118 PALLISER ISLANDS. 
sents were received with the greatest indiffer- 
ence, and stones were thrown after them on 
their departure. Captain Bellingshausen, in the 
year 1820, wished to land on one of these 
islands, but the natives opposed his intention 
so seriously that he relinquished it rather than 
use force. These people resemble the O Tahai- 
tians, their neighbours and relatives, in appear- 
ance and language; and when the latter are 
farther advanced in civilization, it may be pre- 
sumed that intercourse with them will effect a 
considerable amelioration in the condition of the 
other South Sea islanders. 
