His arrival at Mindanao, one of the Philippine Islands, and of its natural
He departs towards Manilla in the Isle of Luconia; touching at Bat Island and the Isle of Mindora, and leaving Luconia, he goes to Pulo Condore, on the coast of Cambodia, to Pulo Obi, in the Bay of Siam, and to Pulo Con- dore again, 251-259
CHAPTER XV.
He goes to the Island of St John on the
coast of China, to the Isles Pescadores
near Formosa, and the Bashee or five
islands between Formosa and Luconia,
called Orange, Monmouth, Grafton,
Bashee, and Goat Isles,
He goes thence, touches at the Island
Trieste and another, and steering along
the west coast of Sumatra, arrives at
the Island of Nicobar, where he stays
ashore, and the ship departs, 285-292
CHAPTER XVIII.
He stands over from thence in an open
boat to Passange Jonca, and thence to
Achin; and after several traverses
comes to Bencoolen, all on the Island
of Sumatra,.
202-304
CHAPTER XIX.
He ships himself for England, and ar-
rives at the Cape of Good Hope, 304-310
CHAPTER XX.
His departure thence to St Helena, and
arrival in the Downs..
Passage from Kerguelen's Land to Van Diemen's Land; arrival in Adventure Bay; incidents there; interviews with the natives; their persons and dress described; account of their behavi- our, 557-561 The passage from Van Diemen's Land to New Zealand; employments in Queen Charlotte's Sound; transactions with the natives there; intelligence about the massacre of the Adventure's boat's crew; of the two young men who em- bark to attend Omai,
A grand solemnity called "Natche," in honour of the King's son, performed ; the manner of passing the night at the King's house; departure from Tonga- taboo and arrival at Eooa, 612-621
a future life; traditions about the
creation; an historical legend; honours
paid to the King; distinction of
ranks; punishment of crimes; names
of their gods; names of islands they
visit; extent of their navigation, 684-693
CHAPTER X.
Progress of the voyage after leaving the
Society Islands; Christmas Island dis-
covered, and station of the ships there;
great success in catching turtle; an
eclipse of the sun observed; inscrip-
tion left in a bottle; account of the
island,
693-695
CHAPTER XI.
Some islands discovered; account of the
natives of Atooi, who come off to the
ships, and their behaviour on going on
board; one of them killed; a water-
ing-place found; excursion into the
country: a "morai" visited and de-
scribed; graves of the chiefs, and of
the human sacrifices, there buried;
another island, called Oneehow, visited;
ceremonies performed by the natives
who go off to the ships; reasons for
believing that they are cannibals; the
ships leave the island and proceed to
the north,.
695-704
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