If  this  were  so,  it  is  to  be  regretted  that  so  good  a  man
should  have  made  so  great  a  mistake;  and  that  the
execution  which  he  ordered  should  have  taken  effect  on
innocent  victims.  Vancouver's  vessels  left  the  islands
on  the  30th  of  March.  He  returned  for  his  last  visit  in
January  1794;  and  among  other  matters  which  sig-
nalized his  stay,  a  vessel  was  built  and  rigged,  and
named  the  'Britannia.'  The  work  was  done  by  the
ship's  people,  assisted  by  an  English  carpenter  in  ths
King's  employ.  Vancouver  also  brought  about  a  recon-
ciliation between  Kamehameha  and  his  favourite  queen
Kaahumanu,  who  had  been  separated  from  him  through
jealousy  fostered  by  unfriendly  chiefs.  He  gave  the
King  excellent  advice  as  to  the  discipline  of  his  troops
and  his  political  conduct;  urged  the  advantages  of
peace,  the  folly  of  idolatry,  the  oppressive  evil  of  the
tahu  system,  and  made  known  to  him  the  one  true  Grod,
Creator,  Ruler,  and  Judge  of  all  nations  and  all  men.
Vancouver's  visit  placed  the  British  in  a  new  and
more  favourable  light  with  the  native  race.  The  im-
pressions of  events  at  and  following  on  Cook's  death

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