He even passed into _Atoudy_, the most remote of all, and vanquished the ruler of it, but contented himself with imposing on him an annual tribute.

He had fixed his residence at Wahoo, because of all the Sandwich Isles it was the most fertile, the most picturesque--in a word, the most worthy of the residence of the sovereign.
As soon as we arrived, we were visited by a canoe manned by three white men, Davis and Wadsworth, Americans, and Manini, a Spaniard.

The last offered to be our interpreter during our stay; which was agreed to.
Tamehameha presently sent to us his prime-minister, _Kraimoku_, to whom the Americans have given the name of _Pitt_, on account of his skill in the affairs of government.

Our captain, accompanied by some of our gentlemen, went ashore immediately, to be presented to Tamehameha.

About four o'clock, P.M., we saw them returning, accompanied by a double pirogue conveying the king and his suite.