CONTENTS. 



CHAP. IX. 



Accounts -of Otahcite fill imperfccl.—The .prevailing Winds. — Betiutjf 

 of the Country. — Cultivaticn. — Natural Curiofities.'—The Perjons 

 of the Natives.— Difeafes. — General CharaSIer. — Love of Plea- 



Jure, — Language. — Surgery and Phyftc. — Articles of Food. — Ef- 



feEis of drinking Ava. — Times and Manner of Eating. — Connexions 

 ivith the Females. — Circumcfion. — S)fem of Religion.— Notions 



. about the Soul xind. a future Life. — V/irious Superfitions . — Tradi- 

 tions about the Creation. — An hiforical Legend. — Honours paid to 

 the King. — DifijiXion of Ranks. — Fnnifhment of Crimes. — Pecu~ 



•liarities of the neighbouring IJlands. — Names of their X)ods, — Names 

 of Jfands they vifit. — Extent of their Navigation, .141 



C HA P. X. 



Progrefs of the'Voyage, after leaving the Society Jfands, — Chrijlmas 



Ijland difcovered^ and Station of the Ships there — Boats fent 



afjjore. — Great Siicctfs in-catching Turtle. — An Eclipfe of the Sun 



obferved. — Dijlrefs of tivo Seamen, ivho had lojl their Way. — In- 



fcription left in a Bottle. — Account of the Ijland. — Its Soil. — Trees 



and Plants. — Birds. — Its Size. — Form. — Situation. — Anchoring- 



ground. 170 



CHAP. "Al. 



:Scme Jfands difcovered, — Account of the Natives of Atooi^ vjho come 



off to the Ships., and tbiir Behaviour on going on board. — One of 



. them killed. — Precautions ufed to prevent Intercourje voith the 



Females. — A Watering^Aace found. — "Reception upon landing. — Ex" 



cwfion into the Country. — A Moral vifitcd and dfcribed. — Graves 



of the Chiefs, and of the human Sacrifces, there buried. — .Inother 



lf.:nd^ tailed Oneehovj, vifited.— Ceremonies performed by the 



Natives, ivho go off to the Ships. — Rctfons for believing that they 



are Cannibals. — A Party fent afJjore, li'ho remain tivo Nights.— 



Account of ivhat paff d on landing. — The Ships leave the Ifaitdsy 



find proceed to the Nrth. 190 



