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Excerpt from Letters and Notes Written During the Disturbances in the Highlands (Known as the "Devil Country") Of Viti Levu, Fiji, 1876, Vol. 2
June 18, Sunday. - Moved from the cave and marched the men and ammunition to N arata, a small village of three houses and some caves, about two miles from Isulua. Built houses, and remained for the day. The Ba river still large here, - ln places too deep to be bottomed. A small town close to this place belongs to Naqaqa, but it has remained faithful, and provided a portion of our food here, and will also present Masi at Nadrau. Its name is N aqara. It is not strictly a N aqaqa town, but is closely related to that tribe, and the chief is called the brother of Bati Kara Kara. There is also a town in close relationship with a Nadroga tribe near Nadroga, and another with the N acawanisa people. All the small towns we pass on the road, which belong to Nadrau, are reported to be empty, the people being wild, and having run off into the jungle. It appears that these towns were formerly under N abutautau, and hence, through them, subject to N adrau. On the with drewel of Nadrau protection from N abutautau, they remained with Nadrau, but they now fear to give an appearance of siding with us, from apprehension of offending Nabutautau. We march early to-morrow to a small town, where we breakfast Thence to another town, where we shall stay for the night, or go on, as time and carriers will permit.
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