three days before. It was
cooked, he added, and was very nice. I then commanded him to open it,
which he did, when it presented the appearance of a piece of pork which
had been baked in the oven. I made a present of it to Aimy, who divided
it among the chiefs.

"The chiefs now consulted together, and resolved that, if the ship came
in, they would take her, and murder the crew. Next morning she was
observed to be much nearer than she had been the night before; but the
chiefs were still afraid she would not come in, and t