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bitants of the iflands lately difcovered by 
the Englifh and French in the fouth feas, 
as much in their perfons, manners, and 
way of life, as in their climate ; being the 
very reverfe of the friendly and hofpitable 
people of Otakeite. 
To give a more diftincl: idea of thefe 
new iflands, we fhall here fubjoin the 
above-mentioned Extradl of the original 
Accounts delivered to the Imperial Aca- 
demy of Sciences, without any comment 
whatever, or any addition, except a few 
remarks and explanations, with regard to 
the names of fome plants, beafts, &c. 
which would otherwife be unintelligible. 
The extracl contains an artlefs defcription 
of the chief of the iflands whofe names 
and fituations occur in our little Map. 
From thefe we may form a tolerable 
judgment of the reft. 
EXTRACT 
