body of natives standing in an open, evidently consulting as to what they should do. I was pretty sure there were Hau Haus but Morgan through some mistake aid no. We were soon undeceived on that point however, as they opened a heavy fire upon us which lasted from the 10/30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. and which you probably heard from the Eclipse. We have peppered them well however and the number of killed must be very great, one man who for a long time seemed to lead a charmed life among the bullets, I shot myself