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SECT. IX. Transactions at the Cape of Good Hope; with

an Account of some Discoveries made by

the French; and the Arrival of the Ship at

St Helena,

X. Passage from St Helena to the Western Islands,

with a Description of the Island of Ascension

and Fernando Noronha,

XI. Arrival of the Ship at the Island of Fayal, a

Description of the Place, and the Return of

the Resolution to England,

A Vocabulary of the Language of the Society Isles,

BOOK III. A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean, undertaken by

the Command of his Majesty, for making Discoveries

in the Northern Hemisphere; to determine the Posi-

tion and Extent of the West Side of North America,

its Distance from Asia, and the Practicability of a

Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the

Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in his

Majesty's Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the

Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, & 1780,

Introduction,

CHAP. I. Transactions from the Beginning of the Voyage

till our Departure from New Zealand,

SECT. I. Various Preparations for the Voyage. Omai's

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Behaviour on embarking. Observations for

determining the Longitude of Sheerness,

and the North Foreland. Passage of the

Resolution from Deptford to Plymouth.

Employments there. Complements of the

Crews of both Ships, and Names of the Of-

ficers. Observations to fix the Longitude

of Plymouth. Departure of the Resolution, ib.

II. Passage of the Resolution to Teneriffe. Re-

ception there. Description of Santa Cruz

Road. Refreshments to be met with. Ob-

servations for fixing the Longitude of Tene-

riffe. Some Account of the Island. Bota-

nical Observations. Cities of Santa Cruz

and Laguna. Agriculture. Air and Cli-

mate. Commerce. Inhabitants,

III. Departure from Teneriffe. Danger of the

Ship near Bonavista. Isle of Mayo. Port

Praya. Precautions against the Rain and

sultry Weather in the Neighbourhood of

the Equator. Position of the Coast of Bra-

zil. Arrival at the Cape of Good Hope.

Transactions

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Transactions there, Junction of the Disco-

very. Mr Anderson's Journey up the Coun-

try. Astronomical Observations. Nautical

Remarks on the Passage from England to

the Cape, with regard to the Currents and

the Variation,

SECT. IV. The two Ships leave the Cape of Good Hope.

Two Islands, named Prince Edward's, seen,

and their Appearance described. Kergue

len's Land visited. Arrival in Christmas

Harbour. Occurrences there. Description

of it,

V. Departure from Christmas Harbour. Range

along the Coast, to discover its Position and

Extent. Several Promontories and Bays, and

a Peninsula, described and named. Danger

from Shoals. Another Harbour and a Sound.

Mr Anderson's Observations on the Natu-

ral Productions, Animals, Soil, &c. of Ker-

guelen's Land,

VI. Passage from Kerguelen's to Van Diemen's

Land. Arrival in Adventure Bay. Inci-

dents there. Interviews with the Natives.

Their Persons and Dress described. Ac-

count of their Behaviour. Table of the

Longitude, Latitude, and Variation. Mr

Anderson's Observations on the Natural

Productions of the Country, on the Inhabi-

tants, and their Language,

VII, The Passage from Van Diemen's Land to New

Zealand. Employments in Queen Char-

lotte's Sound. Transactions with the Na-

tives there. Intelligence about the Mas-

sacre of the Adventure's Boat's Crew.

count of the Chief who headed the Party on

that Occasion. Of the two young Men who

embark to attend Omai. Various Remarks

on the Inhabitants. Astronomical and Nau-

tical Observations,

Ac-

VIII. Mr Anderson's Remarks on the Country near

Queen Charlotte's Sound. The Soil. Cli-

mate. Weather. Winds. Trees. Plants.

Birds. Fish. Other Animals. Of the In-

habitants. Description of their Persons.

Their Dress. Ornaments. Habitations.

Boats. Food and Cookery. Arts. Wea-

pons

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pons. Cruelty to Prisoners. Various Cus

toms. Specimen of their Language,

CHAP. II. From leaving New Zealand to our Arrival at

Otaheite, or the Society Islands,

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SECT. I. Prosecution of the Voyage. Behaviour of the

two New Zealanders on board. Unfavour-

able Winds. An Island called Mangeea dis-

covered. The Coast of it examined. Trans-

actions with the Natives. An Account of

their Persons, Dress, and Canoes. Descrip-
tion of the Island. A Specimen of the Lan-
guage. Disposition of the Inhabitants,

II. The Discovery of an Island called Wateeoo.

Its Coasts examined.-Visits from the Na-

tives on board the Ships. Mess. Gore, Bur-

ney, and Anderson, with Omai, sent on

Shore. Mr Anderson's Narrative of their

Reception. Omai's Expedient to prevent

their being detained. His meeting with

some of his Countrymen, and their distress-

ful Voyage. Farther Account of Wateeoo,

and of its Inhabitants,

III. Wenooa-ette, or Otokootaia, visited. Account

of that Island, and of its Produce. Hervey's

Island, or Terougge mou Attooa, found to be

inhabited. Transactions with the Natives.

