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	:Unlike some Europeans on the island the two missionaries had remained strictly impartial, but for many days they were very busy, caring for the wounded, removing spears and arrows from bleeding bodies, and consoling the bereaved. Peter Chanel cried when he saw the mutilations of the wounded and the humiliation of the vanquished offering their submission. ‘From that time’, he wrote later to Bishop Devie, ‘people’s minds seem better disposed towards the religion than before’.<ref> Chanel has left us two lengthy and detailed accounts of the war: his diary for 10 August, EC, p. 453ff, and his letter to Bataillon, 7 September, EC, doc. 51 [2 - 4]; and one shorter account to Bishop Devie in November (or later), EC, doc. 56 [5]. Other accounts of this war can be found in Nizier to Champagnat 30.09.39, LO, Clisby 011 [22 - 28], and Twyning, ~~op. cit~~. pp. 120 - 127. What Twyning tells of his own role in the events shows some resemblance to the unnamed Englishman whom Nizier mentions in [23].</ref>		:Unlike some Europeans on the island the two missionaries had remained strictly impartial, but for many days they were very busy, caring for the wounded, removing spears and arrows from bleeding bodies, and consoling the bereaved. Peter Chanel cried when he saw the mutilations of the wounded and the humiliation of the vanquished offering their submission. ‘From that time’, he wrote later to Bishop Devie, ‘people’s minds seem better disposed towards the religion than before’.<ref> Chanel has left us two lengthy and detailed accounts of the war: his diary for 10 August, EC, p. 453ff, and his letter to Bataillon, 7 September, EC, doc. 51 [2 - 4]; and one shorter account to Bishop Devie in November (or later), EC, doc. 56 [5]. Other accounts of this war can be found in Nizier to Champagnat 30.09.39, LO, Clisby 011 [22 - 28], and in Twyning, ''Shipwreck and Adventures of John P. Twyning among the South Sea Islanders'', pp. 120 - 127. What Twyning tells of his own role in the events shows some resemblance to the unnamed Englishman whom Nizier mentions in [23].</ref>

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	:Unlike some Europeans on the island the two missionaries had remained strictly impartial, but for many days they were very busy, caring for the wounded, removing spears and arrows from bleeding bodies, and consoling the bereaved. Peter Chanel cried when he saw the mutilations of the wounded and the humiliation of the vanquished offering their submission. ‘From that time’, he wrote later to Bishop Devie, ‘people’s minds seem better disposed towards the religion than before’.<ref> Chanel has left us two lengthy and detailed accounts of the war: his diary for 10 August, EC, p. 453ff, and his letter to Bataillon, 7 September, EC, doc. 51 [2 - 4]; and one shorter account to Bishop Devie in November (or later), EC, doc. 56 [5].</ref>		:Unlike some Europeans on the island the two missionaries had remained strictly impartial, but for many days they were very busy, caring for the wounded, removing spears and arrows from bleeding bodies, and consoling the bereaved. Peter Chanel cried when he saw the mutilations of the wounded and the humiliation of the vanquished offering their submission. ‘From that time’, he wrote later to Bishop Devie, ‘people’s minds seem better disposed towards the religion than before’.<ref> Chanel has left us two lengthy and detailed accounts of the war: his diary for 10 August, EC, p. 453ff, and his letter to Bataillon, 7 September, EC, doc. 51 [2 - 4]; and one shorter account to Bishop Devie in November (or later), EC, doc. 56 [5]. Other accounts of this war can be found in Nizier to Champagnat 30.09.39, LO, Clisby 011 [22 - 28], and Twyning, op. cit. pp. 120 - 127. What Twyning tells of his own role in the events shows some resemblance to the unnamed Englishman whom Nizier mentions in [23].</ref>

