VI CONTENTS* 



CHAP. VI. 



Route of the Ship from New Zealand in Search of a Continent; 

 with an Account of the various Obstructions met with from the 

 Ice, and the Methods pursued to explore the Southern Pacific 

 Ocean ----_. p a g e 255 



CHAP. VII. 



Sequel of the Passage from New Zealand to Easter Island, and 

 Transactions there ; with an Account of an Expedition to dis- 

 cover the Inland Part of the Country, and a Description of 

 some of the surprising gigantic Statues found in the Island 278 



CHAP. VIII. 



A Description of the Island, its Produce, Situation, and Inhabit- 

 ants ; their Manners and Customs ; Conjectures concerning 

 their Government, Religion, and other Subjects; with a more 

 particular Account of their gigantic Statues - 288 



CHAP. IX. 



The Passage from Easter Island to the Marquesas Islands. 

 Transactions and Incidents which happened while the Ship lay 

 in Madre de Dios, or Resolution Bay, in the Island of St. 

 Christina ------ 297 



CHAP. X. 



Departure from the Marquesas ; a Description of the Situation, 

 Extent, Figure, and Appearance of the several Islands ; with 

 some Account of the Inhabitants, their Customs, Dress, Habit- 

 ations, Food, Weapons, and Canoes - - 305. 



CHAP. XI. 



A Description of several Islands discovered, or seen in the Passage 

 from the Marquesas to Otaheite ; with an Account of a Naval 

 Review - 312 



CHAP. XII. 



Some Account of a Visit from Otoo, Towha, and several other 

 Chiefs; also of a Robbery committed by one of the Natives, and 

 its Consequences, with general Observations on the Subject 323 



