110 PITCAIRN'S ISLAND, 
images, about six feet in height, placed upon 
a platform, which is called a paipai. One of 
these was a rude representation of the human 
figure, to the hips, hewn out of a piece of red 
lava. Each of the skulls which were dug up 
had under it a pearl-shell, according to the mode 
of burial adopted in the place at the time, pro- 
bably some centuries since. It has been sug- ' 
gested with reason, that the ancient occupants 
were drifted to this place from the Gambler, or 
other islands, on a raft. Several specimens of. 
hatchets, and spear-heads of very hard stone, 
and a large stone bowl, were discovered. The 
mutineers also found in .a cavern situate in the 
face of a cliff, on the east side of the island, 
certain uncouth carvings of the sun, moon, stars, 
a bird, men, &c. .- , 
There are some inaccuracies in the narrative 
forwarded by Captain Folger, in his letter of 
March 1, 1813, respecting his visit to the island. 
He stated that about six years after the arrival 
of the nine mutineers, the Otaheitans had killed 
all the Englishmen except Smith (Adams), who 
was severely wounded ; and that on the same 
night the Otaheitan widows had risen, and 
murdered all their countrymen, leaving only 
Smith, with the widows and children. His 
account may be corrected by the following 
statement : 
After getting rid of Mr. Bligh and his crew, 
the mutineers sailed from Toubouai, an island 
about 500 miles south of Otaheite, where they 
intended to land ; but the natives refusing to 
admit them, they proceeded to Otaheite. A 
