Account o f them, and DireBions fo r the Paffage Weft-ward, round
this P a rt o f America, into the South-Seas. - 6*
C H A P . VII.
The Sequel o f the Faffage from Cape Horn to the newly difcovered
Iflands in the South Seas, -with a Defcription o f their Figure and
,Appearance; fame Account o f the Inhabitants, and fev e ra l Incidents
that happened during the Courfe, and at the Ship’s A r r iv a l among
them. 69
C H A P . VIII.
The A r r iv a l o f the Endeavour at Otaheite, called by Captain Wallis:,
■ King George the I l l ' s Ifland. Rules eftablijhed fo r Traffic -with
the. Natives,, and an Account o f fe v e r a l Incidents -which .happened-
' in a Vifit to Tootahah and Toubourai Tamuida, two-Chiefs. 79-
C H A P. IX.
A Place fixed upon fo r an Obfervatory and Fort.: an Excurfion into
■ the Woods, and its Confequences.. The-Fort eroded: a Vifit from
fev e ra l Chiefs, on Board and at the Fort, -with fame Account o f the
Mufic o f the Natives, and the Maimer in -which they difpofe o f
their Dead'.
C H A P. X -
A n Excurfion to the Eafi-ward, an Account o f fe v e ra l Incidents that:
happened both on Board: and on Shore, and o f the firfi Interview*
w ith Oberea, the P e r f on, who, when the Dolphin, was- here, was
fuppofed to-- be Queen o f the Ifland, w ith a Defcription o f the:
Fort. . 99'
C H A P. XL.
The Obfervalory f i t up-, the Quadrant fiolen, and Conferences o f the.:
Theft: A v i f i t to Tootahah: Defcription o f a Wrefiling-match |
European Seeds faw n : Names, given, to, our People by. the Indians-..
iji-
€ H A P ..
C HA P . XII.
Some Ladies vifit the Fort w ith very uncommon Ceremonies :' The
Indians attend Divine Service, and in the Evening exhibit a mofi extraordinary
Spedàcle : ToubçuraiTamaide fa lls into Temptation. 1.24
C H A P . XIII.
Another Vifit to Tootahah, with various- Adventures : Extraordinary
Amufiment o f the Indians,: -with Remarks upon it : Preparations to
obfirve the Tranfit o f Venus, and, what happened, in the mean time
at the Fort.: L32
C H A P . XIV.
T h e.Cérémonies-o f an Indian Funeral particularly deferibed.: General
Obfervations on the Subjell : A CharaBer found among the Indians
to w h ich the Ancients paid great Veneration : A Robbery at the
Fort, and its Confequences ; with a Specimen o f Indian Cookery,
and various Incidents.. 1 H 2
C II A P. XV.
Ah Account o f the Circumnavigation o f the Ifland, and various Inci-
. dents that happened during the Expedition:, w ith a Defcription o f
a Burying—place, and Place o f Woyfhip, called a Moral. *-55:
C II A P. XVI..
A h Expedition o f Mr. Banks to trace the R iv e r : Mark's,of fub'terroneous
F ir e : Preparations fo r leaving the Ifland:. Ah. Account, o f
Tapia.. '
C H A P . XVIL.
A particular Defcription o f the IJlandy its Produce and Inhabitant’s -,
their Drefs, Habitations, Food, domefiic Life and Amufements. 184.
C H A P . XVIII..
O f the ManufdBures, Boqts, and Navigation o f Otaheite.- .*10:
e CH.A.E..