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Conduct and Character. Account of the
two New Zealand Youths,
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SECT. VII. Arrival at Ulietea. Astronomical Observa-
tions. A Marine deserts, and is delivered
up. Intelligence from Omai, Instructions
to Captain Clerke. Another Desertion of
a Midshipman and a Seaman, Three of
the chief Persons of the Island confined
on that Account. A Design to seize Cap-
tains Cook and Clerke discovered. The
two Deserters brought back, and the Pri-
soners released. The Ships sail. Refresh-
ments received at Ulietea. Present and
former State of that Island. Account of
its dethroned King, and of the late Regent
of Huaheine,
VIII. Arrival at Bolabola. Interview with Opoony.
Reasons for purchasing Monsieur de Bou-
gainville's Anchor. Departure from the
Society Islands. Particulars about Bola-
bola. History of the Conquest of Otaha
and Ulietea. High Reputation of the Bola-
bola Men. Animals left there and at Ulie-
tea. Plentiful Supply of Provisions, and
Manner of salting Pork on Board. Va-
rious Reflections relative to Otaheite and
the Society Islands. Astronomical and
Nautical Observations made there,
IX. Accounts of Otaheite still imperfect. The
prevailing Winds. Beauty of the Coun-
try. Cultivation, Natural Curiosities.
The Persons of the Natives. Diseases.
General Character. Love of Pleasure.
Language. Surgery and Physic. Arti-
ticles of Food. Effects of drinking Ava.
Times and Manner of Eating. Connex-
ions with the Females. Circumcision.
System of Religion. Notions about the
Soul and a future Life. Various Super-
stitions. Traditions about the Creation.
An historical Legend, Honours paid to
the King. Distinction of Ranks. Pu-
nishment of Crimes. Peculiarities of the
neighbouring Islands. Names of their
Gods. Names of Islands they visit. Ex-
tent of their Navigation,
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SECT. X. Progress of the Voyage, after leaving the
Society Islands. Christmas Island disco-
wered, and Station of the Ships there.
Boats sent ashore. Great Success in
catching Turtle. An Eclipse of the Sun.
observed. Distress of two Seamen who
had lost their Way. Inscription left in a
Bottle. Account of the Island. Its Soil.
Trees and Plants. Birds. Its Size. Form.
Situation. Anchoring Ground,
XI. Some Islands discovered. Account of the
Natives of Atooi, who came off to the
Ships, and their Behaviour on going on
Board. One of them killed. Precautions
used to prevent Intercourse with the Fe-
males. A Watering-place found. Recep-
tion upon landing. Excursion into the
Country. A Morai visited and described.
Graves of the Chiefs, and of the human
Sacrifices, there buried. Another Island,
called Oneeheow, visited. Ceremonies
performed by the Natives, who go off to
the Ships. Reasons for believing that
they are Cannibals. A Party sent ashore,
who remain two Nights. Account of what
passed on landing. The Ships leave the
Islands, and proceed to the North, .
XII. The Situation of the Islands now discovered.
Their Names. Called the Sandwich Islands.
Atooi described. The Soil. Climate. Ve-
getable Productions. Birds. Fish. Do-
mestic Animals. Persons of the Inhabit-
ants. Their Disposition. Dress. Orna-
ments. Habitations. Food. Cookery.
Amusements. Manufactures. Working-
tools. Knowledge of Iron accounted for.
Canoes. Agriculture. Account of one of
their Chiefs. Weapons. Customs agree-
ing with those of Tongataboo and Ota-
heite. Their Language the same. Extent
of this Nation throughout the Pacific
Ocean. Reflections on the useful Situa-
tion of the Sandwich Islands,
XIII. Observations made at the Sandwich Islands,
on the Longitude, Variation of the Com-
pass and Tides. Prosecution of the Voy
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age. Remarks on the Mildness of the Wea-
ther, as far as the Latitude 44° North.
Paucity of Sea Birds, in the Northern He-
misphere. Small Sea Animals described.
Arrival on the Coast of America. Appear-
ance of the Country. Unfavourable Winds
and boisterous Weather. Remarks on
Martin de Aguilar's River, and Juan de
Fuca's pretended Strait. An Inlet disco-
vered, where the Ship's anchor. Behavi-
our of the Natives,
CHAP.IV. Transactions amongst the Natives of North Ame-
rica; Discoveries along that Coast and the
Eastern Extremity of Asia, Northward to Icy
Cape; and return Southward to the Sandwich
Islands,
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SECT. I. The Ships enter the Sound, and moor in a
Harbour. Intercourse with the Natives.
Articles brought to barter. Thefts com-
mitted. The Observatories erected, and
Carpenters set to work. Jealousy of the
Inhabitants of the Sound to prevent other
Tribes having Intercourse with the Ships.
