*774- JULY- ■ we had vifited, were fcareely known to the world, from the
vague and unphilofophical accounts of the difcoverers.
We had room to make a variety of obfervations on men and
manners, which, though they ought to be the firft objects of
travellers, have Hill been poftponed, even by thofe who have
aimed at being looked upon by the world as the mod enlightened.
But, as mankind are ever captivated by the
charms of novelty, the hiftory of our tranfa&ions, during the
enfuing months, will have that advantage at leaft to recommend
it to their attention.
EN D f l f T H E SE COND BOOK.
A VOY AGE
A.
V O Y A G E
r o u n d t h e
W O R L D .
b o o k II I .
C H A P . I.
Jn account of our flay at Mallicollo, and difcovery of the New
Hebrides.
L I T E reached the north-point of Aurora ifland at eight
’ ’ in the morning, on the 18th of July, and palling
very clofe to it, obferved vail numbers of coco-nut-palms
on all parts of it, not excepting the high ridges of the
ifland. The whole, as far as a thick haze permitted us to
fee, was clad in thick forefts which had a pleafing, but
wild appearance. My father had a momentaneous glimpfe
of a fmall rocky peak to the northward, which M. Bougainville
calls Pic de l’Etoile, or Pic d’Averdi; but the clouds
which moved with great velocity foon involved it. By the
help of glafles fome natives were feen on Aurora, and as
we
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July
Monday