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26. Thoheow or Teokea, two low illands, at a few miles 



diftance from one another, were feen by Admiral Byron, in 



we landed 



i774> on 



.1765, and called George s IJlands ; 

 the latter illand, and learnt the true name of this ifland from 

 the natives, who called it Teoukea or T'eokea. On this 

 ifland Mr. Byron found the carved head of a rudder, pro- 

 bably belonging to a Dutch long-boat, a piece of hammered 

 iron, a piece of brafs, and fome fmall iron tools. He feems 

 to indicate, ** that in cafe the fhip to which the long-boat 

 "** belonged, failed from this place in fafety, it would not 

 *' be eafy to account for her leaving the rudder of her long- 

 ■'** boat behind; andif fhe was cut off by the natives, there 



'* mufl be much more 



fiderable remains of her 



the 



•" ifland, efpecially of her iron work, upon which all Indian 



'** nations, who haye no metal, fet the higheft value." Thefe 



• arguments feem to be very jufb, for the fhip was loft on 



^22) 0-anna, the ifland before mentioned, and thefe trifles 



of 



d brafs, were obtained by the inhabitants oi 

 ^eokeay either by trading with thofe at 0-anna, or as pre- 

 fents to the chiefs : for this is very cuftomary in all thefe 

 iflands^ thus for inftance Opunee chief of Borabora, 



-obtained 



