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noes.were h o w ordered alon glide, from which a large quantity of cloth,
mats, and other articles of their own manufaiture, were delivering into
the fliip; but we were fo much incommoded, that there was no poflibi-
lity of taking care of thefe valuables, and on promifing to receive them
on a'future day, the king permitted them to be returned to the fhore, giving
particular charge to one of his attendants, to whom they were intruft-
ed, to be very careful of them, as they belonged to me, and not to himfelf.
This prefent, though not accompanied by the elegant entertainments
that followed thofe made -by Fenow and Powldhow to Captains Cook
and Clerke at the Friendly iflands, was however highly worthy of a
generous and, noble mind ; especially, when the manner is adverted to,
in which it was made, as a token of the fincerity of the king’s wilhes and
defire to eftablilh, upon a firm and permanent bafis, our mutual good
underftanding and harmony ; and polfibly, in fome meafure^as a requital
for the fervice I had rendered hjs country in the introduction of
the Iheep and cattle. On this fcore,'however, I foon convinced him
that I required no return; as in fo doing I only complied with the directions
of my fovereign, in his humane and friendly difpofition towards
them, by adding as much as was in my power to their comfort and hap-
prnefs ;
Thefe tranfaClions did not pals unobferved by Kahowmotoo, who
ftriCtly attended to every occurrence. He appeared to be much rejoiced
at the introduction of the fheep and cattle on the. ifiand, yet he could
not refrain from obferving, that he cpnfidered it a very unequal diftri-
bution, to give all the large cattle to Tamaahmaah, and none to himfelf,
Tianna, or other principal chiefs. In reply to thefe obfervations, I
pointed out that I had already done Tamaahmaah an injuftice, by giving
him, Kahowmotoo, the Cheep originally defigned for the king. That, under
this confideration, he ought to be perfectly contented ; and as there
was a'probability of my returning, that I fhould endeavour to bring with
me a fupply of thofe, and very likely fome other ufeful animals, by which
I lhould have it in my power to oblige him, and the reft of our friends
in Owhyhee. Kahowmotoo paid particular attention to this converfation,
and feemed to be tolerably well fatisfied; which gave me hopes that I
lhould
lhould be able to fteer a middle courfe between thefe jealous chiefs; ‘ 793-
but whilft we were at dinner, another impediment occurred by the arrival '— vr-
of Tianna.
On his entering the cabin, I again recognized the identical Tamaahmaah
I had known fome years before, by the fayage aufterity and
gloom that was now diffufed over the countenance of that chief. Tianna
was neverthelefs received by me with due civility and cordiality,
which, by the increafed fullennefs of the king’s countenance, feemed
greatly to augment his diflike to the prefence of our new vifitor.
Tianna prefented me with a helmet, , and defired that I would order
fome hogs, which were in the canoes that had attended him, to be
taken into the fhip. Thefe proved to be fifteen of the fineft animals
of this defeription I had ever feen at any of thefe iflands ; but, in con-
fequence of the numbers already on board, I was under the necef-
fity of declining them, which could only be done under a promife of
receiving them, as foon as our flock on board lhould be exhaufted. With
this alfurance Tianna was perfe&ly contented; but it awakened the envious
difpofition of Kahowmotoo, who contended, that he was not treated
with the friendlhip I had profelfed towards him, fince, twenty very fine
hogs of his had been returned unconditionally. Whilft I was endeavouring
to pacify him, by ftating that I had no other intention: than to accept
his kind and friendly prefent, the inftant the animals could be received
on board; the king, who fince Tianna's appearance, had fat in the
molt fullen filence, and had not uttered a fingle word, replied with fome
warmth, that I had no occafion for hogs, or other productions of Owhyhee,
from Kahowmotoo, Tianna, or any other chief, as he had many
more to fupply our wants, when thofe which he had prefented were exhaufted.
Under thefe circumftances of rivallhip, it became noeafy matter
to afeertain and purfue a line of conduit, which lhould be equally
agreeable and accommodating to the bountiful difpofitions of thefe contending
chiefs,
I was however fully determined on the meafures to be purfued ; to pay
my principal court to Tamaahmaah, as the king of the whole ifiand, and
to treat the other chiefs with a due degree of refpeit and attention. And
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