Excerpt from The Sandalwood Trade and Traders of PolynesiaCharles Savage, a Swede, wrecked in 1808, is reported as having been the first who taught the Fijians the use of fire arms. By one party among the natives his name was mentioned with horror, and by another in terms of admiration. As a warrior he led hostile tribes against other islands. But in March, 1814, in a battle at Viti Levu, he was defeated, together with the master of an English trading vessel from Calcutta. The object of the attack was to secure a cargo of sandalwood. Fourteen of the crew were slain, and eaten, and the body of Savage treated with marks of the utmost indignity. His bones were converted into sail needles and distributed among the people in order to perpetuate the remembrance of his defeat, and their own victory.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.