Under Hawaiian skies, a narrative of the romance, adventure and history of the Hawaiian Islands, a complete historical account, by Albert Pierce Taylor.

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142 li~UNIER HA:/\WAIIAN SKIES

only learned the use and arrangements of its various articles,
lbnt appliedl his knowledge to the uniform and most minute practice of personal cleanliness and decorumn. ***
I ortlock say-s that "Tiana, though no Iprofessedl Papist, would
frequently gro to lplaces, of (livine worship at Macao, and always
olbservedl the manner, miotion)is and attitudles of the congregation1, sta1ndng- or kneelin as they (lid." However, it is said
that he retuirned to Hawaii as much of a heathen as before.
Meainw;hile, the Khig Gcorc/e and Qiteen Charlotte, after relieving Captaini Meares in May, 1787, separated from each other,-.
the Ouccit ChIarlotte lproceeding (lowil the Americani coast to
Queen Charlotte's Island, inamedl after the ship. There in August,
1 787, Captain Dixon miet two small vessels fitted out lby their
company in Londlon, viz., tlhe Pr;ince of Wales, Capt. Colnett,
and the Pirincess Roya~l, Capt. Duncan, a sloop of only fifty tons'.
They also heard of a ship called the intperial Eagfle, Capt. Barclay,I froil nLIoud(on, which had left Engl10and in November, 1786,
and arrivedl before the Prin-ce of Wales. Capt. B~arclay (liscov-I
eredl the Straits of San Juian (le Fuca, and sailed for China,,
touichingc at the Sandwich Islands on the way-. Hie was accoml.panied Iwy his wife, who took,1 a H-awaiian girl called "Wvniiee
possibly wahinie, meianing womiani), wvith her to Canton, in 1787.
Captain T:ixon then steered for the Islands, arri-in8g off Ilawaii
September.5. 1787. lie ran (lown to his 01(1 station at W~aialae,
)ahu. He sailed for K\-.auai arriv6ing 20 (lays after the (leparture
of Capt. Mfeare-s. TIwo (lays later hie sailed for Macao, China.
The K~ino Geo rge, Capt. P~ortlock, remained somie time at Prince
Williamiis Souind, andl arriNve( at 1I lawaii for the thirdl time on
Septemiber 28, three wNeeks later than the Oneen Charlotte, whenl
hie drov-e a brisk tradle for fowls, pigs andI other supplies and~
lproceedled to WNaimiea, Kauai, and thence to Niihau, where the
kinga was visiting. The chief, Opuinti, senit a messenger in a~
canioe to W~aimiea, for a lette- which. Capt. D~ixon had left for
Capt. Portlock, and (leliveredl it to him ine about thirty-six hours.
Capt. Portlock writes feelingly of the olppression of the commonpeople by the chiefs, of which hie was ai w~itness. He left Niihatu