CONTENTS. VT 



warriors and wars Religion of the people Malay and abo- 

 riginal languages Commerce and manufactures Chinese 

 residents Proas and canoes Climate Natural productions 

 Reflections on the probable Asiatic origin of Polynesian 

 Islanders Natural History corroborative of that opinion 



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CHAPTER V. 



Quit Soutranha Enter the Indian Ocean Relinquish whaling 

 Passage round the Cape of Good Hope Complete the 

 circuit of the Globe Arrival at St. Helena Its coast 

 scenery Account of the Island Visits to Longwood and 

 the tomb of Napoleon Remarks on a rumoured intention to 

 remove the remains of Napoleon to Europe Population of 

 the island Soil and climate Effects of the recent change of 

 government Geological remarks Natural productions of 

 the island Departure See a Sperm Whale The Sargasso- 

 or Gulf- weed Return to the port of London . Ill 



APPENDIX. 



ZOOLOGY. Cetaceans .... 145 241 



Birds .... 242254 



Fishes .... 255289 



Mollusca .... 290318 



Marine Phosphorescence . . 319 326 



BOTANY 327 395 



