ed that
Feenou, from some interested view, attempted to deceive me.

[Footnote 176: Neither Dalrymple nor Campbell, in their accounts of
Tasman's voyage, take any particular notice of his having seen such an
island. The chart here referred to by Captain Cook, is probably Mr
Dalrymple's, in his Collection of Voyages, where Tasman's track is
marked accurately; and several very small spots of land are laid down in
the situation here mentioned.--D.]

Hamoa, which is also under the dominion of Tongataboo, lies two days
sail N.W. from Vavaoo; it was described to me as the largest of all
their islands, as affording harbours and good water, and as producing in
abundance every article of refreshment found at the places we visited.
Poulaho himself frequently resides there. It should seem that the people
of this island are in high estimation at Tongataboo; for we were told
that some of the songs and dances with which we were entertained, had
been copied from theirs; and we saw some houses said to be built after
their fashion. Mr Anderson, always inquisitive about such matters,
learnt the three following words of the dialect of Hamoa;

_Tamolao_,[177] a chief man.
_Tamaety_, a chief woman.
_Solle_, a common man.

Feejee, as we were told, lies three days sail from Tongataboo, in the
direction of N.W. by W. It was described to us as a high, but very
fruitful island, abounding with hogs, dogs, fowls, and all the kinds of
fruit and roots that are found in any of the others, and as much larger
than Tongataboo; to the dominion of which, as was represented, to us, it
is not subject, as the other islands of this archipelago are. On the
contrary, Feejee and Tongataboo frequently make war upon each other. And
it appeared from several circumstances, that the inhabitants of the
latter are much afraid of this enemy. They used to express their sense
of their own inferiority to the Feejee men by bending the body forward,
and covering the face with their hands. And it is no wonder that they
should be under this dread; for those of Feejee are formidable on
account of the dexterity with which they use their bows and slings, but
much more so on account of the savage practice to which they are
addicted, like those of New Zealand, of eating their enemies whom they
kill in battle. We were satisfied that this was not a misrepresentation;
for we met with several Feejee people at Tongataboo, and, on enquiring
of them, they did not den