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	:That day Singave lost eighteen men, mostly elders. Only a few of the wounded survived. The Tua lost ten men but had a large number of wounded, many of whom died later on.<ref> A few weeks later Chanel gave 23 dead for ~~Signave~~ and 12 for Tua, EC, doc. 53 [14], with several wounded still in danger of death. The final tally, on 27 November, stood at 24 against 13. EC, doc. 57 [4].</ref> Niuliki himself had received spear through his shoulder. He appealed to Chanel and Marie-Nizier who had remained in Poi the entire day, to care for the wounded, which showed, Chanel thought, people’s openness to the ''lotu''. The victorious Tua rampaged all over Singave, burning houses, killing pigs, cutting down trees and destroying food gardens. Late in the evening they returned home, shouting victory and carrying the spoils of war. They also carried the Englishman Moara (Moore?) whom they had captured in Singave, stripped nearly naked. They offered the missionaries some of the seized pork but Chanel refused.<ref> EC, doc. 56 [5].</ref>		:That day Singave lost eighteen men, mostly elders. Only a few of the wounded survived. The Tua lost ten men but had a large number of wounded, many of whom died later on.<ref> A few weeks later Chanel gave 23 dead for Singave and 12 for Tua, EC, doc. 53 [14], with several wounded still in danger of death. The final tally, on 27 November, stood at 24 against 13. EC, doc. 57 [4].</ref> Niuliki himself had received spear through his shoulder. He appealed to Chanel and Marie-Nizier who had remained in Poi the entire day, to care for the wounded, which showed, Chanel thought, people’s openness to the ''lotu''. The victorious Tua rampaged all over Singave, burning houses, killing pigs, cutting down trees and destroying food gardens. Late in the evening they returned home, shouting victory and carrying the spoils of war. They also carried the Englishman Moara (Moore?) whom they had captured in Singave, stripped nearly naked. They offered the missionaries some of the seized pork but Chanel refused.<ref> EC, doc. 56 [5].</ref>

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	:Unlike some Europeans on the island the two missionaries had remained strictly impartial, but for many days they were very busy, caring for the wounded, removing spears and arrows from bleeding bodies, and consoling the bereaved. Peter Chanel cried when he saw the mutilations of the wounded and the humiliation of the vanquished offering their submission. ‘From that time’, he wrote later to Bishop Devie, ‘people’s minds seem better disposed towards the religion than before’.<ref> Chanel has left us two lengthy and detailed accounts of the war: his diary for 10 August, EC, p. 453ff, and his letter to Bataillon, 7 September, EC, doc. 51 [2 - 4]; and one shorter account to Bishop Devie in November (or later) EC, doc. 56 [5].</ref>		:Unlike some Europeans on the island the two missionaries had remained strictly impartial, but for many days they were very busy, caring for the wounded, removing spears and arrows from bleeding bodies, and consoling the bereaved. Peter Chanel cried when he saw the mutilations of the wounded and the humiliation of the vanquished offering their submission. ‘From that time’, he wrote later to Bishop Devie, ‘people’s minds seem better disposed towards the religion than before’.<ref> Chanel has left us two lengthy and detailed accounts of the war: his diary for 10 August, EC, p. 453ff, and his letter to Bataillon, 7 September, EC, doc. 51 [2 - 4]; and one shorter account to Bishop Devie in November (or later), EC, doc. 56 [5].</ref>

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	:Unlike some Europeans on the island the two missionaries had remained strictly impartial, but for many days they were very busy, caring for the wounded, removing spears and arrows from bleeding bodies, and consoling the bereaved. Peter Chanel cried when he saw the mutilations of the wounded and the humiliation of the vanquished offering their submission.<ref> Chanel has left us two lengthy and detailed accounts of the war: his diary for 10 August, EC, p. 453ff, and his ~~long~~ letter to Bataillon, 7~~-21~~ September ~~1839~~, EC, doc. 51 [2-4]. </ref>		:Unlike some Europeans on the island the two missionaries had remained strictly impartial, but for many days they were very busy, caring for the wounded, removing spears and arrows from bleeding bodies, and consoling the bereaved. Peter Chanel cried when he saw the mutilations of the wounded and the humiliation of the vanquished offering their submission. ‘From that time’, he wrote later to Bishop Devie, ‘people’s minds seem better disposed towards the religion than before’.<ref> Chanel has left us two lengthy and detailed accounts of the war: his diary for 10 August, EC, p. 453ff, and his letter to Bataillon, 7 September, EC, doc. 51 [2 - 4]; and one shorter account to Bishop Devie in November (or later) EC, doc. 56 [5].</ref>

