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Sometimes however the IRRITABLE PRINCIPLE does

not accumulate from Inertion, as was explained,

In these three last Instances the Inertion arose from the Ex-
hauftion of the IRRITABLE PRINCIPLE, as was ex-
plained in Law II. p. 361,

ib.

SECT. XLIV. OF HUNGer.

There are three Claffes of Readers.

1. Those who seek to find in a Work the
Agreeable with the Useful,

469

not appear ignorant of the Contents
of any popular Work,-

ib.

{

Thefe three Claffes of Readers will find their
Account in this Work,-

ib.

{

For the firft Clafs of Readers this Work was
defigned,

ib.

The fecond Clafs, by reading the Table of
Contents, may turn eafily to those practi-
cal Points they with only to fee difcuffed,

ib.

And

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And the Third, by reading the Analysis in the
Table of Contents, may know the Sub-
stance of the whole Work in a few Hours, 469

THIS ANALYSIS, however, was intended
merely to refresh the Memory of the first
Clafs of Readers, -

{The Narrative of Captain BLIGH's Voyage,

-

The Reason why a full Account of the Suf-
ferings and Escape of Captain BLIGH is
given to the Readers,

The AFOLOGY to fuch as with for an abridg-

{

The Object of the Voyage, was to transport
the BREAD-FRUIT Tree from the Society
Ilands to the Weft Indies,

{A Description of the BREAD-FRUIT, -

Its vaft Importance, and the Manner in which it is pro-

{

{The Ship was named BOUNTY,

The Cabin appropriated to the BREAD-FRUIT

was contrived by Sir JOSEPH BANKS,

{It was completely fitted out by GOVERNMENT,

ib.

ib.

470

ib.

ib.

ib,

ib.

471

ib.

ib.

{The Commands of the ADMIRALTY, -

472

After

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ƒ After a ten Months Voyage this Ship arrived

fafe at Otaheite,

The friendly Reception Captain BLIGH and his

Men met with from the Natives,

-

Many Enquiries are made after Sir JOSEPH

BANKS and Captain Cook,

OMAI and the two New ZEALAND BOYS

OMAI

whom Captain Cook left on the Island

were dead,

-Some of the Products of Captain Cook's Voy-

age was brought Captain BLIGH, as Pum-

kins, Goats, &c. -

Alfo Captain Cook's Picture, painted by

WEBBER, and which he left there in 1777,

defiring it to be fhewn to Strangers as a

Token of Friendship,

-

{OTOо comes the next Morning on board, -

{The customary Mode of SALUTATION,

{

Captain BLIGH fires the great Guns, and as

the Shot fell into the Water the Natives

express their Approbation by loud Shouts

and Acclamations,

476

ib.

477

478

ib.

ib.

479

ib.

480

A Defcription of Oroo, who had taken the

Name of TINAH, and of his Wife IDEAH, ib.

Of

Of WHYDOAH, the younger Brother of

TINAH,

He has the Reputation of being a great War-

rior and Drunkard,

{TINAH, as being a fuperior Chief, is fed by

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480

ib.

Attendants,

481

He excelled as much in Eating as the other

did in Drinking Ava,

ib.

ib.

{H

{The Men dine feparate from the Women,

{TINAH, befides dinner, eat during the After-

noon five Times of Pork,

The Vifit of TINAH is returned by Captain

{The

BLIGH,

After making a Present to TINAH, he gave
feveral finall Trinkets to the Children in

ib.

ib.

BREAD-FRUIT for the EAREE NO BRITAN-
NEE, or Chief of Great Britain,

Three of Captain BLIGH's men defert, and
carry away with them the Cutter,

ib.

The Attempts that were made by the Chiefs to bring back these deserters,

They deliver up themselves to Captain BLIGH, being much haraffed by the Natives, who were conftantly watching an opportunity to surprise them,

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485

486

In a Day or two after, the Cable was cut nearly afunder,

487

{

Captain BLIGH expreffed great Indignation

against the Natives,

The chief Families retire through Fear to the
Mountains in the midft of heavy Rain,

The Reasoning of Captain BLIGH on this
Event, -

ib.

488

489

The Object of the Voyage was now fulfilled, and 1015 BREAD-FRUIT Plants, in a flourifhing Condition, were put on board, befides feveral other Fruits,

The Chiefs of the Island dine with Captain
BLIGH, who is loaded with a Variety of
Things from the Natives, -

In the Evening, the Departure of Captain
BLIGH being announced, there was no
Dancing or Mirth on the Beach as was the
Cuftom, but all was mournful Silence, -

ib.

490

ib.

The