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.f,PR.iNGS. In tiie cafks a mucli greater degree of putrefadtlon and foetid fmell, 



had been obferved of any 



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water during the whole voy- 



a^e, which I believe proves that fome foreign, perhaps inflam- 



mable par tic 



ed 



thi 



This pond was 



neded, within the bnlhes, with a range of ilagnant^ muddy waters, 



lin oppofite the har- 



for more th 



mile 



tv/o, alon^- the pi 



hour. 



Thefe waterS;, are it feems gathered here during the rainy 



feafon j and as they have no vifible drain, they colled in the lowefl 

 |)arts and ilagnate, and as the whole furface of the foil of the ifle is 

 iformed of volcanic afhes, containing all more or lefs faline ox 



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fulphureouE particles, the water may diffolve them, and ftrike the 



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brown colour by extrad:ing the vegetable fubflances gradually falU 

 ing into or coming into contad with it. 



In the reft of the ifles belonging to the New PIe brides, we 



frequently obferved large ilreams of water forming cafcades on 

 ithe ileep defcents of hills, and thus precipitating themfelves down 

 and foon mixing with the briny fluid of the ocean. 



The pRiENDXY Isles feem to be deflitute of fprings: for 

 ^though on fome of them, as Eaoowhe and Namocka, there are fmali 

 hills and riling grounds, they are however far from being fo high 

 as to attract the clouds or to caufe from their perpetual moifture a 

 rcontinual flow of fpring- water. The natives have ponds, fome of 

 .which are large^ wherein they colled the rain-water: but it is 



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