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CHAPTER VIII. 



PORPOISE SAILS FROM OAHU — MANUEL RODRIGUEZ — WALKER'S ISLAND-MANHII— 

 ARATICA — SAKEN ISLAND — SEA-GULL GROUP— ISLAND OF BARCLAY DE TOLLY — 

 WO LCONSKY — DEATH OF A KANAKA — TAWEREE — MARGARETS ISLAND — FOUR 

 CROWNS OF QUIROS-ARCHANGEL-ST. PABLO-INTERVIEW WITH THE NATIVES- 

 RETURN TO ARATICA-RESULTS OF THE BORING-THEORY OF CORAL ISLANDS — 

 TIDAL OBSERVATIONS-INHABITANTS OF ARATICA— CANOE SPOKEN- ARRIVAL AT 

 TAHITI — DOMESTIC QUARRELS OF THE QUEEN — MEETING OF THE DISTRICT 

 SCHOOLS — MEETING OF THE AUXILIARY SOCIETIES — DISTURBANCE OF THE 

 MEETING — POLICE OF PAPIETI — AMERICAN COMMERCE AT TAHITI — PORPOISE 

 LEAVES TAHITI — MEETS THE TRADES — FLINT'S ISLAND — STAVER'S ISLAND — 

 PENRHYN'S ISLAND — ISLANDERS - THEIR LANGUAGE — THEIR TURBULENCE — A P- 

 PEARANCE OF THE WOMEN— FEROCITY OF THE ISLANDERS— THEIR ARMS— THEIR 

 CANOES — THEIR TALENT FOR HARANGUING — LIEUTENANT -COMMANDANT RING- 

 GOLD RESOLVES TO RETURN— CURRENTS AND WINDS— ARRIVAL AT HONOLULU- 

 RESULTS OF THE CRUISE— PORPOISE FOUND TO NEED REPAIR-EFFECTS OF THE 

 LAPLACE TREATY — PREPARATIONS FOR DEPARTURE — PRODUCTIONS OF THE 

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CHAPTER IX. 



DEPARTURE FROM OAHU-SICKNESS OF THE CREW OF THE PORPOISE-SEARCH FOR 

 UNKNOWN ISLANDS-CAPE DISAPPOINTMENT— BAR OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER— DE- 

 TERMINATION TO PROCEED TO THE NORTHWARD— DANGER OF THE VESSELS NEAR 

 CAPE GRENVILLE- WRECK OF A JAPANESE JUNK-INDIAN CANOE — STRAITS OF 

 JUAN DE FUCA— INDIANS VISIT THE SHIP-THEIR APPEARANCE-MODE OF TAKING 

 WILD-FOWL -PROTECTION ISLAND-PORT DISCOVERY— INDIANS— THEIR MANNERS, 

 ETC.— THEIR CANOES— THEIR WARS— GENERAL ORDER— WOODS AROUND PORT DIS- 

 COVERY—INDIAN MESSENGER — INDIAN BURIAL-PLACES— DEPARTURE FROM PORT 

 DISCOVERY— PORT TOWNSEND— PORT LAWRENCE— APPLE-TREE COVE— ADMIRALTY 

 INLET— PUGET SOUND-ANCHORAGE AT NISQUALLY— VISIT FROM 31R. ANDERSON 

 AND CAPTAIN M'NIEL — SCENERY AT NISQUALLY — PLAN OF OUR OPERATIONS — 

 VISIT TO FORT NISQUALLY— MISSION— PUGET SOUND COMPANY— MOUNT RAINIER- 

 PRESENT OF BULLOCKS FROM MR. ANDERSON — STEAMER BEAVER — LIEUTENANT 

 JOHNSON'S PARTY SET OUT — DEPARTURE OF CAPTAIN WILKES'S PARTY — RIVER 

 NISQUALLY — CAMP AT SHUTE'S RIVER — BUTE PRAIRIE — CHICKEELES RIVER — 

 COWLITZ FARM — MR. FORREST'S HOSPITALITY — CLIMATE OF COWLITZ — SIMON 

 PLUMONDON — NATIVE MODE OF DRESSING LEATHER ~- EMBARKATION ON THE 

 COWLITZ RIVER -ITS SHORES- SUPPOSED BEDS OF COAL-ENTRANCE INTO THE 

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