Stormy and rainy Weather. Progress
round the Sound. Behaviour of the Na-
tives at their Villages. Their Manner of
drying Fish, &c. Remarkable Visit from
Strangers, and introductory Ceremonies.
A second Visit to one of the Villages.
Leave to cut Grass, purchased. The Ships
sail. Presents given and received at part-
ing, ib.
II. The Name of the Sound, and Directions for
Sailing into it. Account of the adjacent
Country. Weather. Climate. Trees.
Other Vegetable Productions. Quadru-
peds, whose Skins were brought for Sale.
Sea Animals. Description of a Sea-Otter.
Birds. Water Fowl. Fish. Shell-fish, &c.
Reptiles. Insects. Stones, &c. Persons
of the Inhabitants. Their Colour. Com-
mon Dress and Ornaments. Occasional
Dresses, and monstrous Decorations of
wooden Masks. Their general Disposi-
tions. Songs. Musical Instruments. Their
SECT. III. Manner of Building the Houses in Nootka
Sound. Inside of them described. Furni-
ture and Utensils. Wooden Images. Em-
ployments of the Men. Of the Women.
Food, Animal and Vegetable. Manner of
preparing it. Weapons. Manufactures
and Mechanic Arts. Carving and Painting.
Canoes. Implements for Fishing and
Hunting. Iron Tools. Manner of procu-
ring that Metal. Remarks on their Lan-
guage, and a Specimen of it. Astronomi-
cal and Nautical Observations made in
Nootka Sound,
IV. A Storm, after. sailing from Nootka Sound.
Resolution springs a Leak. Pretended
Strait of Admiral de Fonte passed unex-
amined. Progress along the Coast of Ame-
rica. Behring's Bay. Kaye's Island. Ac-
count of it. The Ships come to an An-
chor. Visited by the Natives. Their Be-
haviour. Fondness for Beads and Iron.
Attempt to plunder the Discovery. Re-
solution's Leak stopped. Progress up the
Sound. Messrs Gore and Roberts sent to
examine its Extent. Reasons against a
Passage to the North through it. The
Ships: proceed down it to the open Sea
V. The Inlet called Prince William's Sound.
Aug. Its Extent. Persons of the Inhabitants de-
scribed. Their Dress. Incision of the Un-
161 derslip. Various other Ornaments. Their
sos. Boats. Weapons. Fishing and hunting
.. Instruments. Utensils. Tools. Uses Iron
... is applied to Food. Language, and a
Specimen of it. Animals. Birds. Fish.
Iron and Beads, whence received,
VI. Progress along the Coast. Cape Elizabeth.
Cape St Hermogenes. Accounts of Beer-
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ing's Voyage very defective. Point Banks.
Cape Douglas. Cape Bede. Mount St
Augustin. Hopes of finding a Passage up
an Indet. The Ships proceed up it. Indu-
bitable Marks of its being a River. Named
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Cook's River. The Ships return down it.
Various Visits from the Natives. Lieute-
nant King lands, and takes Possession of
the Country. His Report. The Resolu-
tion runs aground on a Shoal. Reflections
on the Discovery of Cook's River. The
considerable Tides in it accounted for,
SECT. VII. Discoveries after leaving Cook's River.
Island of St Hermogenes. Cape Whitsun-
day. Cape Greville. Cape Barnabas. Two-
headed Point. Trinity Island. Beering's
Foggy Island. A beautiful Bird described.
Kodiak and the Schumagin Islands. A
Russian Letter brought on Board by a
Native. Conjectures about it. Rock Point.
Halibut Island. A Volcano Mountain.
Providential Escape. Arrival of the Ships
at Oonalaschka. Întercourse with the Na-
tives there. Another Russian Letter. Sam-
ganoodha Harbour described,
VIII. Progress Northward, after leaving Oona-
lashka. The Islands Oonella and Acootan.
Ooneemak. Shallowness of the Water
along the Coast. Bristol Bay. Round
Island. Calm Point. Cape Newenham.
Lieutenant Williamson lands, and his Re-
port. Bristol Bay, and its Extent. The
Ships obliged to return on account of
Shoals. Natives come off to the Ships.
Death of Mr Anderson; his Character;
Point
and Island named after him.
Rodney. Sledge Island, and Remarks
on landing there. King's Island. Cape
Prince of Wales, the Western Extreme of
America. Course Westward. Anchor in
a Bay on the Coast of Asia,
IX. Behaviour of the Natives, the Tschutski, on
seeing the Ships. Interview with some of
them. Their Weapons. Persons. Orna-
ments. Clothing. Winter and Summer
Habitations. The Ships cross the Strait, to
the Coast of America. Progress North-
ward. Cape Mulgrave. Appearance of
Fields of Ice. Situation of Icy Cape. The
Sea blocked up with Ice. Sea-horses kill-
ed, and used as Provisions. These Ani-
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