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When we came the fecond time "to O-Taheitee in April, 1774, 



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we found the inhabitants bufied in making preparations for a great 

 naval expedition againft More A, adiilrid in Eimeo. We faw a 



fleet of their war-canoes colleded 



together, with a great number 



of fmall craft : we faw the natives preparing the war-canoes in fe- 

 veral diilrids, and in fome they were already launched ^ we found 

 fhem exercifing their rowers and warriors j and the armaments of 



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two diftrids adually appeared in review before the great chief's 

 houfe, at O-Parre. The diftricfl: of Atahooroo is one of the 

 greatefl, and that of Titt ah aw one of the fmallefl. The firft 

 had equipped 159 war-canoes, and about 70 fmall vefTels intended 



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for the chiefs, the fick and wounded, and probably to carry fome 

 provifions. The fecond diflrid fent 44 war-canoes, and about 20 



or 30 



fmall 



er ones 



That part of O-Taheitee, which is called 

 T-Obreonoo, or the great Weftern peninfula, contains 24 diflridis 

 In all; the lefTer Eaftern peninfula, or Te-Arraboo, is divided 



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into 19. Let us fuppofe, that each diflria: of the firft is capable of 

 fending the medium between the largefl and leaft number of war- 

 canoes, as mentioned before, which would amount to 



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to be more moderate,, let us fuppofe each diflrid can fend 



100 : 



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no more 



50 war-canoes, and 2c fmall attending: boats: and we fhall 



"iind the war-canoes of T-O 

 -fmall vefTels to 600. 



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We obferved in the large war- canoes 50 per- 



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