It js hrobable;,|hat tfes F e jean s ' aure, of- .the f tp e r^ice^that g c*
cupi^Vtb? this ,peeaj|. '
ferocity ranaetajuie more wcitem <^ A fi^ |O T ^tegerQP|iof' g.ccefs ^
jput “it. pray te hoped^ mat ithe fup^i^r, c iv ^ a t io k o f T ^ § y t|i$d its
^^rour^'Wi^..'!T%^itfabo(», .to . | im A ’ .it appears tijat pt.leaft ipiae
cart o f this gtoup. has^teI^Eeen|&bje^^j ^nay
mtro^uftion^tOur iniffipAarKs 4a|nong a nation o fg iy a t extent, jn d
in the utmofl; need ro f evtmgelical jnftrudtion. The .only Europeans
w h p jU K known to '.have laifte^i .at F eje,. are Lia^tenant
Hayward, and & man whp attended hjm thifhe,?, in "a.lafge^apop
hired a t - A r n g nta, ,fpr |he ppfpqfe of.fe^phmg after
jChriffiap. fnhehip<yuky \yas fruitlefs, but feems to have been conduced
without danger.
The, other group which has ■ dn|ercourfe w i th ;. th^ ; >F ^ r p [ y
r.Hljaids.,,4^sdM-t winch ,wi§ .raqm«j.
y iG A T f ltS T Mapdfe4 £0% 4 en,.:hs ,iumber,.mat^^mp
®f are re p u ta b le -fty ^hgir. p tfp t,, fe ti& y .?;^ g 4 pnpW:||-
tion. They ,are .fityajgd hetjyeep id 9° longitpcft,
and from latitude MR rfQ ' u n q a f a i n - - f g m f e f f i b -
They are d J J o ft t , like thp S,9£t$y J Hands. but -arcf neither fur-
■ Tati& j^ w t fh a low border. ~nar emftftjd by j^ee||» The
^ m 3f o f A e duller; ft^ / ft-h a y ? been filft diicoyeredrlw R ogg^wein
>pd Raijman -in jg $ a . ^pother, p f fugeppj: nagnitUd^^sa^ added by
'faw g fflrr il jg jp and the.t^p w?^ejn^gfl:.iflan4s» w bi?b,^§e
.A e .jp o f t conf^erpblfi, were difcpyei^d by.jssroy fe-m.i. y&7. If&ch o f .
^he latter is more thap.forty..miles in,length. A ll tftfft jyere yifted
by.CaptfinJEdwaJid^ in 1791- P’ftp p f tw ^ ip f to r te d q f three m<$e‘
tp,tjte foutl^^rd, ;r$mcd ShiH?» Qffimp, gmhAbfft* whicbfhg.fAuId
not fall, in with. The patiye, names aligned, to the princip^l i/h^fl3
b y .the twp~ payyifftrs, ..P te^ .^w d Edwards,. totally
jn^ance. TbtA a,nd Q.t ef^w&i $je theft .^bisb they^re^p^dixely
give to the mcfl weltera iijand of the gremp; Qy gfijt v &, apd Q flfir
jjgjfioa to the ^e^noniidfe.rd’teiiland; Mit-sOOv.N A a n d O t p T p j;l a -,
tp ^ a b which gopgaymlbidifeovered j , O poqIn fapd> T o o m a n S a *
to the- giftpipmoft ijTandj.j.The ttameiof rTphth°elairKhieb is lajffigned
by rilh^ - tgepple pl^Tnfigatahtya.-.t^- one o f the larger riflands known to
• f c i l | ^ t n d t h !theJinforihationf ^ ^ 4 ^ a a^ a in iE dw a rd s . - It
4§v notwithftandi.n,g.-(difficult,;to''!i€pq,6^v^/.hoyti d^eroyfe miftook the
name §fr-^hPvyp5y>ifland, 1 Jvhete; ther al^ffinat-ionpf the' French pavir
gators, Jalrpady^!!meptioped;,fi<jvas. perpetrated in December »idSyi.
j§orne -rpigj^SrjpftAett dotbihg: cjwere fe ^ ; there:. b y thei'J’andejBt’s
ppppl.e in July tTQi;,. (l 'A t Qtewhei, the -latter met with a perfon
■ rejatgd-rtP Fenpu, vpsmtnander' dp chief ,to£. the Friendly Iflandl.
■ JiJfei p§d; lately ihad. aiifinger jgpt q ff <pi&}&Mv^t( 0 stfc illh^ t^ ^ ieh
idhfed in the;death pfbthat chief. Thisj xircumftance demonftrates
ttetf. i ft ihfe ’ftlff t e p f t :bN wfe©ct j thefe? ft wo j cga^ttps/> The
i f j 3:abita®tg£fih ^ ) th .h^ej^hgj famp .language,'land the famej:gfciie»>
’l^®fifl9Ri'»ei!3ikt .arer'tPftpiHnictolvall /the eadterm ‘ iflafidio e f ih is
: The jh a t i f f^ f t th e i|S ^ v ig a ^ ’ r; I Hands; greatly exceed the
||ifthdly I dlapdeag ?’ft;Hatnre; and ■ flren gth,': :-and .arc marked, by - !a
afped.aa^d‘PMnners unknflwnfatiToagiteil&K Tn fomp
particular pu^ftips they appear ajfo to diffcnjcorifiderably.' v lt:is .im -
probable that they.fhould be fubjeCtiitw Tnngatabefobut the aci-
puaintance they« havei yrbh .its, inhabitants may «render this important
grQUft aggsffi-hftjwiJhffeftty’ tftopf brethren,, in company with fome.bf
the friendly Iflandfehie|s, hy whom :they are abeady highLy eHeemed.
APMiMk^oJ, m i fitJwt: JJJmfy ^ tfyvPrvup caJfydctite Maeqitepts£»
THISigijQ»|i.;ft«khO'Whitp extend fronb&§ttBiB04?:off;latitude,:and
frona J$8f? to o f Weft loiSgitudle. Theriiliiabitedjiflapds; Which
have been difeovergdin it, are eight in number. They .refemhlerhfc
;NavigSat.ors>' IflandSjin their afpe<ft #id their coafts. M moft, dSriogt.
in ;all ;|®ftth.em, There ‘are hays ,or' covesliKhieh affcard harbour for
ihipffisngaiibui aeqefs fqualis
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