hongi

Near the end of the narrative, Rutherford gives an account of a great battle, in which the chief Hongi was a prominent figure.

But Hongi captured the pah, and slew five hundred of the unfortunate inmates.

Over a thousand were killed, and Hongi and his men feasted on the spot for some days till three hundred bodies had been eaten.

Thus did Hongi conquer till the whole North Island owned his ascendancy.

This young fellow was a nephew of Hongi, the powerful head chief of the Ngapuhi tribe.