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We would apply the name Western Polynesia to the Caroline 

 Islands ; the Ladrones, north of them ; Magellan's Archipelago, 

 still farther north ; and Ansorfs Archipelago, east of Magellan's. 

 The first two of these groups are subject to the Spaniards ; who 

 have treated the natives with great cruelty. In Central Polynesia, 

 we would comprehend the Central Archipelago, including Mulgrave's, 

 Gilbert's, Taswell's, Byron's, and other islands; together with the 

 Friendly Islands, and the neighboring groups, the Navigator's, on 

 the north-east, the Feejee, on the west, and the Tonga islands, on the 

 south, which together might be termed the Friendly Archipelago. 

 Many of the Friendly islanders are already converted to Christianity. 



Finally, in Eastern Polynesia, we would comprehend the Sandwich 

 Islands; Christmas Island and the contiguous group; Mendana's 

 Archipelago, including the Marquesas and Washington islands ; and 

 the Society Archipelago, including the Society Islands ; King George's 

 and Prince of Wales' Islands, north-east of them ; Palliser and Pearl 

 Islands, on the east ; Gambier Islands, and Pitcairn's Island, farther 

 south and east ; Austral Islands, on the south ; and Cook's or Hervey's 

 Islands, on the south-west. The Sandwich islands, including Owy- 

 hee, and the Society islands, including Otaheite, have been recently 

 converted to Christianity, by the labors of protestant missionaries : 

 but a wide field of labor yet remains, in this part of the globe, for the 

 friends of religion and humanity. 



