ent, and conferred glory on himself; and the
whole battle-field was covered with the ovens in which his followers
cooked the flesh of the prisoners whom they did not keep as slaves!

This horrible scene took place while Mr. Marsden was in Australia, but he
could hardly have prevented it. Probably the chief's ferocity, so long
repressed, was in a state of reaction; for, though the missionaries were
not molested, their efforts seemed lost. Hunghi declared that he wished
his children to learn to fight, not to read; and the Maoris insisted on
being paid for any service to the missionaries in fire-arms and powder.
When this was refused they became insolent and mischievous, intruding
into the houses, demanding food, breaking down the fences, and stealing
whatever they could seize; and there was reason to fear that any
excitement might lead to absolute danger. In this crisis some of the
missionaries failed, sold ammunition, and otherwise were wanting in the
testimony they were intended to maintain. The tidings determined Mr.
Marsden on making a fourth visit to New Zealand: and this time he was
able to take with him a clergyman, the Rev. Henry Williams, who lived to
become Bishop of a Maori district. It was nine years since the first
landing there, and, in spite of all disappointments, he found many of the
natives much improved, and the friendly chiefs quite able to understand
his prohibition against the sale of powder, although they were at first
inclined to be angry at his having sent home a missionary on that
account. The other missionaries expressed repentance for their errors,
but he was not thoroughly satisfied with them, though allowing much for
their isolation from Christian society and ordinances.

A Wesleyan mission had been established at Wangaroa, which he visited and
assisted, and finding Mr. Leigh, the chief minister, very ill, offered
him a passage to Sydney for advice, but this ship had scarcely weighed
anchor before a great storm came on; the ship was lost, and the crew and
passengers had to land in boats, and return for two months longer before
a ship could be found to bring them home, and in this time he did all in
his power to bring the Maories to agree to some settled form of
government under a single chief; but though any chief, especially Hunghi,
was quite willing to be that one, nobody would be anything secondary, and
thus the project failed. He also set the missionaries the task of
endeavouring t