Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-01-12

Tomaree, king Of At,oI. ,v,. =
prinelpal obstacle to his Conquest r. We d'
the Sandwich Islands. In order r. al
feet his purpose. he built by the =. a. t'-
lance Of Americans aud Englishms~n,' 's-
feet of large canoes, schuoners a
sleeps, some of them mountinr al. ~'a
cannona and swiyels -with wLic l"'"ii
accomplished the subiugation 81 1" lie
Islands. cXccpti',g these commardoa 1 ''e
the form>rClieftain. We have na oy
tain INT. "matian respecting the v vSr-
which Terminated SO favor&hly for " Ts
maahmaaIi bit We suppose that vI ID
old Tereobno was poisoned by tbo a"t"
cree ofail the principal chiefs af.o VT
council Of tire" days, and our hero , a
declared the King; he then ras T way
eyes abroad, aud by the assistanco III" II.
his vessels, was enabled ta reduce .,
the surrounding princes. d"
Campbell, in his voyages rand :,
"ot.'' SNco us sumo particular infor
nation relat'Se to the King, of which,
we shall offer on abstract ""'O"
The Kings residence is built c,o.
on the shore and is distinguished Nv 'I ms
British colours, and battery Of s;y !! s"s
guns belonging 20 his shin, the .Iin .
Bird then aurisged in the harmon.
there was also a guard house, and INV
der magazine, and two extensive sf~ra
houses built Of stone, for the reccptior
Of European goods. His mode of IF.
very simple ,breakfasting at EIGHT, d
ming at noon. and supping ct sunset
His principal chiefs are always abovt
his person. On concluding his meal,
he drinks half a glass of rum. but fbs
bottle is Immediately taken away, tbe
liquor being interdicted to the e,esre
At one period, it is said he was murb
addicted TO the use of spirits, but fore.
seeing the baneful effects arising from
INDUCING in their use, he made a reso.
luton to abstain from them, and which
10 has since feligiously maintained. =.
The greatest respect is paid to his per.
son by all even when his meat and
drink passes by, his subjects uncover
themselves, and stoop down, by way of
reverence. The white people, however
on the island, are not required to pay
these honors. Davis and Young, the
two persons before noticed, are much
favored by the King, and are raised 10
the rank OF chiefs, and. have extensive
grants ofland. The lands are in the
highest state Of cultivation. The island
OF "ahoo. though only secondary in
size, Is one of the most important on
account Of its fertility, and because it
possesses the only secure harbor in tie
group. The navy, in 1909, was about
sixty vessels, chiefly sloops and schUOn-
ers under forty tons, built by native
under the direction of Boyd,
The Lilly Bird is, however, Of about
two hundred tons; but this vessel was
bought from the Americans. Indian
corn and many garden vegetables are
cultivated with success ; and in shOr!
time the breed Of cattle. horses, and
sheep, left there by capt. YaAcou'rs
will be abundant. Many individuals
have large tlocks of sheep; and in soma
of the large islands there are considera.
bic heads of wild cattle.
The chiefs are proprietors Of the soil, and
let The land in small farms to the lowest OF.
ders, who pay rent in kind the chiefs pay
a rent and other subsidies to the sovereign
There were at Wahon at one time, during
our authors stay, about 60 whites, chiefly
English, left by American vessels; several
amongst them were conyicts who had Is
capped from New South Wales MANY H.
ducements are held out to sailors to remain !;
if they conduct themselves with proprleV'
they rank as chiefs, and are at all eVens
certain Of being maintained, as the CHIEFS
are always anxious to have white men a.
mong them. Many artihcers are in lAs
kings employ all that are industrious are
well rewarded by him ; many, however,
are idle and dissolute, particularly the con-
victs, who have introduced distlIlatlon ih'o
the island, and give themselves up to drink Il
ing. Davis, Wechman, who was very III
dustrous, So puzzled the natives, that 'hs'
could only account for bis singularity BY sup
posing him one of their own countrymen