Library of 19th Century Science:
The Golden Age of Geology

HMS Challenger


NARRATIVE

of the

UNITED STATES

EXPLORING EXPEDITION

DURING THE YEARS

1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842.

by


CHARLES WILKES, U.S.N.
COMMANDER OF THE EXPEDITION
MEMBER OF THE AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY, ETC.

In Five Volumes

Volume III.

Philadephia
Lea and Blenchard

1845

This electronic edition prepared by Dr. David C. Bossard
from the original documents in the holdings of Dartmouth College.

July, 2008

Copyright © 2006 by Dr. David C. Bossard.  All rights reserved.


CONTENTS.

Titlepage   iii 


CONTENTS.  v  vi  vii  viii  ix  x  xi


CHAPTER I.   001  002  003  004  005  006  007  008  009  010  011  012  013  014  015  016  017  018  019  020  021  022  023  024  025  026  027  028  029  030  031  032  033  034  035  036  037  038  039  040
DEPARTURE FROM NEW ZEALAND - CAPE BRETT - HALO AND PARHELIA - SUNDAY
ISLAND - SHIP TOBACCO - PLANT  - WATER - SPOUTS  - ARRIVAL AT TONGATABOO -
THREATENED WAR - OFFERED MEDIATION - LANDING AND RECEPTION - NATIVE
WARRIORS - KING JOSIAH -  KING GEORGE - COUNCIL CALLED - ITS PROCEEDINGS
CAUSE OF HOSTILITIES - AMBITION OF KING GEORGE - MESSENGER SENT TO THE
HEATHEN PARTY - TOWN OF NUKUALOFA - MR. AND MRS. TUCKER - KING GEORGE'S
TOWN - HIS HOUSE AND FURNITURE - RETURN OF THE MESSENGER - ARRIVAL OF
THE HEATHEN CHIEFS - FEELINGS OF THE HEATHEN OF TONGA - MUMUI - CASE OF
THE CURRENCY LASS - DEPARTURE OF THE HEATHEN CHIEFS - VISIT OF THE
KINGS TO THE VINCENNES - THEIR CANOE - CANOES OF THE TONGESE - . - BOAT.SONG
 - NATIVE MUSIC - INTERVIEW WITH THE KINGS - FAILURE OF THE MEDIATION
VISIT TO MOA - RELIGION OF THE HEATHENS - NATIVES OF ROTUMA - APPEARANCE
AND DRESS OF THE TONGESE - THEIR CHARACTER - TAMAHAA - SPORT OF RAT
CATCHING - FEEJEE WARRIOR - COUNCIL OF WAR - POPULATION OF THE ISLANDS
MISSIONARY OPERATIONS - FEATS OF THE TONGESE IN SWIMMING - GEOLOGICAL
STRUCTURE OF TONGA - VEGETATION  - CULTIVATION  - PRODUCTIONS - CLIMATE
DISEASES - MODE OF TRAFFIC - ARRIVAL OF THE PORPOISE - DISPUTE BETWEEN
THE PILOTS - ARRIVAL OF THE PEACOCK - HER REPAIRS AT SYDNEY - DIFFICULTIES
ATTENDING THEM - PASSAGE OF THE PEACOCK FROM NEW SOUTH WALES - ROYAL
FAMILY OF TONGA - TERMINATION AND RESULT OF THE WAR - CASE OF THE
FEEJEE WOMEN - TOM GRANBY

