with feveral others, about fix weeks before their arrival, byfa ftrong party of
another diftridt, who attacked them in the night. Tiu-arroba and a few others
elcaped with the greateft difficulty.
p. 28. A few days before their departure, Kihoorah, the Chief, who headed the party
that cut off the boat> crew belonging to the Adventure laft voyage, as before
related, paid them a vifit: at firft he was very ihy, and would not venture on
board, fearful, no doubt, that they would revenge the death o f their countrymen.
upon him: but when he found that no notice was taken of it, he laid
"afide his diffidence, and readily came to the ihips. He was much difliked by his
own people, who frequently deiired fome of the fhip*s company to fhoot him;
at the fame time expreffing their difapprobation of him in very fevere terms.
On the iff of May they arrived at Anamooka, or Rotterdam. To prevent
the inconvenience that arofe the laft time they were at this ifland, from trading
promifcuouily for curioiities, before they had procured a iufficient ftock of
refreihments for the ihip, Captain Cook iflued orders for the regulation'of their
traffick, and appointed proper perfons to trade with the natives for fuch pro-
vifions as the ifland produced.
Though Captain Cook, in his fecond voyage, could not diftinguifh ahy King
or leading Chief, or any perfon who took upon him the chief authority j here
they now difcovered that there were Chiefs, who enjoyed different degrees of
authority.. On the 3d they were vifited by a Chief, whofe name was Feenow:
he came from the Ifland of Tongatabu, or Amfterdamj and had a numerous
retinue, who paid him great refpedt: one of thefe, who appeared to be the
principal of them, made a long oration, in the courfe of which he gave them
to underftand that Feenow was Agee-lakee, or King of Anamooka, and all the
neighbouring, ifles* of which he enumerated near a hundred. Seven or eight
fine handfome .women, who were faid to be his wives, likewife attended him.
This Chief was very delirous for Captain Cook to accompany him to fome
iflands, which, he faid, lay but about two days fail from Anamooka. Thefe
iflands he called Haphipee, which, in the language of thefe people, fignifies a
clufter.
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clufter. The Captain accordingly went with Feenoo, and here, as they had
done at Anamooka, received the greateft civilities from him, Every thing was
conducted with the greateft regularity and decorum, and nothing was wanting
to render their ftay as agreeable as pofiible. He entertained them with boxing
and wreftling matches, and variety of dances.
But on their return to Anamooka, they were informed that another great p. 66.
man from Tongatabu was arrived, whofe name was Fatafee Poolahoo. This
Chief came on board: he was above the middle fize, exceeding fat, and appeared
to be about forty. His attendants were'numerous; and there was not one
of them .but told the crew that he was the real King of Tongatabu, Anamooka,
Happee, and, in fhort, o f all the ¡Hands which they had before fuppofed
Feenoo King of. This ftrange account furprized them a good deal, as every
body had taken it for granted that Feenoo was Sovereign, every mark of refpett
and fubmiffion being paid him; and how to account for the ufurpation of this
man (if fuch it proved) was not in their power. Feenoo’s not being returned,
though the time he had fixed for his being at Anamooka was expired, increafed
the probability that an interview with Poolahoo would put an end to his
affumed confequence. And this was the cafe: for, on his arrival, he acknow- 68
ledged Poolahoo as Sis fuperior, and paid him the homage of a fubjeft, in the ’
prefence of fome of the Englilh gentlemen who happened to be there- but
with a countenance fo exprefiive of fliame, that every one who faw him felt
for and pitied him. They found, however, that though he was not King
he was one of the principal men, and Generaliflimo of the King’s forces, and
upon all occafions led them out to battle.
During Poolahoo’s ftay on board, he paid great attention to the different parts: p. 67.
of the fhipj and, among other queftions, afked what they came to thefe iflands
for? He faid, they appeared to be in want of nothing; and that they all looked
well, and in health. A queftion of this kind came fo unexpeded, that, at firft
the Captain was at a lofs what reply to make; but, recolleding himfelf he
tolcr-the Chief that he came .there by the order of his King, who was a great
and mighty Prince, and was defirous of entering into a league of.friendlhip
with him: that there was a large ftock of hatchets, knives, beads, red cloth &c
T t ’ on