The royal palace of Tamaahmaah was a large house of two stories; the lower of stone, the upper of wood.

Round this his body-guard kept watch, composed of twenty-four men in long blue cassocks, turned up with yellow, and each armed with a musket.
While at anchor at this place, much ceremonious visiting and long conferences took place between the potentate of the islands and the partners of the company.

Tamaahmaah came on board of the ship in royal style, in his double pirogue.

He was between fifty and sixty years of age, above the middle size, large and well made, though somewhat corpulent.

He was dressed in an old suit of regimentals, with a sword by his side, and seemed somewhat embarrassed by his magnificent attire.
Three of his wives accompanied him.