CHAPTER II.  041  042  043  044  045  046  047  048  049  050  051  052  053  054  055  056  057  058  059  060  061  062  063  064  065  066  067  068  069
DEPARTURE FROM TONGATABOO - THE PORPOISE DETACHED - ENTRANCE INTO THE
FEEJEE GROUP - ARRIVAL AT LEVUKA - TUI LEVUKA - MESSAGE SENT TO TANOA
PLANS OF OPERATION - TENDER OF THE SHIP LEONIDAS - EXCURSION TO THE
PEAK OF ANDULONG - OBSERVATORY ESTABLISHED - BOATS DETACHED TO SURVEY
 - ORDERS TO THE OFFICERS - ARRIVAL OF THE FLYING .FISH -  PRECAUTIONS
ARRIVAL OF TANOA - HIS RECEPTION AT LEVUKA - HIS VISIT TO THE VINCENNES
HIS ADOPTION OF THE RULES AND REGULATIONS - HIS SUITE - HIS SECOND VISIT
DISTRICTS OF OVOLAU - LABOURS OF TUI LEVUKA - RULING POWER IN OVOLAU
TOWN OF LEVUKA - DISTRICTS OF THE FEEJEE GROUP - RECENT HISTORY OF
AMBAU - INTRODUCTION OF FIRE - ARMS - REIGN OF ULIVOU - ACCESSION OF TANOA
 - WAR WITH REWA - REBELLION AGAINST TANOA - HIS TRIUMPHAL RETURN
DISTURBANCES BETWEEN AMBAU AND REWA  - PREPARATIONS FOR MAKING A
GARDEN - ROYAL PRESENT FROM TANOA - DEATH OF DAVID BATEMAN - VISIT
FROM SERLJ - HIS RECEPTION ON BOARD THE VINCENNES - VISIT FROM PADDY
CONNEL - HIS HISTORY

CHAPTER III. 070  071  072  073  074  075  076  077  078  079  080  081  082  083  084  085  086  087  088  089  090  091  092  093  094  095  096  097  098  099  100  101  102  103  104  105
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS - PERSONAL APPEARANCE OF THE NATIVES - THEIR
EXPRESSION OF COUNTENANCE - THEIR CHARACTER - DIVISION OF TRIBES AND RANK
 - VASUS - FEEJEE WARS - CEREMONIES IN DECLARING WAR - ADDRESSES TO THE
WARRIORS - FLAGS - FORTIFICATIONS - SIEGES - MODE OF BEGGING FOR PEACE
CEREMONIES OF A CAPITULATION - SUBJECT TRIBES - RELIGION - TRADITION OF
THE ORIGIN OF RACES AND OF A DELUGE - GODS - BELIEF IN SPIRITS -  NDENGEI,
THEIR SUPREME GOD - HlS SONS - INFERIOR GODS - OTHER RELIGIOUS OPINIONS
IDEA OF A SECOND DEATH  -  MBURES OR SPIRIT - HOUSES  -  AMBATI OR PRIESTS
THEIR JUGGLERY  - THEIR INFLUENCE  -  ORACLE AT LEVUKA  -  SACRIFICES  -
RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS  - MARRIAGES  - INFIDELITY AND ITS PUNISHMENT - BIRTHS
CONSEQUENCES OF THE RELIGIOUS BELIEF - PARENTS PUT TO DEATH - SUICIDE
WIVES STRANGLED AT FUNERALS - DEFORMED AND DISEASED PERSONS PUT TO
DEATH - HUMAN SACRIFICES  - FUNERAL RITES - MOURNING - CANNIBALISM - PRICE
OF HUMAN LIFE - ATTACKS ON FOREIGN VESSELS - CASE OF THE CHARLES
DOGGETT - VENDOVI'S PARTICIPATION - RESOLUTION IN REGARD TO HIM

