that'iflatidi 'Tfcóy' tlèuJ& not; howktep;;-:re|^iönh© igrourtd «hat had
beëh loïtXJa t:-Wllefêa;. Its ■ fopmër fobgfeSgfij^olfiiol*f was permitted
to'return to his hereditary-diftri<ft,lbO©poa, i t the- fputhi-eaftern.po’i'nt
o f .the? ^ h d j;% u t- 'T o ^ e a ród;i© te^i- with many others»;-were
hllndsf. their'property' being felled by the>viftorious Mfeiiift. r.tf'&e
latter “ födn' quarrelledf artiong' thifeirifelVeS*.? $ The^-people to f ; Otaha
claiming an' equal fliare of'-fheTpoil, 'wëfe>«ttaefcèdy aafcd '»f&bdued,
}ff theidfbrthiddble’ allies* b f Bot óbol a 'andi a * chief from thatiifland,
«ppööïféd gowesho# A?-^Ulteea^hyifihe'aMW Sve^igtf,
Opoone. Both thefe'perfons ’were a£C[lièeat<wh©n Captain C-üök
kept theTame.potfer di^ng* hit
l a t t e h iv ö y a ^ '^ ^ ^ ü ^ n H h a t o f I f 7» ^ @oïoo, -thdipririgr fewereigns'
had Removed > tèr I Iuahcinèf 1 tod- ©re, who had-t ó i t regent1 that
?flaMf,r-theh refidédat'Uliëtea.-- PW W 1 - - '
4 AtT the ‘ deatfe^ ó f C^tkine1 -his; dominions -were■ cK v iS , and hpth
Ühdfë'a'J&nd!O tah a ' fell to the«p'offefiion'of a brathetvöf; IdÜea, -now
k n èWnat’Öt^hëhé'h^ thediamfeJo f;Marinepiann6,' # whb«de%aedithai
at Ms^ëi^Ölfceaif&^è^fövbteigtit^ipf tfteffe ifltads dfculd -revert t® jjtij-
hOphVfr Otoo. His authority dbes: riot; however^ appear *o have
been fufReietit todlicuiC the reverfiöng ^ ^Wen;tM&poi6lS@riióf>this
«ligmt^j 'ö^wh'iëh'he 'Ifesïfi^e his temporary
fuhjèÉs^ ■j&Jffl&S&M*'’ l» f t® P N r t8W W 4
The people o f Ulietea behaved vdry fubtriiffivdy td^Cdok upon -his
g rit v ifif,‘ apparently in the hope excited by Toopaea, » th a th ew o u ld -
rëfeue them from Bolabola. He wa^;.alfn-ttèatedi.wiüh
möch friendlhip b y Oiecfiy b ü t tb e -^tótebalÖÉI ar'e' chftc«ria*y: at>
thefeiiflands could not'ibe .prevented bjy th e authority o f the* latter.’
The mythology* adopted b y ‘ t&fé poor heathens feems to- be; better
tmderftoöd Hfeie than in the other iflands, and even to-be regularly
tatight in its févetal diftriifts. Both
after being expellëd from Ulietea, a6ted as1 chief priefts at Otaheite*
t) Otah a is not jxiore than riVo links diftant from the northernmoft
'point esf t f e pwscMlnglafflandl/ la iti, B®s£pa®gri £<# Hupping 'has been
fodndi Arwghrthei'ieef^M.^^ffidnneiasethem, . It» is rabout half the
^Me®f®lleitea/,i|vh^fefevrelei«WbS3indt®&ipedi,lbutM^iiy.fefe"fertileor
populous. Captain Cook^lheddtiinii'pAq'wifh hast boats, in'pom-
ipany w#hfl@podjSei o^fro/jkhferi;^riricjpail5f *ofid;ed; here.. In w irm
^^tltfeantyiPtekdi^ilsIlKentjdife^fefedn'.f^.iboat^i^i^lyt'i'tound' sthe
jlland to pjoprireiprsviilons y&fei&iibte \y?gts ©bhged’jto piake reprifals,
In'Order' to sir^oi^er. Ms 'afesfcfiri!i^c|eft#hi^ A id i been llolen. The
ISnglifh! werfe rtfreated lhere with theffTatee'jtokeiia riof fedpesitei^atihtbe
pfUix&ffhervi-to /theirrieswri^priric^ap.dhiefsd’f r con&qO^rice ;o£ -the
aGeouht .fwhiohrithe lpttef had' The clofc
Ulietea; has>reo<fered: :iit unheQeffary fo r any. fhip tbsanchdr
Captain'.MdwArdsiexammedcbOlhrthefe fflandsipritbe io lh
iffflfey$inv3als*!;^rohodftersEloticher-Cbriftian and.bis com-
pariionls'. lift
- .Bhitek^St, Anymore’ufually prbneiuncedjsBs®abora?), tis? fituated four
league-N'.\W;.''of'(0teha',.- to ,^ H kh-(ited-S) inferior ?.fej.hxtent j but
^te/roof'v8ithjwhi8otoiMdsAfiriffiunded?d^i50td1:if5S®|8 '£atf “much
%rgeiHthan thofe whieh'fare'ikatteKd' among ■ tHe5»rocks’ i.thaf endofe
.(ptaha -fedwhlietea.'' dt!diflsrs<fEoinr#ho.fc ’ abd from, Hua-heine,
bwtfjQnejfharbojur SOffesSAieiPisd thoxlh,oiie.s iithe
lAftSf'hemgidfe^agly}indented; - form t‘Kk$i ,tbjiliewfts,.of 'Einfeo,
»nhscernuis ^places, o f .-fhelter foafhip^in^j j It is dlfo
a verydofty double-peaked mountain ipiitsroentre, and. is,more rude
aurlf.-firaigg y d;ha.ny!thefi^ftnf' tha^oAtyiiflef.ii.vdts .eafterri fide.nhas a
p f e t , . :ap.peariance js-olae: wefterrii is- ;:mor.O fetjtilO;; ^ .few i^ rd e r fWihich
fariound'Sf .the wKol«;. to ^ th e rbw r i^ f^ s ifen fe lte thel^e^f',- .are. pro-
dndrive andjpppulougr ■ nfe^rli4ft«fii«hib'itariJS{.fa.re, faid'to have been
ir te& d to rs birii&ied &3®n.itheineigiibof'nng iflands* numbers
rapjdiy increaRhg«- and their miJ^aryt^ro.Fefs ri%grtp great credit,
they pftahHfherl-.thhir author,ilt-y in' bothvthe mentioned,
as well; as in thelWQ'lBdiich are ridxtrio herdpftribedM Then- conquefts
acquired them fo mudhirefpeft., that. thf. foppbfed tutelary divinity o f
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