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March latin %‘ ftich fadts, as we were witneftes to ourfelves, and 
ftich ^counts as we thought could be depended upon; and 
fhall leave the reader to form, from them, his own ideas of 
the nature of their government. 
The great power and high rank of Terreeoboo, the Eree- 
taboo of Owhyhee, was very evident, from the manner in 
which he was received at Karakakooa, on his firft arrival. 
All the natives were feen proftrated at the entrance of their 
houfes ; and the canoes, for two days before, were tabooed ., 
or forbidden to go out, till he took off the reftraint. He 
was, at this time, juft returned from Mo wee, for the pof- 
feflion of which he was contending in favour of his fon 
Teewarro, who had married the daughter and only child 
of the late king of that ifland, againft Taheeterree, his 
furviving brother. He was attended, in this expedition, by 
many of his warriors; but whether their fervice was volun¬ 
tary, or the condition on which they hold their rank and 
property, we could not learn. 
That he collects tribute from the fubordinate Chiefs, we 
had a very ftriking proof in the inftance of Kaoo, which 
has been already related in our tranfadtions of the 2 d and 
3 d of February. 
I have before mentioned, that the two moft powerful 
Chiefs of thefe iflands are Terreeoboo of Owhyhee, and 
Perreeorannee of Woahoo; the reft of the fmaller ifles 
being fubjedt to one or other of thefe ; Mow'ee, and its de¬ 
pendencies, being, at this time, claimed, as we have juft 
obferved, by Terreeoboo, for Teewarro his fon and intended 
fucceffor; Atooi and Oneeheow being governed by the 
grandfons of Perreeorannee. 
The following genealogy of the Owhyhee and Mowee 
kings, which I colledted from the priefts, during our reft- 
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