XV111 CONTENTS. 



Taxes, 379. Schools, 379. Scenery of the Islands, 37d, 380. Soil 

 and Climate, 380. Common Diseases, 380, 381. Fruit and Timber 

 Trees, 381, 382. Vegetable Productions, 382. Failure of the Attempt 

 to Manufacture Silk, 382, 383. Calabash-Tree, 383. Pasturage, 383. 

 Flowering Plants and Shrubs, 383, 384. Birds. Fish, and Animals, 384, 

 385. Introduction of Fleas, 385. Honolulu, 385, 386. Waikiki, 386. 

 Kailua, 387. Lahaina, 387. Hilo Bay, 387. Kealakekua Bay, 387, 

 388. Waimca, 388. Building Materials, 388. Grass-Houses, 388, 389, 

 390. Furniture, 390. Commercial Importance of the Hawaiian Group, 



390, 391. Exports and Imports, 391. Tonnage, 391. Manufactures, 



391, 392. Canoes, 392. Arrival of the Squadron, 392. Voyage to 

 Oregon, 392, 393. 



CHAPTER XVI. 



Cruise of the Peacock and Flying Fish, 394. Washington Island, 394. 

 Phoenix Group, 394, 395. Union Group, 395. Description of the 

 Islands, 395, 396. The Inhabitants, 396. Dress, 396. Houses, 396, 



397. Temple, 397. Wells, 397. Canoes, 397, 398. Mechanical In- 

 genuity, 398. Dances and Music, 398. Arrival at the Samoan Group, 



398, 399. Burning of the Heathen Towns, 399. Ellice's Group, 399, 



nee and Character of the Inhabitants, 400. Customs, 

 400. Ornaments and Dress, 400, 401. Canoes, 401. Implements and 

 Weapons, 401. Kingsmill Group, 401, 402. Productions, 402. Beauty 

 of the Climate, 402, 403. Anim lis, Birds, and Fish, 403. Population, 



403. Personal Appearance, 403, 40 1. Beauty of the Young Women, 



404. Hidei of their Mothers, 404. Practice of Producing Abor- 

 tions, 404, 405. Inhabitants of Pitt's Island, 405. Character of the 

 Kingsmill Islanders, 405. Respect paid to the Dead, 405. Want of 

 Chastity, 406. Social Divisions and Government, 406. Descent of 

 Rank and Property, 406, -107. Dress and Ornaments, 407. Tattooing, 

 407. Fondness for War, 107. Weapons and Armor, 407, 408. Ordi- 

 nary Occupations, 408. Divin 108, 409. Native Elysium, 409. 

 Births, 409. Marriages, 409, 410. Amusements, 410, 411. Dwelling 

 Houses, 111. Furniture, 411. 412. Manner of Preparing Food, 412. 

 Beverages, 412,413. Canoes, 413. Tools, 413. Supposed Murder 

 Committed by the " 413. Burning of the Town of Utiroii, 413 

 414. Sailing of the American Vessels, 414. Arrival at the Mouth of 

 the Columbia, 414. Loss of the Peacock, 114. 