CHAPTER IV.  106  107  108  109  110  111  112  113  114  115  116  117  118  119  120  121  122  123  124  125  126  127  128  129  130  131  132  133  134  135  136  137  138
DEPARTURE OF THE PEACOCK FROM LEVUKA - HER ARRIVAL AT THE ANCHORAGE
OFF NUKALOU - PROGRESS OF HER BOATS IN SURVEYING - AMBAU - VERATA AND
REWA - MISSTON OF LIEUTENANT BUDD - THOKANAUTO, OR MR. PHILLIPS - VISIT OF
THE KING AND HIS BROTHERS - THE KING SIGNS THE RULES AND REGULATIONS
VISIT OF CAPTAIN HUDSON TO REWA - ARRIVAL OF PADDY CONNBL - THE KING'S
HOUSE - HIS MODE OF EATING - HIS ENTERTAINMENT OF OUR OFFICERS - MES
SENGER FROM KANTAVU - CEREMONY OF AVA DRINKING - KINGS CUPBEARER - HIS
CONVERSATION -  EXHIBITION OF FIREWORKS -  NOCTURNAL ADVENTURE - ROYAL
BREAKFAST  -  COUNTRY AROUND REWA  -  TOWN OF REWA -  MRURES  -  NGARANIN.
GIOU'S HOUSE  -  THOKANAUTO'S HOUSE  -  LIKENESSES TAKEN BY MR. AGATE - TRI
BUTE FROM THE PEOPLE OF KANTAVU - LIEUTENANT BUDD EXPLORES THE RIVER
 - VATIA  - NOU SOURI  - NATACALLO  - CAPAVOO  -  FATE OF CHARLEY SAVAGE -
CORONGANGA -  NACUNDI -  NAITASIRI - TAVU.TAVU  -  BETHUNE'S POINT - MOUNTAIN
DISTRICT - SAVOU - CAPTAIN HUDSON RESOLVES TO TAKE VENDOVI - VISIT OF THE
KING AND QUEEN - VISIT OF NCARANINGIOU - THE KING, QUEEN. AND CHIEFS
MADE PRISONERS - NGARANINGIOU UNDERTAKES TO BRING VENDOVT - CASE OF
THE CURRENCY LASS - DISPOSITION OF THE PRISONERS - THEATRICALS FOR THEIR
ENTERTAINMENT - PHILLIPS RELATES THE HISTORY OF REWA - CHARACTER OF
PHILLIPS - RETURN OF NGARANINCIOU WITH VENDOVI - LEAVE.TAKINO BETWEEN
VENDOVI AND HIS BROTHERS - VISIT FROM MR. CARGILL - SAILING OF THE PEACOCK -
HER FAILURE TO REACH KANTAVU

CHAPTER V.  139  140  141  142  143  144  145  146  147  148  149  150  151  152  153  154  155  156  157  158  159  160  161  162
EFFECTS OF THE INTENTION TO TAKE VENDOVI -  FEAR OF AN ATTACK ON THE
OBSERVATORY - SERU DETAINED AS HOSTAGE - PREPARATIONS FOR RESISTANCE
RETURN OF THE FLYING - FISH - TONGESE CHIEFS - CORODOWDOW - VANUA - VATU
TOVA REEF - TOTOIA  -  MATIJKU -  MOALA  - IMPRUDENCE OF LIEUTENANT UNDER.
WOOD - REPORT OF MIDSHIPMAN MAY - MOTURIKI - VISIT OR RIVALETTA - ARRIVAL
OF CURRENCY LASS - CATHOLIC MISSIONARIES - CRUISE IN THE FLYINC.FISH
RABE - RABE POINT - RETURN TO LEVUKA - H. B. M. SHIP SULPHUR - VISIT FROM
SERU - SECOND CRUISE IN THE FLYING - FISH - WAKAIA - DIRECTION ISLAND - VUNA
 - SOMU - SOMU  - GOAT ISLAND -  MISSIONARIES AT SOMU - SOMU -  CANNIBAL FEAST
TRIALS OF THE MISSIONARIES - JUNCTION WITH THE PORPOISE - COUNCIL OF
CHIEFS - CEREMONIES OF AVA DRINKING - HORRID PRACTICES AT SOMU - SOMU
FUNERAL OBSEQUIES OF KATU - MBITHI - SUPPERINGS OF THE LADIES OF THE
MISSIONARIES  -  OLD KING OF SOMU - SOMU  -  TUI  ILLA - ILLA  - RETURN TO OVOLAU

