An Account of the Natives of the Tonga Islands, in the South Pacific Ocean: With an Original Grammar and Vocabulary of Their Language, Bind 1Author, and sold, 1817 - 212 sider |
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Side xxxv
... received from him a present of a very handsome helmet . P. 179. On a certain occasion of cere- mony , the king " is obliged to stand till three spears are darted at him : he must catch the first with his hand , and with it ward off the ...
... received from him a present of a very handsome helmet . P. 179. On a certain occasion of cere- mony , the king " is obliged to stand till three spears are darted at him : he must catch the first with his hand , and with it ward off the ...
Side lv
... received on board- Anecdote of an Hapai warrior - Excuses and apologies of the Hapai people in regard to the capture of the Port au Prince - The Favourite departs for the Fiji islands - Re- marks on the conduct of one of the Englishmen ...
... received on board- Anecdote of an Hapai warrior - Excuses and apologies of the Hapai people in regard to the capture of the Port au Prince - The Favourite departs for the Fiji islands - Re- marks on the conduct of one of the Englishmen ...
Side 4
... received a dozen lashes each . Their object was to have gone over to Maldonado , but a river lying in the way , one of them not being a swimmer , and the other unwilling to proceed by himself , they thought proper to return . On the ...
... received a dozen lashes each . Their object was to have gone over to Maldonado , but a river lying in the way , one of them not being a swimmer , and the other unwilling to proceed by himself , they thought proper to return . On the ...
Side 5
... received , at the same time , from on board this vessel , Thomas Tur- ner , harpooner , concerning whom it may be interesting to state a few particulars . He went out at first on board a South whaler , whose name is not now recollected ...
... received , at the same time , from on board this vessel , Thomas Tur- ner , harpooner , concerning whom it may be interesting to state a few particulars . He went out at first on board a South whaler , whose name is not now recollected ...
Side 6
... received information in return , that there were two English whalers in the bay , exactly as was stated by the Earl St. Vincent . The boats waited till dusk , and then proceeded from the island to Conception , being well assured by ...
... received information in return , that there were two English whalers in the bay , exactly as was stated by the Earl St. Vincent . The boats waited till dusk , and then proceeded from the island to Conception , being well assured by ...
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accordingly afterwards anchor appeared armed arrived bales of gnatoo bird boat body Bolotoo brought Captain Captain Cook carronades ceremony chiefs and matabooles circumstance club cocoa-nut consecrated Cow Mooala death enemy feet Felletoa fencing Fiji islands Filimóëátoo Finow fono fortress four fytoca garrison gave gods grave ground guns Haano Hamoa hand Hapai islands head hogs immediately island of Tonga killed king king of Tonga large canoe length lest Mariner Mariner's marly mats mean morning natives Neafoo night Nioocalofa occasion orders Paita party plantains Port au Prince Port Jackson present priest prisoners procured remained respect returned revenge sail sent on shore ship shot side soon spears taboo taken Tarky Teoo Cava thing thought tion Toe Oomoo Tonga islands Toobó Toobo Malohi Toobo Neuha Toobo Toa Toogoo Ahoo Tooi Tooitonga took vessel Voona whaling whilst women yams young chief