PORTER’S JOURNAL. 
infermed me they had an abundance of fruit and hogs, and would 
he 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 inten¬ 
tions, they would avoid coming so near as to permit our muskets 
to have much effect. Indeed it became absolutely necessary to 
do something; for the Happahs present informed 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 cal¬ 
led the valley of Tieuhoy , and the people Havouhs, Parques , Ho at¬ 
las , &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. 
But before I proceed farther in my narrative, it may be best, 
for a proper understanding of the subject, to give a statement of 
the names of the different tribes of the island, with the names of 
the chiefs of each tribe, as far as I have been able to obtain a 
knowledge of them. 
The tribes residing in the valley of Tieuhoy are in number 
six, and are called collectively Taeehs, which signifies friends. 
Gattanewa is the acknowledged chief of four tribes, to wit: the 
Pakeuhs , Maovhs , Howneeahs , and Hekuahs . He has, how¬ 
ever, much influence with the other two, called Hoattas , of 
which Kecofionea is chief; and Havouhs , which is a perfect de¬ 
mocracy without a chief. The priest, however, whose name is Ta- 
wattaa , has great influence with the people, and decides in all ca¬ 
ses of controversy, and names the time of going to war. It seems 
that a few years since they expelled their chief, who was a reia~ 
tion of Gattanewa, and a notorious glutton. His offence, it ap¬ 
pears, was the frequently waylaying the children of the poorer 
class on their return from fishing, and taking from them their fishs 
they therefore rose in a body, and drove him from the valley. 
He took refuge with Gattanewa, where he how lives. He is the 
