Vi CONTENTS, 



—INTERVIEW WITH THE CHIEFS-GENERAL FREYRE— HITOTI-SECOND ATTEMPT 

 TO ASCEND OROHENA— GEOLOGICAL STRUCTURE OF TAHITI- VILLAGE AND BAY OF 

 PAPIETI — COMMERCE OF PAPIETI — POPULATION OF TAHITI — DISEASES- CRIMINAL 

 TRIAL— CULTIVATION — USEFUL PLANTS —ASCENT OF MOUNT AORAI -ABSENCE OF 

 FOSSILS ON TAHITIAN MOUNTAINS— RETURN FROM MOUNT AORAI— MANUFACTURES 

 OF TAHITI— REMARKS ON THE CONDUCT OF FOREIGN VISITERS— THEATRICALS BY 

 THE CREW OF THE PEACOCK— V1NCENNES SAILS FOR EIMEO— VIEW OF EIMEO— 

 TALOO HARBOUR— LANDING AT EIMEO— RESIDENCE OF MR. SIMPSON— SCHOOL FOR 

 THE CHILDREN OF MISSIONARIES — CHARACTER OF THE NATIVES — SCENERY AND 

 STRUCTURE OF EIMEO-SUPPLIES TO BE PROCURED THERE— VILLAGES-COTTON 

 FACTORY — SUGAR PLANTATIONS — OTHER PRODUCTS — VON SCHANTZ'S CHART OF 

 TALOO HARBOUR— CONCLUSION 37-60 



CHAPTER III. 



DEPARTURE OF THE VINCENNES FROM TAHITI — BELLING HAUSENS ISLAND — ROSE 

 ISLAND-MANUA— ITS DESCRIPTION— THREATENED WAR— ITS CAUSE-CANOES OF 

 MANUA-APPEARANCE AND CONDUCT OF THE NATIVES-VILLAGE-DRESS OF THE 

 NATIVES-PRODUCTIONS OF MANUA— OLOOSINGA-ITS DESCRIPTION— HOUSE OF THE 

 KING— HIS ENTERTAINMENT-RETURN TO THE SHIP-CORAL REEF OF OLOOSINGA- 

 OFOO-TEMPERATURE DURING THE PASSAGE— PLAN OF THE OPERATIONS OF THE 

 SQUADRON —APPEARANCE OF TUTUILA— HARBOUR OF PAGO PAGO— ANCHORAGE— 

 TOA— OBSERVATORY-GEOLOGICAL STRUCTURE OF TUTUILA-APPEARANCE AND 

 CHARACTER OF ITS INHABITANTS-MASSACRE OF M. DE LANGLE-VILLAGE OF 

 PAGO-PAGO — GOVERNMENT — WAR-MATS — VISIT TO TOA — HIS FEAST— PRICE OF 

 PROVISIONS— WAR-SONG— BATHING— MODE OF LIVING-EMPLOYMENTS AND AMUSE- 

 MENTS—MR. MURRAY, THE MISSIONARY — CUSTOMS OF THE NATIVES — PUBLIC 

 WORSHIP — MISSIONARY- JUNCTION OF THE PEACOCK AND FLYING-FISH — SURVEYS 

 -CLIMATE — VISIT TO HEATHEN VILLAGES - SAVAGE FEAST — TEMPERATURE AT 

 THE TOP OF MATAFOA — SUPPOSED MURDER - REMARKABLE PHENOMENA OF THE 

 TIDES 61-83 



CHAPTER IV 



DEPARTURE OF THE VINCENNES FROM TUTUILA — HER NARROW ESCAPE FROM 

 WRECK - APPEARANCE OF UPOLU - MESSAGE FROM CAPTAIN HUDSON — CASE OF 

 TUVAI-COUNCIL OF THE CHIEFS-ARGUMENTS IN BEHALF OF TUVAI-CAPTAIN 

 HUDSON'S REPLY— DECISION OF THE CASE OF TUVAI-HIS BEHAVIOUR— COMPLAINTS 

 OF THE NATIVES AGAINST WHALERS — PEA'S VISIT TO TUVAI — OUTRAGES OF 

 OPOTUNO— VISIT TO MR. WILLIAMS— INTERVIEW WITH MALIETOA— HIS DAUGHTER 

 —REQUEST FOR A COUNCIL OF CHIEFS— THE VINCENNES ORDERED INTO PORT- 

 SURVEYING PARTIES— LAKE OF LAUTO— ITS LEGEND— SUPERSTITION REGARDING 



