File 2: Rowland Hassall papers, 1811-1820, 1860

Mr Hassall

Parramatta

Papieta Tahiti Monday

Sept. 25th 1812

Dear Friends

May Jehovah & Jesus Christ. May the three-one our only trust & Saviour bless you!  May my soul be saved by Jesus Christ, may the anger of Jehovah towards me be appeased, who am but a wicked man and guilty of accumulated crimes of regardlessness of ignorance of God, and obstinate perseverance in wickedness!  May Jehovah also pardon my foolishness, unbelief and rejection of the truth, may Jehovah give me his good spirit to sanctify my heart that I may love what is good, & that I may be enabled to put away all my evil customs and become one of his people and be saved through Jesus Christ our only Saviour. You indeed will be saved, you are the people of God.

But I may be banished to hell, God may not regard me, I who am a wicked man, my sins great and accumulated, but O. that we all may be saved through Christ Jesus! May God be appeased towards us all for all of us have been disobedient to him our Lord and Master. Behold the beasts, they are all obedient to man their Lord and Master. Surely we are Fools may the Three One save us.

My Dear Friends

War will perhaps soon commence in the district of [Pahara?] we are

Papiete Tahiti Monday

Sept. 25th 1812

Dear Friends

May Jehovah & Jesus Christ. May the three-one our only trust & Saviour bless you! May my soul be saved by Jesus Christ, may the anger of Jehovah towards me be appeased, who am but a wicked man and guilty of accumulated crimes of regardlessness of ignorance of God, and obstinate perseverance in wickedness!  May Jehovah also pardon my foolishness, unbelief and rejection of the truth, may Jehovah give me his good spirit to sanctify my heart that I may love what is good, & that I may be enabled to put away all my evil customs and become one of his people and be saved through Jesus Christ our only Saviour. You indeed will [underscored] be saved, you are the people of God. But I may be banished to hell, God may not regard me, I who am a wicked man, my sins great and accumulated, but O. that we all may be saved through Christ Jesus! May God be appeased towards us all for all of us have been disobedient to him our Lord and Master. Behold the beasts, they are all obedient to man their Lord and Master. Surely we are Fools [underscored] may the Three One save us.

My Dear Friends

War will perhaps soon commence in the district of Papara we are listening to the reports and endeavouring to find out wether [whether] they are true or not.

Should war not take place it will be through fear of us. Enometua is at the head of one party and his brother Tate at the head of the other.

Should Enometua be banished from

Paparia [Papara]  all Tahiti will be involved in War.  In this case I shall take Enomatua part, and the Parcomia], which includes all the Districts from the Isthmus to Tapairue will join me. Paparu and part of Atahura are for banishing Enomatua, but Tamarahu, and [indecipherable] & part of Atahura [Arahura] wish to be neuter.

We are aware that the war is on our account and designed to involve us.  Perhaps you don't know Enomatua, nor [indecipherable] the brother of Tate who came from [indecipherable] with Japan [?]and party.

+ Tapora is at the point of death, he can not cut any thing, and knows no body.  I am also ill myself and have no appetite for food.

I was taken ill at 3 o'clock on Monday morn. last.  My afflictions are great, but if I can obtain Gods favor [favour] before I die I shall think myself well off.  But O should I die with my sins unpardoned it will be ill indeed with me.  May my sins be pardoned and my soul saved through Jesus Christ.

May Jehovah regard me before I die & then I shall rejoice because I have obtained the favor [favour]  of Jehovah.

May Jehovah & Jesus Christ our Saviour bless us all

Pomare

Send me a little tin of Sugar, for my sickness is such that I can't eat any thing, but only Drink.  I am scarcely able to write.  Write to me my dear friends that I may know your minds.

+ he died soon after and is a great loss to Pomare's interest.

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from King Pomare

To the Missionaries

Maeva

Eimeo

[Written on side]

Copy of the translation of a letter from King Pomare to the Missionaries.

[Written on page of another document, scanned with the envelope]

listening to the reports and endeavouring to find out wether they are true or not. Should war not take place it will be through