PACIFIC AND BEERING’S STRAIT. 
CHAPTER IV. 
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Bounty Bay-Observatory landed-Manners, Customs, Occupations, Amusements, &c. of 
the Natives-Village-Description of the Island-Its Produce-Marriage of Adams 
-Barge hoisted out-Departure-General Description. 
tW particulars of the rautiny in the Bounty, and CHAP, 
the fate of the most notorious of the ring-leaders, and haring brought 
e istory “f Pdcairn Island down to the present period, I shall return 
Irriv^'’^^^ *‘P to greet us on our 
The Blossom was so different, or to use the expression of our 
mters, » so rich,” compared with the other ships they had seen* that 
an? afraid of giving offence or committing some injury. 
Id would not even move without first asking permission. This dif 
1 ilrs?^ r -tless visit" 
nm Z l t thing, seldom directed their attention long to any 
Lehes to th remained in one position or place. Having no 
ours- and w the manner of opening 
may I sit “"*aq>-ently attacked on all sides with “please 
or Lt the doo"r” ^The '’’ ” f T* 
rood nature and si r ! '*PP'‘.'“t>ons were, however, made with snch 
„ od nature and amphcity that it was impossible not to feel the greatest 
pleasure in paying attention to them. They very soon wTh 
Christian name of every officer in the ship, which they Lays used in co 
versation instead of the surname, and wherever a similarity to their own’ 
occurred, they attached themselves to that person as a matCf coLI 
It was many hours after they came on board before the shi 
u ^ get near the island, during which time they so ingratiated 
'ippearance. ^ ® had forgotten their 
