PACIFIC AND BEERING'S STRAIT. , 89 



On the 25th, after a pleasant passage of twenty days, chap. 

 we saw the Island of Owyhee ; and the following day 

 anchored in the harbour of Honoruru, the capital of 

 the Sandwich Islands. We had the satisfaction to 

 meet all our former acquaintances well, and to re- 

 ceive their congratulations on our return ; we had 

 also the pleasure to find Mr. Lay the naturalist ready 

 to resume his occupations. During our absence, he 

 had unfortunately been prevented pursuing his re- 

 searches among the islands by a severe illness. 



After the usual etiquette of salutes, I visited the 

 king and Kahumana, who appeared very glad of our 

 arrival, and being informed that the ship was to re- 

 main a few weeks in the harbour, they very kindly 

 appropriated three houses to the use of the officers 

 and myself, and seemed determined to show by other 

 acts of attention that the regard they had alwavs ex- 

 pressed for our nation was not merely an empty pro- 

 fession. 



In my first visit to this place, I gave a sketch of the 

 appearance of the town of Woahoo and of the inhabit- 

 ants, with the advances which the country appeared 

 to be making in civilization. It may not be super- 

 fluous here to insert a very concise account of the 

 islands during the last few years, to enal)le my readers 

 to judge more correctly of their progress, and to fur- 

 nish information to such as may not have the history 

 of them fresh in their memories. 



At the time the Sandwich Islands were discovered 

 by Captain Cook, Owyhee was under the sovereignty 

 of Terreeoboo, or Teriopu, who died shortly after the 

 departure of the discovery ships. Tamehameha, who 



150 30' N., longitude between 130o and 134o W. And that ano- 

 ther was landed upon in latitude 18" 22' N., longitude Hi" W. 



