OF THE NATIVES OF THE TONGA ISLANDS, IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC OCEAN. WITH AN ORIGINAL GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY OF THEIR LANGUAGE. COMPILED AND ARRANGED FROM THE EXTENSIVE COMMUNICATIONS OF MR. WILLIAM MARINER, SEVERAL YEARS RESIDENT IN THOSE ISLANDS. BY JOHN MARTIN, M. D. "The savages of America inspire less interest .... since celebrated navigators Preface to Humboldt's Personal Narrative. IN TWO VOLUMES. VOL. I. SECOND EDITION, WITH ADDITIONS. LONDON: JOHN MURRAY, ALBEMARLE-STREET. 1818. M.R. NEW YORK |