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other articles as would be most useful to them. Gatianewa 

 and many of his tribe were present, and appeared charmed 

 with the terms offered to the Happahs ; said they would 

 henceforth be brothers, and observing, that I had not 

 yet presented my hand, took it affectionately, and placed 

 it in that of Mozvaiiaeeh, After a short silence, Mowattaeek 

 observed, that we must suffer much from the rain in our 

 tents, as they did not appear capable of securing us from 

 the wet. Yes, said Gattanewa, and we are bound to make 

 the Hekai (a title which they all gave me) and his people 

 comfortable while they remain with us. Let every tribe 

 at peace with him, build a house for their accommodation, 

 and the people of the valley of Tieuhoy will show them the 

 example, by' building one for the residence of Opotee. 

 This proposal met with general applause, and people 

 were immediately despatched to prepare materials for 

 erecting the fabric next day, at which time the Happahs 

 promised to bring in their supply, and the day after to 

 construct their house. In the course of the day, the other 

 chiefs of the Happahs, came in with their flags, and sub- 

 scribed to the terms proposed. In less than two days, I 

 received envoys from every tribe in the island, with the 

 exception only of the warlike tribes of Typees^ of the valley 

 of Vieekee, and the Hatecaahcoitwohos, in the distant valley 

 of Hannahoiv ; the first confiding in their strength, valour, 

 and position ; the others in their distance and numbers for 

 their protection. The first had always been victorious in 

 all their wars, and the terror of their enemies ; the others 

 were their firm allies. Neither had ever been beaten, 

 they had been taught by their priests to believe that they 

 never would be, and it was their constant boast, that they 

 had ever kept their valley free from the incursions of an 

 enemy. 



All, with these exceptions, agreed to the terms proposed ; 

 supplies were brought in by the tribes in great abundance, 

 and from this time, for several weeks, we rioted in luxu- 

 ries which the island afforded. To the principal persons 

 of the tribes, I always presented a harpoon, it being to 

 them the most valuable article of iron, and to the rest 

 scraps of iron hoops were thrown, for which they took 

 much delight in contending. Those who got none appear- 

 ed equally satisfied with the rest ; those who were so fortu- 



