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in te r e f t in g ; h is no fc is aq u ilin e , and h e has g o o jl teeth. H e is a nat
iv e o f th e diftriCt o f H o -d o -d o e , (w h ic h is: in D ou b tle fs B a y ,) o f
w h ic h diftriCt T o o -g e e ’ s fath e r is th e E tan g -a - ro a h , o r c h ie f p r ie f t ;
and to th a t office the fon fu c c e e d s o n his fa th e r ’ s death. . B e fid e his
fa th e r , w h o is a v e r y old man , h e has le ft a w i fe and ch ild ; about all
o f w h om h e is v e r y an x io u s and u n e a fy , as w e ll as ab out th e ch ie f,
(M o o -d e -w y ,) w h om h e reprefents as a v e r y w o r th y cha rac ter . T o o -g e e
has a decided p re fe ren ce to H o o -d o o bo th in d ifp ofition and m a n n e r s ;
a lth o u g h the latter is n o t w a n tin g in a ce rta in d egree o f g o od -n a tu re ,
b u t h e can at times be v e r y m u ch o f the fav a ge . H o o -d o o , lik e a true
p a tr io t, th in k s th e re is n o c o u n t r y , p eop le , n o r cu ftom s , equal to his
o w n ; on w h ic h ac co u n t h e is m u ch lefs cu rious as to w h a t he fees
ab out h im th an his com pan iqn T o o -g e e , w h o has th e h a p p y art o f
in fin u a tin g h im fe lf in to e v e r y p e rfon ’ s efteem. E x c e p t at times, w h en
h e is lam en tin g th e ab fence o f h is fam ily and frien d s , he is ch e e r fu l,
o ften fa c e tiou s , and v e r y in te llig en t. A n d w e re it n o t fo r the different
d ifp o fitio n o f H o o -d o o , th e m o ft fa v ou rab le o p in io n m igh t be fo rm ed
o f th e N e w Ze a land e rs in gen e ra l. I t is n o t, h ow e v e r , meant to be faid,
th a t i f T o o -g e e w e r e n o t pre fen t, an ind ifferent o p in io n w o u ld h a v e been
fo rm e d o f H o o - d o o ; o n th e c o n t ra ry , the manners and d ifp ofition o f
th e latter are fa r m ore p le a fin g than co u ld h a v e been e x p e c te d to be
fo u n d in a n ativ e o f th a t co u n try .
A t th e tim e th e y w e r e tak en from N ew Z e a lan d , T o o -g e e w a s on a
v if it to H o o - d o o ; and th e mod e o f th e ir cap ture w a s th us related b y
th em * : T h e Daedalus appeared in fig h t o f H o o -d o o ’ s habitation in
th e a fte rn o on , and w a s feen the n e x t m o rn in g , but at a grea t d iftance
from th e m a in land. A lth o u g h the w a s near tw o iflands w h ic h are
in h ab ited , and w h ic h T o o -g e e in his ch a r t calls K o -m o o tu -K ow a , and
O p a n -a -k f, cu r io fity , and th e hopes o f g e t tin g fom e iro n , in d u ced P o -
v o r e e k the ch ie f, T o o -g e e , and H o o -d o o , w ith h is b ro th e r , o n e o f h is
w iv e s , and th e p rie ft, to launch th e ir canoes. T h e y w e n t firft to the
Iargeft o f the tw o iftands, w h e re th e y w e re jo in e d b y T e e -a h -w o r - ra c k ,
th e c h ie f o f th e ifland , b y K om o o to o k ow a , w h o is H o o -d o o ’ s fath e r -
in - law , and b y th e fon o f that c h ie f w h o g o v e rn s th e fmaller illan d ,
This account has fince been corroborated by Lieutenant Hanfon.
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called O p an -a -k e . T h e y w e r e fom e time ab ou t the ffiip be fo re th e
canoe in w h ic h w e r e T o o -g e e and H o o -d o o v en tu red alon g fid e , w h en
a n um be r o f iron tools an d o th e r articles: w e r e g iv e n in to th e canoe.
T h e a g ent, L ie u ten an t H a n fo n , ( o f w h o fe k in d n e fs th e y fp eak in th e
h ig h e ft terms,) in v ited and preffed th em to g o on board, w i th w h ic h
T o o -g e e and H o o -d o o w e r e an x io u s to c om p ly im m ed ia te ly , b u t w e re
p re ven ted b y th e p e r fu afion o f th e ir co u n t rym en . A t len g th th e y
w e n t on b o a rd , a n d , a c co rd in g to th e ir ow n e xp re ffion , th e y w e r e
blind ed b y th e cu rious th in g s th e y faw . L ie u te n a n t H a n fo n p re v a iled
on th em to g o b e low , w h e r e th e y ate fom e meat. A t this time the
Ihip made fail. O n e o f th em faw th e canoes a f t e r n ; and w h e n th e y
p e rce iv ed th a t th e Ihip w a s le a v in g th em , th e y b o th became fran tic
w i th g r ie f, and b ro k e th e cab in w in d ow s w i th an in ten tio n o f le ap in g
o ve rb oa rd , b u t w e r e pre vented . W h i le th o fe in th e canoes rem ained
w i th in h e a r in g , th e y ad v ifed P o v o re e k to m ake th e beft o f his w a y
h om e , fo r fe a r that h e alfo Ihould be taken.
F o r fom e tim e after th e ir a r r iv al at N o r fo lk Illan d th e y w e r e v e r y
fa lle n , and as a n x io u f ly av o id ed g iv in g a n y in fo rm a tion r e fp e& in g
th e fla x , as o u r p eop le w e r e defirous o f o b ta in in g it. T h e ap p re -
h en fio n o f b e in g o b lig ed to w o r k at it w a s a fte rw ard s fo u n d to h a v e
been a p r in c ip a l rea fon fo r th e ir n o t c om p ly in g fo r e a d ily as was
e x p e fte d . B y k in d treatm en t, h ow e v e r , and in d u lg en c e in th e ir o w n
in c lin a tion s, th e y fo o n b eg an to be m ore fociab le. T h e y w e r e th en
g iv e n to un d e rftan d th e fituation and ffio rt d iftan ce o f N e w Z e a lan d
from N o r fo lk Ifland , and w e r e affured th a t as fo on as th e y h ad tau gh t
o u r w om e n “ em o u -k a ea - ra -k a -k e ,” (z. e.) to w o r k th e f la x , th e y
fh ould be len t h ome ag ain. O n this p rom ife th e y r e a d ily confented to
g iv e all th e in fo rm a tion th e y p offeffed , and w h ic h turn ed ou t to be
v e r y little. T h is o pera tion w a s fo u n d to be am o n g th em th e p e cu lia r
p ro v in c e o f th e w o m e n ; and as H o o -d o o w a s a w a r r io r , and T o o -g e e
a p r ie ft, th e y g a v e th e g o v e rn o r to un d e rftan d th a t d re ffin g o f fla x
n e v e r mad e a n y p a r t o f th e ir ftudies.
W h e n th e y b eg an to und erftand each o th e r , T o o -g e e w a s no t o n ly
v e r y in q u ifitiv e r e fp e d in g E n g lan d , & c . (the fitu a tion o f w h ic h , as
w e ll as that o f N ew Z e a lan d , N o r fo lk Iflan d , and P o r t J a ck fo n , he
w e l l k n ew h ow to find b y means o f a co lou red g en e ra l c h a r t ) ; b u t
3 x w a s