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	:Unlike some Europeans on the island the two missionaries had remained strictly impartial, but for many days they were very busy, caring for the wounded, removing spears and arrows from ~~bruised~~ bodies, and consoling the bereaved. Peter Chanel cried when he saw the mutilations of the wounded and the humiliation of the vanquished offering their submission.<ref> Chanel has left us two lengthy and detailed accounts of the war: his diary for 10 August, EC, p. 453ff, and his long letter to Bataillon, 7-21 September 1839, EC, doc. 51 [2-4]. </ref>		:Unlike some Europeans on the island the two missionaries had remained strictly impartial, but for many days they were very busy, caring for the wounded, removing spears and arrows from bleeding bodies, and consoling the bereaved. Peter Chanel cried when he saw the mutilations of the wounded and the humiliation of the vanquished offering their submission.<ref> Chanel has left us two lengthy and detailed accounts of the war: his diary for 10 August, EC, p. 453ff, and his long letter to Bataillon, 7-21 September 1839, EC, doc. 51 [2-4]. </ref>

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	:In July 1839, only a little more than a year since the last war,<ref> I.e. around the end of April 1838, when Chanel returned from Wallis, cf. [[APAC94\|above, p. 94.]] </ref> the deep-seated resentments of the vanquished, the ''Lava'', in Singave, against the victors, the ''Malo'', living in the part of the island called Tua, were working their way up again to the surface.<ref> The people of the eastern part of the island, often referred to as Tua, won the last war against those of the western part of the island, Singave. The constant speaking of ''victors'' and ''vanquished'', i.e., of ''lava'' and ''malo'', fed hostile feelings. </ref> Young Singave hooligans raided Tua hamlets, and while the old men proclaimed their loyalty to Niuliki, they were in fact scheming to bring him down. They would sit down to negotiate, promise to rein in the young hotheads, but at home they expressed regret when the young men returned home without having killed a ''Malo''. The ancestral gods spoke loudly of revenge,<ref> Through priestesses or old men in a trance. </ref> and war cries resounded at the background of peace initiatives. A whaler from Sydney sold muskets and powder at the price of ten pigs apiece, chiefs around the old Vanae (the senior Singave chief) shouted the old war songs and kava was offered him with the ceremonial usually reserved to Niuliki. Peter Chanel walked all over Singave with Thomas Boag and observed the mysterious rituals that nobody wanted to explain. On the point of returning to Poi, where Marie-Nizier was by himself, they were asked by the Singaves not to tell the ''Malo'' about what they had seen. Chanel did his best to turn the tide, but in vain.<ref> EC, doc. 56 [4].</ref> They got hold of more muskets (four pigs apiece) and one young man badly hurt himself trying out his musket with a bag of powder between the legs! On 9 August the Singave crowd bought another ten muskets.		:In July 1839, only a little more than a year since the last war,<ref> I.e. around the end of April 1838, when Chanel returned from Wallis, cf. [[APAC94\|above, p. 94.]] </ref> the deep-seated resentments of the vanquished, the ''Lava'', in Singave, against the victors, the ''Malo'', living in the part of the island called Tua, were working their way up again to the surface.<ref> The people of the eastern part of the island, often referred to as Tua, won the last war against those of the western part of the island, Singave. The constant speaking of ''victors'' and ''vanquished'', i.e., of ''lava'' and ''malo'', fed hostile feelings. </ref> Young Singave hooligans raided Tua hamlets, and while the old men proclaimed their loyalty to Niuliki, they were in fact scheming to bring him down. They would sit down to negotiate, promise to rein in the young hotheads, but at home they expressed regret when the young men returned home without having killed a ''Malo''. The ancestral gods spoke loudly of revenge,<ref> Through priestesses or old men in a trance. </ref> and war cries resounded at the background of peace initiatives. A whaler from Sydney sold muskets and powder at the price of ten pigs apiece, chiefs around the old Vanae (the senior Singave chief) shouted the old war songs and kava was offered him with the ceremonial usually reserved to Niuliki. Peter Chanel walked all over Singave with Thomas Boag and observed the mysterious rituals that nobody wanted to explain. On the point of returning to Poi, where Marie-Nizier was by himself, they were asked by the Singaves not to tell the ''Malo'' about what they had seen. Chanel did his best to turn the tide, but in vain.<ref> EC, doc. 56 [4].</ref> They got hold of more muskets (four pigs apiece) and one young man badly hurt himself trying out his musket with a bag of powder between the legs! On 9 August the Singave crowd bought another ten muskets.