'794- queft of Tianna and fome other chiefs I admitted the man amongft us, February. •* , , . ' 0 .
*---- sr— 1 who was reputed to be the firft -perfon who had (tabbed Captain Cook,
• videjd and gave leave alfo t.O Pareea* tp vilit the veffels; who during the late
Vojige°°ks contefts had been reduced from his former rank and fituation, and was
Chap. i. at time refideiit on an eftate belonging to Kahowmotoo on the eaft-
ern part o f the ifland, in a very low- and abjeEt condition.
Tamaahmotoo had already fuffered very materially in his intereft, and
had feniibly felt the indignity offered to his pride, in being excluded
from our fociety, debarred the gratification of his curiofity, and the
high entertainment which his brethren had partaken at our tabled, ‘and
in our company. I gave Tamaakmaah to underftand, that thefe confi-
derations, in conjunction with his repeated felicitations, had induced -me
no longer to regard Tamaahmotoo as undeferving forgivenefs, and to allow
of his paying us the compliments he had fo repeatedly requefted ;
provided that he-Would .engage, in the molt folemn manner, that neither
himfelf nor his people (for he generally moved With a numerous; (rain
of attendants) would behave in any manner fo as to difturb the fubfifting
harmony of our prefent fociety, nor conduct themfelves, in future; but
with a due;regard to honefty, and the principles of hofpitality:■
T o thefe conditions I was given to underftand, Tdimd&hi'ftotoo would
fubfcribe without a murmur; and, On their being'imparted to him, I
feceived-in reply a moft humble and fubmiffive anfwerj that he would
forfeit his own exiftence if any mifdemeanor, either On' the part of
himfelf, or of any of his followers, fhould be committed. -Thediftrift
over which his authority regularly extended,; was the next diflrict'
immediately to the northward of us ; but his apprehenfions left we
fhould retaliate the injuries he had done to others,chad induced him
to retire to the eaftern parts of Amakooa, as being the moft remote
from our Ration, His progrefs towards Karakakooa, firice his vifit
had been permitted, had been very flow ; and as he had advanced
he had frequently fent forward meffengers, to inquire i f I Hill continued
the fame friendly difpofition towards him ; and to requeft that I
would return a renewal of my promifes, that-he fhould be received in the
fame
fame friendly mariner- as I had engaged myfelF he fhould to Tdmaahmaah.
Having no intention whatever to depart from-this obligation, 1 felt n0 ----- - '
difficulty in repeating thefe affurances as often! as they were demanded.
My promifes, however, were not fufficient to remove! his fufpicions,
or to fix his confidence; but on his way he flopped at every moral,
there made facrifices, and confultedthe priefts as to what'was portended
in his vifit by the omens on thefe occafions. At firft they had been
very unfavorable,; but as he advanced the prognofticks had become more
agreeable to his wifhes ; and at length, in the morning of the 19th, he Wedncf. .9.
appeared in great pomp,'attended by a numerous fleet of large canoes
that could not contain left than a thoufand perfons, all paddling with
fome order into the bay, round its northern point of entrance.
Tamadhmaah : was at this ' time with me, and gave me to underftand
that Tamaahmotoo generally went from place to place m the flyle an
manner he now difplayed, and'that he was. the proudeft man in the whole
lfl After the fleet had entered the bay, its courfe was flowly direfted towards
the'veffels; but on a meffage beirig fent from me, defirmg that
Tamaahmotoo and his party would take up their refidence at Kowrowa,
he inftantly retired with his fleet, and foon afterwards, accompanied by
Tamaahmaah, and feveralof the principal chiefs, he vifited the encampment.
A t this time I happened to be ahfent, but on my return I found
him feated in our marquee, with feveral of our intimate friends, and
fome ftrangers,- who were all in thergreateft good, humour imaginable,
and exhibiting a degree of compofure that the favage defignmg countenance
of Tamaahmotoo could not even affeft. Not the Ieaft difficulty
could arife in diftinguiffiing this chief from.the.reft of the company, as
his appearance and deportment were a complete contraft to the furround-
ing group, and confirmed in our opinions the unworthmefs of his cha-
rafter, and every report .to his difadvantage that had been circulated by
his countrymen, , . _
Our firft falutatiori being over, he caught the earlieft opportunity to offer
an apology for the offence that had fo.juftly kept us ftrangers: to each
other. He complained of having been very ill treated by the crews of
jr 2 • fome