CHAPTER VI.  163  164  165  166  167  168  169  170  171  172  173  174  175  176  177  178  179  180  181  182  183  184  185  186  187  188  189  190  191  192  193  194  195  196  197  198  199  200  201  202
THE PORPOISE PARTS COMPANY - HER VISIT TO ONGEA - FULANGA -  CANOES BUILDING
AT FULANA  -  MORAMBA  -  ENKABA  -  KAMBARA -  TA BANAIELLI  -  NAMUKA
ANGASA - KOMO - MOTHA - ORUATA - FIRST VISIT TO LAKEMBA - MR. CALVERT - TUI
NEAU - THAKI - DEPARTURE OF THE PORPOISE FROM LAKEMBA - THE TWO AIVAS - ARGO
REEF  -  ONEATA  - OBSERVATORY ISLAND - SECOND VISIT TO LAKEMBA - ASCENT
OF KENDI - KENDI - WORSHIP AT THE MISSION CHURCH - VISIT OF LIEUTENANT
RINGGOLD TO TUI NEAU - ESCAPES FROM BEING BURIED ALIVE - EXTENT
OF TUI NEAU'S AUTHORITY  -  NATIVE DANCE  -  HARBOURS OF LAKEMBA  -  LEVU
KIANS - GEOLOGICAL STRUCTURE OF LAKEMBA - ISLAND OF NAIAU - TABUTHAARO -
CBICHIA - MANGO - VEKAI - KATAFANGA - 0M ISLES - VANUA -  VALAVO
 - MUNIA - ITS HIGHEST PEAK ASCENDED - TICUMBTA - SUSUI - ITS FINE HARBOUR - MALATTA -
AVIA - OKIMBO - NAITAMBA - ICAMIA AND VUNA - PORPOISE ARRIVES AT
SOMU - SOMU - FLYING  - FISH LEAVES SOMU - SOMU - STRAITS OF SOMU - SOMU - HARBOUR
OF BAINO - FAWN HARBOUR  - NABOUNI - RATIVA - RETURN TO LEVUKA - H. B. M.
SCHOONER STARLING - VISIT TO CAPTAIN BELCHER - HIS OPINION OF THE REGULATIONS
 - Till NDRAKETI'S LETTER  -  NUKALAU  -  OPERATIONS OF LIEUTENANT
UNDERWOOD  - NAIRAI -  HARBOUR OF VENEMOLE  - MANUFACTURES OF NAIRAITOWN
OF COROBAMBA - COBU ROCK - REMARKABLE LOCAL MAGNETIC ATTRAC.
TION - ANGATJ - RETURN OF LIEUTENANT UNDERWOOD - DESERTION OF MURRAYREEF
OF ANGAU - ESCAPE OF THE FLYING - FISH FROM WRECK - CLUB - DANCE  -
FEEJEE CLOWN - MUSIC - FEEJEE FLUTE AND PANDEAN PIPE - ALARM AT OBSERVATORY
 -  VISIT FROM TUI LEVUKA -  ASCENT OF UNDERWOOD TOWER  -  ATTACK
THREATENED BY THE NATIVES - VISIT FROM NGARANXNGIOtJ - VISIT OF THE
QUEEN OF AMBAU  -  MR. WALDRON PURCHASES GROUND FOR A SCHOOL  -  VINCENNES
LEAVES LEVUKA - DIRECTION ISLAND - FAILURE OF THE FLYIfiG.FISH TO
PROCEED ON A SURVEY - DANGERS OF THE PASSAGE TO SAVIJ - SAVU - AMBUSH OF
THE NATIVES -  DANGEROUS ANCHORAGE - BAY OF SAVEJ - SAVU  -  hOT SPRINGSABORTIVE
OPERATIONS OF THE LAUNCH AND FIRST CUTTER - ISLAND OF GORO
AND HORSESHOE REEF - NATIVES OF SAVU - SAVU  -  DANCE OF THE FEMALESSCARCITY
OF AGED PERSONS - DISTRICT OF SAVU - SAVU - OF WAILEVU - CURIOSITY
OF THE NATIVES - PEOPLE OF THE INTERIOR - TENDER SENT ON A SURVEY - VINCENNES
SAILS FOR MBUA - MEETING WITH THE PEACOCK - MBUA OR SANDALWOOD
BAY

