214 REMARKS AND OPINIONS. 



the triton*s horn. The military expedition ap- 

 proaches towards the hostile territory in boats antl 

 rafts of" bamboo. The landing is attempted to be 

 opposed. The decisive combats take place on 

 shore. 



The people of Tuch use, for close combat, the 

 dart, and, at a distance, the sling. Their throw is 

 far and sure ; they manage this weapon with 

 astonishing skill. They also constantly wear them 

 in time of peace tied round the head, and use them 

 to kill birds, to beat down fruit from the trees, and 

 the like. Kadu learned to use the sling at Ulea 

 from the natives of Tuch, and he often passed his 

 time among us in this exercise, in which he was, 

 hewever, very unskilful. 



Don Luis de Torres extolled, in his friends of 

 Ulea, what gave us pleasure to praise in our 

 friends at Radack : they are kind, friendly, ele- 

 gant, and modest. A woman never came on board 

 the Maria. They are good-natured, affectionate, 

 generous, and grateful. They have the memory of 

 the heart. Any thing, a useful instrument, for ex- 

 ample, which they have received as a gift from a 

 friend, retains and bears among them as a lasting 

 memorial, the name of the friend who bestowed 

 it. Thus Kadu intended to give our names to 

 the animals and plants we had introduced there, 

 to keep us in eternal remembrance. 



Of the natives of the Pelew islands, (Falaos 



