ER HIM IBD. SID 
LETTER IIL. 
THE MISSION STATION AT ANAME—FOTUNA—A DAY ASHORE— 
ANIWA—THE COCOA-NUT PALM—-TANA—APPEARANCE OF 
THE VOLCANO — PORT RESOLUTION — DEPOPULATION — 
BLACK BEACH. 
Anelcauhat, Aneityum, 
Sune, 1872. 
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Wve E were now started on a trip which promised to be in- 
teresting and very delightful. The vessel was to sail out and 
in amongst many islands, touching at some and sighting others/ 
nearly all of which are famed for their beautiful scenery. The 
fair steady trade winds were blowing, and would carry us on- 
ward to the north upon a sea wonderfully and pleasantly 
calm, and nearly the whole group of islands, one by one, 
would pass before us like a lovely panorama. This was what I 
was led. to expect, this was what I looked forward to, as we 
sailed out of Anelcauhat harbour on the 6th of May ; whether 
or not I was disappointed may be gathered from the notes of 
the voyage which follow. 
After leaving the harbour, the first place we called at.was 
Anamé, the station of the Rev. John Inglis, situated upon the 
opposite side of the island from Anelcauhat. Four hours’ sail- 
ing brought the white houses and the thin smoky spirals of the 
mission premises into sight, and opposite them, in lee of a coral 
reef, we dropped anchor. On landing we were met by acrowd 