CHAPTER VII.  203  204  205  206  207  208  209  210  211  212  213  214  215  216  217  218  219  220  221  222  223  224  225  226  227  228  229  230  231  232  233  234
PEACOCK AT VATULELE  -  SHORES OF VITILEVU  -  OPERATIONS OF LIEUTENANT
EMMONS - SUVA - MBENGA - ITS CONQUEST BY NGARANINGIOU - NAMUKA - HARBOUR
OF NDRONGA - MALOLO PASSAGE - LIEUTENANT EMMONS JOINS THE PEACOCK
LOSS OF THE LAUNCH - PEACOCK ANCHORS OFF BA - TABOOA - VOTIA - DONGALOA
MALAKI -  MASSACRE OF ITS INHABITANTS BY TANOA  - MALAKI PASSAGE - SAN.
DALWOOD BAY - CIVIL WAR OF MBUA  - CAPTAIN HUDSON MEDIATES A PEACE
THE CHIEFS ADOPT THE RULES AND REGULATIONS - THEY ARE FEASTED - LIEU
TENANT EMMONS AGAIN DETACHED - CAPTAIN HUDSON VISITS THE SHORE - TOWN
OF VATURUA - ALBINO  - MATAINOLE - RETURN OF ONE OF THE
BOATS - WARDANCE - TRADING FOR PROVISIONS - DIMBA - DIMBA POINT - RUKE - RUKE BAY -
VILLAGE OF WAILEA - DILLON'S ROCK - BICHE DE MAR FISHERY - BAY OF NALOA
TAVEA - VOTUA - CANOES AND POTTERY - NATIVE DANCE - MURDER OF CUNNING
HAM - MUTHUATA - LIEUTENANT EMMONS REJOINS THE PEACOCK - PRESENTS FROM
THE KING OF MUTHUATA - HIS WIVES - EXTENT OF HIS TERRITORY - VISIT OF
KO.MBITI - VISIT FROM THE KINGS WIVES - KING ADOPTS THE RULES AND REGU
LATIONS  -  CAPTAIN HUDSON DEMANDS THE MURDERERS OF CUNNINGHAM
TURTLE  - PEN - SECOND VISIT FROM THE KINGS WIVES - THEFT DETECTED AND
PUNISHED - BURIAL - PLACE - VISIT OF THE KING'S SON - CUNNINGHAM'S MURDERERS
REPORTED TO HAVE ESCAPED - CINGI  - EXCURSIONS 0F THE NATURALISTS - Aft
RIVAL OF MR. HARRISON AT MUTHUATA - PREPARATIONS OF THE NATIVES FOR
A FEAST - PEACOCK LEAVES MUTUUATA - RENEWAL OF THE CIVIL WAR OF MBUA
 - CANNIBALISM - JUNCTION OF THE PEACOCK WITH THE VINCENNES

