CHAPTER II. 
CONTENTS. 
THE PEACOCK AND TENDER LEAVE THE SAMOAN GROUP—ELLICE’S GROUP—CANOES 
-ITS NATIVES — THEIR LANGUAGE— DEPEYSTER’S ISLAND —ITS NATIVES—ALBINOS— 
CLOTHTNG OF ITS INHABITANTS— THEIR SYMBOL OF PEACE — WOMAN AND CHIEF 
OF THE ISLAND—FOOD OF THE NATIVES-HARBOUR—VISIT FROM THE KING—THE 
NATIVES’ KNOWLEDGE OF OTHER LANDS —THEIR RELIGION — SPEIDEN’S ISLAND— 
HUDSON’S ISLAND — ST. AUGUSTINE — DRUMMOND’S ISLAND-ITS NATIVES — THEIR 
HEAD DRESS — THEIR LANGUAGE — THEIR WEAPONS —THEIR DEFENSIVE ARMOUR- 
THE1R ORNAMENTS—THEIR CANOES-A PARTY LANDS AT UTIROA—ITS RECEPTION 
-RUDENESS AND PILFERING OF THE NATIVES-DANCE-SECOND VISIT TO UTIROA 
— RECEPTION IN THE COUNCIL-HOUSE —INCREASED RUDENESS OF THE NATIVES — 
ONE OF THE SEAMEN MISSING — MESSAGE SENT TO THE UTIROANS — TOWNS ON 
DRUMMOND’S ISLAND — DETERMINATION TO PUNISH UTIROA FOR THE MURDER — 
EXPEDITION AGAINST THAT TOWN — PARLEY WITH ITS INHABITANTS - UTIROA 
BURNT — CONDUCT OF THE NATIVES OF ETA — CHARACTER OF THE PEOPLE OF 
DRUMMONDS ISLAND — SUPPLIES FOR SHIPS - BISHOP’S ISLAND — HENDERVILLE 
ISLAND —HALL’S ISLAND — AP AM AM A - JOHN KIRBY TAKEN ON BOARD—WOODLE’S 
ISLAND-DISGRACEFUL CONDUCT OF AN ENGLISH WHALER—ERRORS OF CHARTS— 
TARAWA—APIA—IDOL—THE TENDER GROUNDS-DRIFT OF THE PEACOCK—THREAT¬ 
ENED ATTACK ON THE TENDER — MATTHEW S ISLAND — PITT’S ISLAND - MAKIN— 
ROBERT WOOD TAKEN ON BOARD-NATIVES OF PITT’S ISLAND—THEIR CANOES — 
THEIR TREATMENT OF FEMALES-KING TEKERE AND HIS RELATIVES-A NATIVE 
DESIRES TO BE TAKEN FROM THE ISLAND. 
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