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S.\V. coasts, which arc again connected by elevated passes through 
the mountains ; the most frequented, that of Pari , which stands 
at the head of the picturesque valley of Anuan 11 , is 1800 feet 
above the sea, and commands a beautiful and extensive view over 
the vale ol Kolau, ten miles in extent, to the ocean on the N.E. 
side of the island. The structure of the island is volcanic, and 
many ext met craters are visible. 
The settlement at Honorum presents many striking instances 
of civilization. Supplies are abundant and reasonable : beef ex¬ 
cellent. The Taro ( arum esculentum ) is plentiful, d forms the 
chief food of the natives. Many European vegetables are now 
cor only sold in the markets. As many as sixty vessels have 
bee: anchored in this port at the same time. A few weeks pre¬ 
vious to our arrival a Japanese junk had been driven to the island 
in distress : the crew had suffered much from cold. They had 
probably been driven off the coast of Japan by strong* westerly 
gales, carried to the N.E. till* they met with northerly winds, 
which drove the vessel to the Sandwich Islands. 
I I the gratification while here of meevinp* Mr. Douglas, 
■ rose sol: sequent melancholy d dh in Hawaii is well known, 
and of making several excursions in the mountains with him. 
Manly or Mowee , Oct. 3, 1835.—This island, seen from a dis¬ 
tance 011 the northern side, presents t 1 n ap; • since of two ele¬ 
vated'peninsulas connected by a low irdum-.s. r l extends in a 
N.W . and S.E. direction about forty miles, and is separated from 
IIavail to the S.E. by a channel twenty miles b;c d, and may be 
seen at a distance of ninety miles.* The face of die island ex¬ 
hibits the strong contrasts of luxuriant vev 7 e and volcanic 
irillty so prevalent in this group. 
The settlement of Lahalna or Raheina is small, yet contains a 
very neat Christian church, a market, reading-room, &c. The 
P° pul at am of the island is estimated at 20,000; the natives are 
intelligent, orderly, healthy, and well under the control of the 
American missionaries, who have great influence here. 
Guadalupe , Nov. 20.—This island, bearing E.N.E., twenty 
miles distant, presented high land with, two elevated peaks at its 
* a them extremity. Its position, recording to our observations, 
is in hit. 28° 54' N., long. 118°22' W. ; several charts place it 
thirty miles to the soutliv Hof this latitude.y It appeared about 
fifteen miles in length and about 1000 feet in height. 
In lat. 19 ° N., long. 107^ W., about half way between the 
group of Revilla-gigedo and the continent of America, a remark- 
This wmdd imply an elevation of about 6500 feet.—E d. 
t Llvea in Admiral Krusenstern’s excellent chart of the Pacific Ocean, it lies in 
28° 34' p '* “ ...... . . ’ - - 
of dcmbl 
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r en m Admiral Arusenstern s excellent chart oi the Pacific Ocean, it lies in 
N. 3 it is corrected to its true position in his Supplement, yet given in his table 
)tful positions, p. 164. In Arrow smith's Chart of the Pacific, it is in 28® 34k 
Voyat/e found the Globe . 
223 
able milk-white and luminous appearance of the sea was noticed 
at midnight all around as far as the eye could see from the mast¬ 
head, which listed till daylight* nothing could he detected in 
the water to account for it, nor could any soundings be obtained. 
In lat. 5° N., 103° W. long., the vicinity of 1 nd was suspected 
from the presence of amphibious birds and sea-weed, and in 
8° 35 f N., 104° W., a pelican, about the size of a goose, and of a 
dusky brown plumage, took refuge in the ship and was captured. 
The nearest land was pres mod to be Duncan’s Island, of doubt¬ 
ful existence. *' A female sperm whale, taken near this spot, con¬ 
tained a mature foetus, which was anatomically examined : it was 
fourteen feet long by six feet in girth. 
Marquesas or Menu an Ay group, Feb. 27, 1835.—-The ele¬ 
vated land of Hood’s Island, or Febitgu , was seen bearing S.W. 
\ S., distant about fifty miles.J On the following morning saw 
Poapoa , Santa Dominica, and shortly after Santa Christina and 
San Pedro, and anchored in Resolution Bay of Cook, or Port 
Madre de Dios of Mcndana. 
Santa Christina , or Tahuata of the natives, extends in a N.N. E. 
and S. S.W. direction about ten miles; an elevated rocky ridge 
runs throughout the island, throwing off spurs to the east and 
west towards the sea, and thus dividing the lowland into distinct 
valleys, only accessible by land over the high hills which bound 
them. I obtained the native names of twelve valleys from Reso¬ 
lution Bay (Vaitahu) in order round the island. The soil is 
exceedingly fertile and covered with luxuriant veg lion ; forests 
of breadfruit, cocoa-nut, and other fruit trees. The natural pro¬ 
ductions are much the same as in the Society Islands: the wild 
cotton is superior to that cultivated in many islands; the sugar 
cane abundant, large in growth, and of excellent quality: the 
palmyra, or fan palm, also grows here, although unknown in the 
Society or Sandwich Islands. 
The population of Santa Christina is esii mated at 1400 persons; 
the appearance of the natives robust and healthy, with handsome 
features. Each valley is under the dominion of a chief, who 
maintains feudal independence! At the time of our visit the 
island had been for some time in a state of profound peace; the 
natives were generally honest and w r e!l behaved, and our officers 
mid crew associated and traded with them at the different valleys 
* Duncan’s Island was so named in 1737 after the master of a merchant vessel t 
Lat. 6 ° N., long. 106°. W. of Greenwich. See Xru tern’s Momoires Hydrogra- 
phiques, vpl. ii., p. 58 .—Ed. 
t # Of this group of thirteen islands, extending 200 miles in 0 N.W. and S.E. di¬ 
rection, lour of the south-eastern portion were discovered by Mendaua in 1596; one 
A Cook in 1776; the rest by the Americans in 1797, and by them called the 
Washington. Islands. They were named Marquesas de Mendoza by Mendana, out 
compliment to Don Garcia de Mendoza, then Viceroy of Peru.—E d* 
t This would suppose a height of at least 2000 feet.—Ko, 
