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appear to present insurmountable barriers to the 
success of efforts such as those now employed ; 
and nothing but a belief in the Divine promises 
and energy, confirmed by the recent events 
which have transpired in the Society Islands, 
can induce the hope of any favourable change; 
but from these sources we are warranted in con¬ 
fidently expecting it. Recent tidings from Tahiti 
announce the preparation of one of the Missionaries 
to visit them, and settle native teachers in each 
island. Every friend of humanity will cordially 
wish that this enterprise, not less benevolent than 
hazardous, may be successful. 
There are several good harbours among the 
Marquesas, but, on account of the turbulent and 
treacherous conduct of the natives, few of them, 
except in St. Christina, are visited. 
Near the south-eastern extremity of the Dan¬ 
gerous Archipelago is situated an island, about 
six miles in circumference, having a bold rocky 
shore, with high land in the interior, hilly and ver¬ 
dant. It is supposed to be La Incarnation of 
Quiros, but appears to have been discovered by 
Carteret in 1767, and by him called, after the name 
of the gentleman by whom it was first seen, 
Pitcairn’s island. 
At that time it was uninhabited, and, being des¬ 
titute of any harbour, and dangerous to approach 
even by boats, attracted but little attention, though 
»t has since excited very general interest in Eng¬ 
land. It is situated, according to Sir T. Staines, 
in 25° S. Lat. and 130° 25' W. Long. When the 
murderous quarrels between the mutineers of 
the Bounty and the natives of Tubuai obliged the 
former, in 1789 and 1790, to leave that island, 
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