CHAPTER VIII.  235  236  237  238  239  240  241  242  243  244  245  246  247  248  249  250  251  252  253  254  255  256  257  258  259  260  261  262
STATE OF THE SURVEYS  - REDUCTION OF THE MEN'S ALLOWANCE -  RETURN OF
LIEUTENANT ALDEN  -  BOATS REPAIRED - RETURN OF LIEUTENANT PERRY - HE
REPORTS THE CAPTURE OF THE FIRST CUTTER IN SUALIB BAY - MEASURES TAKEN
IN CONSEQUENCE -  EXPEDITION TO TYE AND SUALLB  - INTERVIEW BETWEEN A
CHIEF OF TYE AND WH1PPY - CONDITIONS PROPOSED TO HIM - ATTACK UPON TYE
 - ITS DESTRUCTION - NECESSITY FOR DESTROYING IT - GOOD CONDUCT OF OFFI
CERS AND MEN - RELEASE OF SUALIB CHIEFS - NATIVE MUSIC AND SONG - EXPEDI
TION IN THE TENDER AND BOATS - THEY ARE JOINED BY THE PORPOISE
ANGANGA  - OPERATIONS OF THE PORPOISE  -  NUGATOBE ISLETS  -  KANATHIA
MALINA  -  VANUA.VALAVO  -  PORT RIDGELY -  DUFF REEF - YALANGALALA -  NUKU.
MANC AND NUKUMBASANGA  - SOMU.SOMU  -  KEA  -  PERILOUS ADVENTURE OF DR.
HOLMES - RAMI3E - UNDA POINT - YENDUA - PORPOISE HARBOUR  - ATROCITIES
COBY GINMGI - ROUN - D ISLAMND - ASAUIA CLUSTTER - YAT - ASAUAE -  TAU - THA - KENAVITI
 -  ELD ISLAND  -  WAIA - OBSERVATORY PEAK -  VOMO  -  FLEET OF CANOES
FROM WAIA - TURTLE.FISHERY - SHELL STRIPPED FROM THE LIVING TURTLE
TRADE IN TORTOISE.SHELL  - BOATS REJOIN THE TENDER - SAD INTELLIGENCE
BROUGHT BY THEM

CHAPTER IX. 263  264  265  266  267  268  269  270  271  272  273  274  275  276  277  278  279  280  281  282  283  284  285  286  287  288  289  290  291  292  293  294  295  296  297  298  299  300  301  302  303  304  305  306  307  308  309  310  311  312  313  314  315  316
PARTICULARS OF THE MURDERS AT MALOLO - BURIAL OF LIEUTENANT UNDERWOOD
AND MIDSHIPMAN HENRY - PREPA RATIONS FOR THE ATTACK ON MALOLO - CANOES
INTERCEPTED - OPERATIONS OF THE BOATS - ARRO BURNT - OPERATIONS OF LIEUTENANT -
COMMANDANT RINGGOLD  -  FORTIFICATIONS OF SUALIB - ATTACK UPON
SIJALIB - SIJALIB SET ON FIRE, AND COMPLETELY DESTROYED - RETURN OF LIEU.
