THE PACIFIC OCEAN. 
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On the 6th, we were vifited by a great Chief from Ton- 
gataboo, whofe name was Feenou, and whom Taipa was L 
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pleafed to introduce to us as King of all the Friendly Hies. Tuefday6> 
I was now told, that, on my arrival, a canoe had been 
difpatched to Tongataboo with the news; in confequence 
of which, this Chief immediately palfed over to Anna- 
mooka. The Officer on ffiore informed me, that when 
he firft arrived, all the natives were ordered out to meet 
him, and paid their obeifance by bowing their heads as 
low as his feet, the foies of which they alfo touched with 
each hand, firft with the palm, and then with the back 
part. There could be little room to fufpedt that a perfon, 
received with fo much refpeft, could be any thing lefs 
than the King. 
In the afternoon, I went to pay this great man a vifit, 
having firft received a prefent of two fiih from him, 
brought on board by one of his fervants. As foon as I 
landed, he came up to me. He appeared to be about 
thirty years of age, tall, but thin, and had more of the 
European features, than any I had yet feen here. When 
the firft falutation was over, I afked if he was the King. 
For, notwithftanding what I had been told, finding he was 
not the man whom I remembered to have feen under that 
character during my former voyage, I began to entertain 
doubts. Taipa officially anfwered for him, and enume¬ 
rated no lefs than one hundred and fifty-three iflands, of 
which, he faid, Feenou was the Sovereign. After a Ihort 
ftay, our new vifiter, and five or fix of his attendants, ac¬ 
companied me on board. I gave fuitable prefents to them 
all, and entertained them in fuch a manner, as I thought 
would be moft agreeable. 
In the evening, I attended them on fhore in my boat, 
into 
