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that I should insist on being paid for the trouble they might put 

 riie to. They informed me they had an abundance of fruit and 

 hogs, and would be willing to sacrifice the whole to purchase my 

 friendship, if I should conquer them. Seeing that these strange 

 people were resolutely bent on trying the effect of their arms 

 against ours, I thought that the sooner they were convinced of 

 their folly, the better it would be for themselves and us, as it 

 would relieve us from the constant apprehension of an attack 

 from them ; and I believed it likely, that by giving them timely 

 notice of our intentions, they would avoid coming so near as to 

 permit our muskets to have much effect. Indeed it became ab- 

 solutely necessary to do something ; for the Happahs present in- 

 formed, me that their tribe believed that we were afraid to attack 

 them, as we had threatened so much, without attempting any 

 thing ; and this idea, I found, began to prevail among those of 

 our valley, which is called the valley of Tieuhoy^ and the people 

 Havoulis^ PakeuJiSy Hoattas^ &c. For the valley is subdivided 

 into other valleys by the hills, and each small valley is inhabited 

 by distinct tribes, governed by their own laws, and having their 

 own chiefs and priests. 



The tribes residing in the valley of Tieuhoy are in number 

 six, and are called collectively Taeehs, which signifies friends 



The number of warriors, which each tribe can send into the 

 field, is as follows : 



The Taeehs - - - - : 2,500 



Happahs ----- 3,000 



Maamatuhahs - - - 2,000 



Typees 3,500 



Showneus - - - - 3,000 



Hatticahs - - - : 2,500 



Wooheahos - - - - 2,500 



Tatuahs 200 



Making in all ----- - - 19,200 



Their general mode of fighting consists in constant skirmishing. 

 The adverse parties assemble on the brows of opposite hills, 

 having a plain between them. One or two^ dressed out in all 

 their finery, richly decorated with shells, tufts of hair, ear orna- 

 ments, &c. &c. advance, dancing up to the opposite party, amid a 

 shower of spears and stones (which they avoid with great dex- 

 terity) and daring the other to single combat. They are soon 

 pursued by a greater number, who are in turn driven back ; 

 and if in their retreat they should chance to be knocked over 

 with a stone, they are instantly dispatched with spears and war- 

 clubs, and carried off in triumph. They have two descriptions 

 of spears which they use in their warfare. Those by which they 