TENANT - COMMANDANT RINGGOLDS DIVISIONS -  LIEUTENANT EMMONS'S ACTION
WITH FIVE CANOES - OVERTURES OF THE NATIVES FOR PEACE - MESSAGE TO THE
NATIVES - SECOND LANDING ON MALOLO - THE NATIVES BEG FOR MERCY - CONDITIONS
IMPOSED UPON THEM - CAPTIVE CHIEF LIBERATED - REMARKS ON THE CIRCUMSTANCES
OF THE MURDERS, AND ON THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE PUNISHMENT
INFLICTED ON MALOLO - THE BOATS SENT BACK TO THE SHIPS - THE FLYING - FISH
AND PORPOISE SAIL FROM MALOLO  -  NAVULA REEF  -  NAVULA PASSAGE - THE
PORPOISE DETACHED TO OVOLAU - VATULELE - KANTAVU - ONO - PASSED MIDSHIP.
MEN'S ISLANDS - ASTROLABE REEF - ARRIVAL OF THE FLYING - FISH AT OVOLAU  -
LEVUKA - DEPARTURE OF THE FLYING - FISH FROM LEVIJKA - VALLEY OF VOONA - PASSAGE
ROUND THE ISLAND OF OVOLAU  -  AMBAU  -  CASE OF THE AIMABLE
JOSEPHINE - OF THE BRIG SIR DAVID OGILBY - CAUTION TO VESSELS VISITING
AMBAU  -  MOTURIKI PASSAGE - WAR THREATENED BETWEEN SOMU -  SOMU AND
AMBAU  - INTERFERENCE ON BEHALF OF THE MISSIONARIES  - ORATOR OF THE
KING OF SOMU - SOMU  -  MANNER OF TRADING - TIPPER TOWN OF SOMU - SOMU  -
EXhIBITION OF ROCKETS - NEWS OF CAPTAIN CHOKER'S ATTACK ON THE HEA.
THEN OF TONGA, AND OF THE LOSS OF HIS LIFE - DEPARTURE FROM SOMU - SOMU -  CHICOBEA - MALI - REUNION OF THE SQUADRON - SEPARATE OPERATIONS OF CAP.
TAIN HUDSON - EXCURSION OF DR. PICKERING AND MR. BRACKENRIDGE - THE TWO
CHIEFS OF SUALIB  -  JIJGGLERY OF A PRIEST  -  CAPTAIN HUDSON DEMANDS A
DESERTER - RETURN OF THE SON OF THE KING OF MUTHUATA  - NALOA BAYSURVEY
OF THE HARBOUR OF MUTHUATA  - PROCEEDINGS OF A MEETING OF
OFFICERS - RECOVERY OF A DESERTER - ARRIVAL OF THE KAI - VITI AT MUTHUATA
 - WHALE - SHIP TRITON - JOY OF THE KING OF MUTHUATA AT THE DEPARTURE OF
THE SHIPS - NATIVE PUNISHED FOR THEFT BY THE KING - SEPARATE OPERATIONS
OF LIEUTENANT - COMMANDANT RINGGOLD - BIVA - HUDSON ISLES  - PREPARATIONS
FOR GOING TO SEA - THE INTERPRETERS DISCHARGED - THEIR CHARACTER.