Their Persons, Dress, Language, Canoes.

Fruitless Attempt to land there. Reasons

for bearing away for the Friendly Islands.

Palmerston's Island touched at. Descrip-

tion of the two Places where the Boats land-

ed. Refreshments obtained there. Conjec-

tures on the Formation of such low Islands.

Arrival at the Friendly Islands,

IV. Intercourse with the Natives of Komango, and

other Islands. Arrival at Annamooka.

Transactions there. Feenou, a principal

Chief, from Tongataboo, comes on a Visit.

The Manner of his Reception in the Island,

and on board. Instances of the pilfering

Disposition of the Natives. Some Account

of Annamooka. The Passage from it to

Нераее,

V. Arrival of the Ships at Hepaee, and friendly

Reception there. Presents and Solemnities

on the Occasion. Single Combats with Clubs.

Wrestling

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Wrestling and Boxing Matches. Female

Combatants. Marines exercised. A Dance

performed by Men. Fireworks exhibited.

The Night-entertainments of Singing and

Dancing particularly described,

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SECT. VI. Description of Lefooga. Its cultivated State.

Its Extent. Transactions there. A female

Oculist. Singular Expedients for shaving

off the Hair. The Ships change their Sta-

tion.. A remarkable Mount and Stone. De-

scription of Hoolaiva. Account of Poulaho,

King of the Friendly Islands. Respectful

Manner in which he is treated by his Peo-

ple. Departure from the Hepaee Islands.

Some Account of Kotoo. Return of the

Ships to Annamooka. Poulaho and Feenou

Arrival at Tongataboo,

meet.

VII. Friendly Reception at Tongataboo. Manner

of distributing a baked Hog and Kava to

Poulaho's Attendants. The Observatory,

&c. erected. The Village where the Chiefs

reside, and the adjoining Country, descri-

bed. Interviews with Mareewagee, and Too-

bou, and the King's Son. A grand Haiva,

or Entertainment of Songs and Dances, gi-

ven by Mareewagee. Exhibition of Fire-

works. Manner of Wrestling and Boxing.

Distribution of the Cattle. Thefts commit-

ted by the Natives. Poulaho, and the other

Chiefs, confined on that Account. Poula-

ho's Present and Haiva,

VIII. Some of the Officers plundered by the Natives.

A fishing Party. A Visit to Poulaho. A

Fiatooka described. Observations on the

Country Entertainments at Poulaho's House.

His Mourning Ceremony. Of the Kava

Plant, and the Manner of preparing the Li-

quor, Account of Onevy, a little Island.

One of the Natives wounded by a Sentinel.

Messrs King and Anderson visit the King's

Brother. Their Entertainment. Another

Mourning Ceremony. Manner of passing

the Night. Remarks on the Country they

passed through. Preparations made for Sail-

ing. An Eclipse of the Sun, imperfectly

observed. Mr Anderson's Account of the

Island, and its Productions,

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SECT. IX. A grand Solemnity, called Natche, in Honour

of the King's Son, performed. The Proces-

sion and other Ceremonies, during the first

Day, described. The Manner of passing

the Night at the King's House. Continua-

tion of the Solemnity the next Day. Con-

jectures about the Nature of it. Departure

from Tongataboo, and the Arrival at Eooa.

Account of that Island, and Transactions

there,

X. Advantages derived from visiting the Friendly

Islands. Best Articles for Traffic. Refresh-

ments that may be procured. The Number

of the Islands, and their Names. Keppel's

and Boscawen's Islands belong to them. Ac-

count of Vavaoo, of Hamao, of Feejee.

Voyages of the Natives in their Canoes.

Difficulty of procuring exact Information.

Persons of the Inhabitants of both Sexes.

Their Colour. Diseases. Their general

Character. Manner of wearing their Hair.

Of puncturing their Bodies. Their Cloth-

ing and Ornaments. Personal Cleanliness, 447

XI. Employments of the Women at the Friendly

Islands. Of the Men. Agriculture. Con-

struction of their Houses. Their working

Tools. Cordage and fishing Implements.

Musical Instruments. Weapons. Food and

Cookery. Amusements. Marriage. Mourn-

ing Ceremonies for the Dead. Their Divi-

nities. Notions about the Soul, and a fu-

ture State. Their Places of Worship. Go-

vernment. Manner of paying Obeisance to

the King. Account of the Royal Family.

Remarks on their Language, and Specimen

of it. Nautical and other Observations,

A Vocabulary of the Language of the Friendly

Isles,

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A Vocabulary of the Language of Atooi, one of

the Sandwich Islands,

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