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cases of influenza among us." The Kegister 
goes on to describe the valuable services ren- 
dered by Captain Jones and the surgeon of 
the ship, Dr. Gunn. The Curagoa sailed on 
the 20th., 
" Sept. 19th. — Died, Isabella, a native of Ta- 
hiti, relict of Fletcher Christian, of the Bounty. 
Her age was not known, but she frequently 
said she remembered Captain Cook arriving at 
Tahiti.' 
" 1843, March 4th. — Eleven of the inhabitants 
sailed in the barque America, for the purpose of 
exploring Elizabeth Island. 
" 5th.— Arrived, H.M.S. Talbot, Captain Sir 
T. Thompson, Bart. After remaining on shore, 
and adjusting some of the most pressing judicial 
cases presented to him, he went on board, and 
sailed for Valparaiso. 
" 11th. — Barque America returned from Eliza- 
beth Island, our people bringing a very unfa- 
vourable report of it. 
" 1844, July 28th.— Arrived, H.M.S. Basilisk, 
Captain Henry Hunt, bringing presents from 
the British Government, Admiral Thomas 3 the 
Rev. Mr. Armstrong, &c. 
" 1845, Jan. 19th. — During the last week we 
have been employed in fishing up two of the 
Bounty's large guns. For fifty-five years they 
have been deposited at the bottom of the sea, 
on a bed of coral, guiltless of blood during the 
time so many thousands of mankind became, in 
Europe, food for cannon. But on Sunday last, 
one of the guns resumed its natural vocation — 
at least the innoxious portion of it — to wit, 