CHAPTER X.  317  318  319  320  321  322  323  324  325  326  327  328  329  330  331  332  333  334  335  336  337  338  339  340  341  342  343  344  345  346  347  348  349  350  351  352  353  354  355  356  357  358  359  360  361  362  363  364
GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION OF THE GROUP - SURVEYS - CLIMATE - WINDS - TIDES  -
EARTHQUAKES  - POPULATION  - LANGUAGE  -  MODES OF SALUTATION - DISEASES -
SURGERY - SPORTS - MESSAGES - TREATMENT OF WOMEN - AGRICULTURE - PLANTS -
FOOD - SOIL - RAPIDITY OF VEGETATION - MONTHS AND DIVISION OF TIME
 - TAMBO NALANGA - ARMS OF THE FEEJEES - HOUSES - CANOES - TOOLS - POTTERY
DIET - FEASTS - MODE OF SITTING - IDEAS OF GEOGRAPHY - DISTRIBUTION OF TIME
 - DRESS  - TATTOOING  - NATIVE IDEAS OF DECENCY - USE OF OIL - COMMERCE
DANGERS ATTENDING NAVIGATION - DEATH OF MRS. CARCILL - WHIPPY'S LETTER
 - EVENTS SINCE OUR DEPARTURE

CHAPTER XI.  365  366  367  368  369  370  371  372  373  374  375  376  377  378  379  380  381  382  383  384  385  386  387  388  389  390  391  392  393  394
DEPARTURE OF THE SQUADRON FROM THE FEEJEE GROUP - PORPOISE AND TENDER
DETACHED  - VINCENNES AND PEACOCK SEPARATE  -  OPERATIONS OF THE VINCENNES
 - GARDNER'S ISLAND - M'KEAN'S ISLAND - HULL'S ISLAND - BIRNIE'S ISLAND
 - ENDERBURY'S ISLAND - FAILURE TO REACH SYDNEY ISLAND - KAUAI - OAHU
MADE - ANCHORAGE IN THE ROADS OF HONOLULU - LANDING - COUNTRY AROUND
HONOLULU - APPEARANCE OF THE NATIVES  - VINCENNES ENTERS THE HARBOUR
OF HONOLULU - VISITS FROM THE FOREIGN RESIDENTS - ARRIVAL OF THE PEA
COCK - SEPARATE OPERATIONS OF THE PEACOCK - SEPARATE OPERATIONS OF THE
PORPOISE - NATAVI BAY - CHICOBEA - SOMU.SOMIJ - VATOA - LOSS OF SHIP SHYI.OCK
 - LATI  -  TOOFONA  -  SHOALS - PORT REFUGE - TONGA MISSIONARIES -  NATIVES
CREW OF THE SHYLOCK - UPOLU - CHURCH BUILDING - MURDER OF GIDEON SMITH
DEMAND MADE FOR HIS MURDERERS - DESERTERS GIVEN UP - PORPOISE SAILS
FROM UPOLU, AND ARRIVES AT HONOLULU - SEPARATE OPERATIONS OF THE
TENDER - KIE - FRIENDLY RECEPTION AT THE SANDWICH ISLANDS - PLANS FOR
THE FUTURE OPERATIONS OF THE SQUADRON -  RESHIPMENT OF THE SEAMEN
ENGAGEMENT OF KANAKAS - DUTIES ASSIGNED TO THE PEACOCK AND TENDER - TO
THE PORPOISE - TO THE VINCENNES - VISIT FROM THE GOVERNOR - SCHOOL FOR
'"HE CHILDREN OF CHIEFS - MODE OF CARRYING BURDENS - DWELLINGS IN
HONOLULU - VALLEY OF NUUANU - EMPLOYMENTS OF THE OFFICERS AND NATURALISTS
 - MISSIONARY INFLUENCE

APPENDIX.  395  396  397  398  399  400  401  402  403  404  405  406  407  408  409  410  411  412  413  414  415  416  417  418  419  420  421  422  423  424  425  426  427  428  429  430  431  432  433  434  435  436  437  438
I. EXPERIMENTS MADE ON BOARD U. S. SHIPS VINCENNES AND PEACOCK 399
II. ORDERS TO PORPOISE 400
III. ORDERS FOR SURVEYS 402
IV. ORDERS TO LIEUTENANT CARR 406
V. FEEJEE REGULATIONS 408
VI. ORDERS TO PEACOCK 410
VII. PAPERS RELATIVE TO THE BRIG CHARLES DOGGETT 411
VIII. ORDERS FOR SURVEYS 414
IX. ORDERS TO PORPOISE 416
X. ORDERS FOR SURVEYS 417
XI. STATEMENT RELATIVE TO JAMES CUNNINGHAM 418
XII. ORDERS FOR EXPEDITION TO SUALIB 421
XIII. ORDERS TO CAPTAIN HUDSON
XIV. INSTRUCTIONS AND REPORTS CONCERNING MALOLO 423
XV. ORDERS FOR SURVEYS 429
XVI. LETTER OF PASSED MIDSHIPMAN HARRISON RELATIVE TO WILLIAM SMITH 431
XVII. CAPTAIN EAGLESTON'S LETTER TO THE CAPTAIN OF THE AIMABLE JOSEPHINE 439
XVIII. ORDERS TO DR. PICKERING AND MR. DRAYTON 433
XIX. LETTERS CONCERNING SALE OF OIL ON TURTLE ISLAND 433
XX. CERTIFICATES CONCERNING THE MURDER OF GIDEON SMITH 434






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Townof Nueualofa, Tonga
(page 2)
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Tanoa, King of Ambau
(page 56)
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Chart of the Fiji Group
or Feejee Islands
(page 72)
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Town of Rewa
(page 108)
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Interior of    Gabaningiou's House, Feejee
(page 118)
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Queen of Rewa
(page 126)
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Vendovi
(page 136)
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Club Dancd Feejee
(page 190)
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Bkohe de Mar House
(page 220)
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Tombs at Muthuata Island, Feejee
(page 230)
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Observatory Peak, Feejee Island
(page 238)
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Valley of Voona, Feejee Island
(page 292)
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Pali, Oahu
(page 390)
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