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Buenavista. It is 25 leagues in circuit, and is a fine island in ap- 

 pearance, with many inhabitants, who are also naked as in the other 

 islands ; and they redden their hair, eat human flesh, and have their 

 towns built over the water as in Mexico.^ 



" This day we went on to other islands which are further to the 

 east in the same latitude. The first has a circuit of 25 leagues. 

 We had not resistance from them (the Indians) ; because they had 

 already come to know that they could not ov^ercome us, if we were 

 prepared for them. To this island, we gave the name of San 

 Dimas. We did not go to the remaininof islands that we mio[ht not 



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hinder ourselves. We named the one bfan German, and the other 

 the Island of Guadalupe." {Vide Note VII. of the Geographical 

 Appendix.) 



" The next morning we went to another very large island which 

 is on the south side of the five islands. In the middle of the way, 

 or half-way between them, is an island which we named Sesarga. 

 It is 8 leacjues in circuit. This island is hiiih and round and well- 

 peopled ; with plenty of food, maTnes and panales^ and roots and 

 hogs [which have no grain to eat ?]. In the middle of this island 

 there is a volcano, whicli is continually emitting great smoke. It 

 has a white streak which resembles a road descending from the 

 higher parts down to the sea. This island is in latitude 9f°. With 

 the island of Buenavista it lies north-west and south-east (?).^ Five 

 leagues from tliis island, there came out 5 canoes ; and they gave us 

 a fish, telling us by signs that we should go with them to their 

 island, and that they would give us hogs. The Indians went away \ 

 and we slept this night at sea. 



" On the next day, whicli was the 19th of April, we arrived at 

 the great island, which we had seen, and came upon a town of the 

 Indians. There is a large river here ; and there came out canoes to 



^ In the present day the natives of Florida buUt their houses on piles. See p. 60, of 

 this work. 



- Figueroa gives for mames, ynanimes; and for panales, panai/s. In the first instance, 

 "yams" are probably meant ; whilst, in the second case, Burney suggests that by panays 

 the "breatlfruit " may be referred to. Fleurieu hints that it may be the application of the 

 name of the " parsnip " to some other vegetable. The " taro " is evidently here alluded to. 



3 In Note VII. of the Geographical Appendix, I have treated of the question relating to 

 the identification of the islands which lie between Cape Prieto and the north coast of 

 Guadalcanar, with the Spanish discoveries. In so doing, I have re-opened a discussion that 

 excited considerable interest a century ago, but which has since, notwithstanding the efforts 

 of Burney and Krusenstern, been almost forgotten. Those acquainted with these islands 

 will recognise in Sesarga the present Savo. 



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