tâ@Gifc$^91 t e ^ S ^ ie iÿ 4fles]
assi|rM^ té ^ e T ^ f f t ^ a i d j pfid # é ï t^ w f e f 4t%eiP.i^W)^ j
and I ï^ e ^ » ^ ^Ö te f c 3feê:i,|€^94fëritldï^s* tile;! a$®.6â®fem^8l
iftö&édt:ift Mhàdê^Vlongitude,
was* difeoveredi by^GaptaimCook* i^fh Atigkft 1^69,'add
recognifed by Toopaea, f ^ 9IBMfâltoâlfl86^@ lfflB Sl4élBs6#883fll ; IPbé ;
farde perfonf I18Ê& döwn the 'pófitioHst'èd^fëVênty-dbveh uflaridky’ • wMdh
were known to h M ^ f t t e ^ ‘obfervhtibki-br reptfrt. lf*KNèfc WfrfrMi
Oheteroa is ^ödhoüüï, 1 already mentioned as^ the 1 flanel wherè1 fplètchcr
GhÉlftian att^^itfed'itb föËii^^fet^^eÉ^ I^Hë#Jiàv'dàtltdle l
and 149-“ Jfÿ&wbih Both thdf|i‘dfhffifds are populous, “*®
'thcfe^tt'^nâthÉfôbfi^heia'1 * TS ê fblènè^
differs diönarthel®diÉety;i<Ïar£^; %ffiy in ^haVingJn#*ffeOTffih%; freef
«Kis*ajp The: latteèEntirely tefembleS theàTro^ppésraaeç 7ebufrafhfe
natives v^rft
witfhSÎn a'few-psdt^âàiiBfiews^i^pîÉraS^^lê^klfef h&dL&ftèiftjttëdtd
göcwfth a'^ic^^rffbrii' abriflandd^iiè Mié^iff^aiff,
with which they had cnftóöiary drftercdùrfe;
prfttisas^wtbï^yi^tA^-ïB^Éhiitó^^TOodhiSFêSÉ^Bl-iWS^PM^iStov
chiefiofoPîfètëa/îââ ‘ö i e r f t #
heite, was hkewife driven upon this ifland feme uyeasrs lattage»3» ?
Was: admitted fejrfhtffè who'hâdip^â&^i^td®, !M t fe é lf iè f Mfïfeïïty
at Tpobouai f and he divicfed the country iht®ethrëë P$$pijj£p WhMi-
tetain the names df Rfeiadea, Wâheine, ahd Taha/tfifceè^«hlfede&tÿ*
iflèsr A third cafieë alfó drifted' h itter, .With>tHe'fkel^n.oft;à^m,â'ri
in ity,!1<t^hJd^t^'-^iiESiSgtj^d-%y WSMBÈWhè OtafeMe^s 'Whö'^^sïÉN'
panied the mutineers o f the Bountÿ to-Többouai. He had killed 8®$
mad in one öf<thè>féa-fights between •PÉÉflÉInÊ’a h d - ^
afterward ®bBg®ë ito '«ffcape- b y fWhnftjmg, leaving; ‘|fe<eaWi^»SP#ai
thè co iffe M it, « f e difeiftibh <# thé Wfad§ adë; wàyësi’ t l Aéciâén®
fimilar to thefe âfé steöwn tö; havé occurred in feveral other ,pkrtsvbf
this ocean. : A n inftance is given-fey; Gdptain -Godk,-of â danoe^hich/
likewife in attempting the paffâgé between Otaheite and Ulietea;1 was
driven, -toi .feagpestd|ft®tf|^Qfi
MM4^t.yypeyteëp-.tA^ÉAr=»jtI^iv«d;':^ ;fem m a j^ d : ’J^ig^rwhieh .they |
endhredîbdfepe>tëe^!aeachedi''tha6 \plafcejnwbsne itheyjjyer©.j kin41>yjfe_
cewëdi tlséT'hase© bftthdm ,wereifdu^ds there and trjE0c5>gffife,d,. hy iQpt'fP*;
rmnTiqt],y£:A when! G.aptajn)T<jC,®bk'is,difi^ijfprg'd fhe*i ftenfi at; | Ipaft, tjvfl,yp
y ^ ÿ ja f t e r ,tHei® arrivals Tjlfeafitguated..in*datâfeUdel ï;,j\l$ U M u
weft longitude. I t /'is.^fefall., > high,,;yy.^d ^pegulpus.^. ^Tliere^arip
feveral^iîflands' in vit'S.i;neighbo^rh^d^fQme^^i^yhii|^f^ ^ 3|ilhif‘ÿ , tp
Wat0Ô04 \ AlUtshe inhabitants aie af^he'dàmeyiaGç and-language with
■ thp^ulready djefcrib(ed& ^
We ï^aay hope that t^ .g o fp e l willj|be Jpreadjjfroin, ^Qtaheitej
means tofndfôi irfuabihterGourfe.with other* iflands ; JffpÜbofe/çf) M'aitea,
Teihuroat: ahdt Eiriïeo,*the .foam Society iflesy add.the .fmaiferjiflandS-
,dépendent^hpofi '-thein.t'' À lk thefe^Kave fometùhesdt)èeriif called »the
Sbciety idles */1 hüt ,<t>he- 'reafomfor. whichiftsmei of them. t\yerfi fb, naaaaed
byt Gook idofes mot applylfo' ithe ^ refb. , iThere iis ?Uit, the feme* time.db;
ftüprfg.'a 'common-!f&fémbknGe, .and feyirôtimateiaicoàne&nf. amcaag
1 he* wholfc o f this^group-j > that »it' re^urirdst.tQ »ba dfiiEfguas{h.fd by (fome
colledtive title. ThêMialïhet^^isvf^fehtt^ajeftybwasngi'ym ;to
Otaheite b y GaptaimWallfe h^be^0bft8p^rfedéd,v?.syal|. foreign
denominations fhould-*bejr .by’Ahat* which theiftatixes themfeîvésigive
ton t& iï' Gd®nfeiy. ; They - are -not .however* known,1 to.,give,f c.olh$.t^
titles*, to -thew.groups- of. iflands .idhabitbd r-hy-ahenu -rAH! 'thplp,which
have been-defef.fbêd were'brdught^to-jadtice, ‘revilfitedvijénaripBed- with
European : articles of* food ahds#CQibmëroe,o aaid.at tangthrhiyp receivefl
mâruftion imchriftiadityg during thei reign o f rfeiis, prefers .Majefty: :
whom.may Gjod'preferv® hdQtherlaffemblages ofridirids.iir.the Pacific
Ocean have, for rfiUchleFs importants, caaifes *»bebn-named .aftey Spanifh
monarchs ,-as the Philippine’and Gamhiie„iflanâs2ç We^fhall.rtherd-
fote^lfesfhe libereyfithheri fpeaking.^'J® w kd e grqÉip.dô denominate
thenîktheéGeorgïajn ifiandst , aThe,direction.wheÈçip .they,.lie. ren^
ders *the pafiàge to^indward- difficult and precarious jiiand the djftinét
jgoVerrffiients b y -whi® ;thBy are<,mutuahys;di¥i^edi' andi oppofed» muft