4 CONTENTS. 
TIONS IMPOSED UPON THEM—CAPTIVE CHIEF LIBERATED—REMARKS ON THE CIR- 
CUMSTANCES OF THE MURDERS, AND ON THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE PUNISHMENT 
INFLICTED ON MALOLO—THE BOATS SENT BACK TO THE SHIPS—THE FLYING-FISH 
AND PORPOISE SAIL FROM MALOLO—NAVULA REEF—NAVULA PASSAGE — THE 
PORPOISE DETACHED TO OVOLAU—VATULELE—KANTAVU—ONO—PASSED MIDSHIP- 
MEN’S ISLANDS—ASTROLABE REEF—ARRIVAL OF THE FLYING-FISH AT OVOLAU — 
LEVUKA—DEPARTURE OF THE FLYING-FISH FROM LEVUKA—VALLEY OF VOONA— 
PASSAGE ROUND THE ISLAND OF OVOLAU — AMBAU —CASE OF THE AIMABLE 
JOSEPHINE—OF THE BRIG SIR DAVID OGILBY—CAUTION TO VESSELS VISITING 
AMBAU — MOTURIKI PASSAGE— WAR THREATENED BETWEEN SOMU-SOMU AND 
AMBAU —INTERFERENCE ON BEHALF OF THE MISSIONARIES—ORATOR OF THE 
KING OF SOMU-SOMU — MANNER OF TRADING — UPPER TOWN OF SOMU-SOMU — 
EXHIBITION OF ROCKETS— NEWS OF CAPTAIN CROKER’S ATTACK ON THE HEA- 
THEN OF TONGA, AND OF THE LOSS OF HIS LIFE—DEPARTURE FROM SOMU-SOMU— 
CHICOBEA—MALI—REUNION OF THE SQUADRON—SEPARATE OPERATIONS OF CAP- 
TAIN HUDSON—EXCURSION OF DR. PICKERING AND MR. BRACKENRIDGE—THE TWO 
CHIEFS OF SUALIB— JUGGLERY OF A PRIEST —CAPTAIN HUDSON DEMANDS A 
DESERTER—RETURN OF THE SON OF THE KING OF MUTHUATA—NALOA BAY— 
SURVEY OF THE HARBOUR OF MUTHUATA — PROCEEDINGS OF A MEETING OF 
OFFICERS—RECOVERY OF A DESERTER—ARRIVAL OF THE KAI-VITI AT MUTHUATA 
—WHALE-SHIP TRITON—JOY OF THE KING OF MUTHUATA AT THE DEPARTURE OF 
THE SHIPS—NATIVE PUNISHED FOR THEFT BY THE KING—SEPARATE OPERATIONS 
OF LIEUTENANT-COMMANDANT RINGGOLD—BIVA—HUDSON ISLES— PREPARATIONS 
FOR GOING TO SEA—THE INTERPRETERS DISCHARGED—THEIR CHARACTER...263—316 
CHAPTER X. 
GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION OF THE GROUP —SURVEYS— CLIMATE — WINDS — TIDES — 
EARTHQUAKES — POPULATION — LANGUAGE— MODES OF SALUTATION—DISEASES — 
SURGERY — SPORTS — MESSAGES — TREATMENT OF THE WOMEN — AGRICULTURE — 
PLANTS—FOOD—SOIL—RAPIDITY OF VEGETATION—MONTHS AND DIVISION OF TIME 
—TAMBO NALANGA—ARMS OF THE FEEJEES—HOUSES—CANOES—TOOLS—POTTERY— 
DIET—FEASTS—MODE OF SITTING—IDEAS OF GEOGRAPHY—DISTRIBUTION OF TIME 
— DRESS — TATTOOING — NATIVE IDEAS OF DECENCY—USE OF OIL—COMMERCE— 
DANGERS ATTENDING NAVIGATION—DEATH OF MRS. CARGILL—WHIPPY’S LETTER 
—EVENTS SINCE OUR DEPARTURE............. Alaa scs i bik eG GeO Mee ..-317—364 
CHAPTER, XL 
DEPARTURE OF THE SQUADRON FROM THE FEEJEE GROUP—PORPOISE AND TENDER 
DETACHED — VINCENNES AND PEACOCK SEPARATE — OPERATIONS OF THE VIN- 
CENNES—GARDNER’S ISLAND—M’KEAN’S ISLAND—HULL’S ISLAND—BIRNIE’S ISLAND 
