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Ree and Mowee, fell in battle whilft defending his domi- ^ ^^^ ^• 



nions. I have no reafon to doubt the truth of thefe ' — ''. 



relations; for Maiha Maiha, the prefent king of Owhyhee, June.' 

 at the time we laft were there, was only an inferior chief, "" ^^ ^* 

 and is now, as I underftand, in fome meafure fubjed: to 

 Taheeterre ; befides which, the Woahoo chiefs having in 

 their poffeflion moft of the daggers we left at Owhyhee, is a 

 moft convincing proof that they have been victorious ; for 

 I am very certain the natives at thefe iflands will never 

 part with their weapons but at the expence of their lives. 

 From the beft account our fbort ftay would permit me to 

 obtain, the principal of the Sandwich Ifles were at this 

 time governed by the following perfons : Woahoo, Morotoi, 

 and Mowee, were fubjedl to Taheeterre ; Maiha Maiha 

 governed Owhyhee and Ranai; and a chief whofe name 

 I underftand is Ta'aao, was king of Atooi andOneehow. 



With a light breeze at North Eaft we ftretched to 

 the North Weft during the afternoon, and were followed 

 by canoes, bringing fmall hogs and vegetables, although 

 our diftance from the land was conliderable. 



At eight o'clock in the morning of the 6th- the North Tuefday 6, 

 part of Woahoo bore Eaft North Eaft, nine leagues ; and 

 the South Weft part South Eaft by Eaft, ten leagues dif- 

 tant ; the iftand of Atooi appeared in ftght, bearing North 

 Weft by Weft, diftant twelve leagues. We now had light 

 variable vy^inds, with calms by turns ; the weather very 

 clofe and fultry. Our obfervation at noon gave 21° 36' 

 North latitude : in this fttuation we found a pretty ftrong 

 current fetting Weft North Weft.. 



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