y whom he
was employed in sawing wood. On May 26th he was married to a chief
woman, whose name, he says, was Nowyrooa, by Mr. Pritchard, one of the
English missionaries. While he resided here, he was also employed as an
interpreter by Captain Peachy, of the "Blossom" sloop of war, then
engaged in surveying those islands.

Still, however, longing very much to see his native country, he embarked
on January 6th, 1827, on board the brig "Macquarie," commanded by
Captain Hunter, and bound for Port Jackson. On taking leave of his wife
and friends, he made them a promise to return to the island in two
years, "which," says he, "I intend to keep, if it is in my power, and
end my days there."

The "Macquarie" reached Port Jackson on February 19th, and Rutherford
states that he met there a young woman who had been saved from the
massacre of those on board the "Boyd," and who gave him an account of
that event. This was probably the daughter of a woman whom Mr. Berry
brought to Lima.

He also found at Port Jackson two vessels on their way back to England,
with a body of persons who had attempted to form a settlement in New
Zealand, but who had been compelled to abandon their design, as he
understood, by the treacherous behaviour of the natives.

He now embarked on board the Sydney packet, commanded by Captain Tailor,
which proceeded first for Hobart Town, in Van Diemen's Land,[CP] and
after lying there for about a fortnight set sail again for Rio de
Janeiro.

On his arrival there he went into the service of Mr. Harris, a Dutch
gentleman. Mr. Harris, on learning his history, had him presented to the
Emperor Don Pedro, who asked him many questions by an interpreter, and
made him a present of eighty dollars. He also offered him employment in
his navy; but this Rutherford refused, preferring to return to England
in the "Blanche" frigate, then on the point of sailing, in which he
obtained a passage by an application to the British consul. On the
arrival of the ship at Spithead, he immediately left her, and proceeded
to Manchester, his native town, which he had not seen since he first
went to sea in the year 1806.

After his return to England Rutherford occasionally maintained himself
by accompanying a travelling caravan of wonders, showing his tattooing,
and telling something of his extraordinary adventures.

The publisher of this volume had many conversations with him in January,
1829, when he was exhibited in London. He was ev