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people fully deserving all the praise which 
has been bestowed upon them. They are 
like one large family, living in perfect har- 
mony with each other. We were treated by 
them like brothers, and welcomed every- 
where. The population is now twenty-one 
families. Arthur Quintal is the oldest man, 
and George Adams next, these being the 
only male survivors of the first generation. 
They are badly off for clothing, which they 
purchase from the whaling vessels occa- 
sionally touching there. Their money is 
derived from the sale of their surplus yams, 
&c. ; but owing to the small size of the island, 
and the rapid increase of the population, 
they must, in a very few years, withhold 
from ships all supplies except water. The 
endeavours of Mr. Carleton and the Baron 
de Thierry to teach the natives singing, 
have been successful. They now sing to- 
gether in parts beautifully, and are very 
grateful to those gentlemen for this tuition. 
They meet twice a-week to practise, and we 
heard them sing a variety of glees extremely 
well. 
" We arrived on the morning of Sunday, 
