190 REMARKS AND OPINIONS. 



The god {Tautup) of Ulea, Mogemug, Eap, 

 and Ngoli, is called Engalap ; of Feis, Hongala ; 

 of Elath and Lamureck, Fuss; and of the desert 

 island, Fajo, Lage. 



Is Engalap, the Eliulep of Cantova, Aluelap of 

 Don Luis de Torres, the great God? 



No man ever saw Engalap. The fathers have 

 delivered the knowledge of him to their children. 

 He visits distant islands where he is acknowledged. 

 The time of his presence seems to be the season of 

 fertility. He is united to Rongala, god of Feis, 

 by ties of friendship ; and they hospitably visit 

 each other. He seems to have no connection 

 with Fuss, the god of Lamureck. At Ulea, and the 

 more easterly island.^, {Lmnureck, &c.) there are 

 neither temples nor priests ; and no sacred offerings 

 take place. There are several temples built at Mo- 

 gemug, Eap, and Ngoli; offerings are made there, 

 and they have a religious worship. 



Kadu has informed us, how it was at Eap, where 

 he had lived for a considerable time, and affirms 

 that it is the same in the two next groups. Both 

 sexes have different temples, and different times 

 for offering. No man is present at the offering of 

 the women. At the offerings of the men, the 

 chief acts the part of the offering-priest. He con- 

 secrates to the god a fruit of each kind, and a 

 fish, by holding it up, and by invocation. The 

 formula is, Waregcmam gure Tautup, the people 

 repeating the last word. The offered fruits are 



