A VOYAGE TO 
1779. polite party, in which Taheeterree was worfted. We after- 
i ward underltood that matters had been compromifed, and 
that Taheeterree is to have the polfeilion of the three 
neighbouring iilands during his life ; that Teewarro is ac¬ 
knowledged the Chief of Mowee, and will alfo fucceed to 
the kingdom of Owhyhee on the death of Terreeoboo; and 
alfo to the fovereignty of the three iilands, contiguous to 
Mowee, on the death of Taheeterree. Teewarro has been 
lately married to his half lifter; and, Ihould he die without 
blue, the government of thefe iilands defcends to Maiha- 
maiha, whom we have often had occalion to mention, he 
being the fon of Kaihooa, the deceafed brother of Terreeo¬ 
boo. Should he alfo die without blue, they could not tell 
who would fucceed ; for the two youngeft fons of Terreeo¬ 
boo, one of whom he appears to be exceedingly fond of, 
being born of a woman of no rank, would, from this cir- 
cumftance, be debarred all right of fucceflion. We had 
not an opportunity of feeing queen R.ora-rora, whom Ter¬ 
reeoboo had left behind at Mowee; but we have already 
had occalion to take notice, that he was accompanied by 
Kanee-kabareea, the mother of the two youths, to whom 
he was very much attached. 
From this account of the genealogy of the Owhyhee 
and Mowee monarchs, it is pretty clear that the government 
is hereditary; which alfo makes it very probable, that the 
inferior titles, and property itfelf, defcend in the fame 
courfe. With regard to Perreeorannee, we could only 
learn, that he is an Eree-taboo -; that he was invading the 
polTeffion of Taheeterree, but on what pretence we were 
not informed ; and that his grandfons governed the ibands 
to leeward. 
The power of the Erees over the inferior daffes of people 
appears 
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