ΤΟ THE RIGHT HONOURABLE SIR JOSEPH BANKS, BART. G. C. B. PRESIDENT OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY, THE FOLLOWING ACCOUNT OF THE NATIVES OF THE TONGA ISLANDS, IN WHICH IT IS ATTEMPTED PARTICULARLY TO SET FORTH THEIR MANNERS, CUSTOMS, RELIGION, FROM THE ORAL DESCRIPTIONS OF AN ENGLISHMAN LONG RESIDENT THERE, IS MOST WILLINGLY INSCRIBED AS A SMALL, YET APPROPRIATE TRIBUTE BY HIS VERY OBEDIENT AND DEVOTED HUMBLE SERVANT, JOHN MARTIN. [DECEMBER 1816.] The Port au Prince sails from Gravesend-Arrives in the River of Plate-Touches at the Falkland Isl- ands-Doubles Cape Horn-Falls in with the Earl St Vincent, South whaler-Attempts to cut two whalers (that had been taken by the Spaniards) out of the Bay of Conception-Accident to Thomas Turner-Arrives in Coquimbo Roads-Desertion of eleven men-Captures three Spanish brigs-At- tacks the town of Arica-Captures the town of Hilo, and burns it to the ground-Loss of the Be- gonio brig by fire-Captures a small Spanish brig -Picks up a boat with six hands on board, belong- ing to the Minerva, South whaler, whose crew had mutinied-Falls in with the Lucy privateer-In company with the Lucy, engages the Spanish fri- gate Astræa-Makes Chatham Island, and parts company with the Lucy-Arrives on the whaling ground-Makes the Isle of Plate-Captures three Spanish vessels-Anchors in Tacames Roads-Sails and anchors in Tola Roads-Friendly reception The ship departs from Tola-Anchors in Chatham priety of looking after certain richly laden vessels- of CHAPTER III. The ship plundered by Finow's orders-Accidents PAGE |