New Zealand'.
Dee-mah,
O-no,
Whee-too,
Wha-roo,
E-whâ,
Ng-a-hu-du,
Englijh.
Five.
Six.
Seven.
Eight.,
Nine.
Ten. .
Ca-te-cow fignifies One Ten..
Ma-ta-hie, I Eleven.
Ma-duo, Twelve fo on,
the numeral being preceded
b y Ma, until nineteen (Ma-
Ew-ha) then Twenty is
Cadu-o°w ’ Ca> 1
c a-te-cow, C a , i T h i .
loo-roo, 5 •
Ca-te-cow,. Ca, j p
W h a, . J •(’
and fo on to Ninety.
New Zealand. Englijh.
Ca-te-cow, Ca, ? Ninety.
E-wha, 3 J
Kah-row, A hundred.
One hundreds
Carow, Ca, Du-o, Two hundred..
and io on to Nine hundred..
Kom-ma-roo, A thoufand,
Com-ma-no, Ca , 1 n , 1 ...|
Tahie J ^ n e ™ 0UJ a n (* '
Com-ma-no, C a - ) „ . r , ’ > Two thoujand,
and fo on to Nine thoufand...
Ca-tee-nee, Ten thoufand,,
which appears to be.the extent,
o f their numerals.
[T h u s fa r L ie u ten an t -g o v e rn o r R in g . ]
F rom th e 2 5 th o f O c to b e r , th e d a y o n w h ic h th e Ihips made fail
from N o r fo lk Ifland , till th e 3 1 f t o f th e lam e m on th , n o th in g material
o c cu r red . O n that d a y M r . R a v en ftated to C ap tain W a te rh o u fe , the
com m an d e r o f th e R e lia n c e , th e n e c e ffity the re w a s fo r the B r itan n ia ’ s
m a k in g th e b e ft o f h e r w a y to E n g lan d ; and as h e th o u g h t fhe failed
ra the r b etter th a n that Ihip, h e requefted p e rm iflio n to p art com p a n y ,
w h ic h C ap tain W a te rh o u fe no t o b je& in g to , w e feparated and made
fail from them.
O n th e 5 th o f N o v em b e r w e p alfed an ifland named b y L ie u ten an t
W a tts (w h o fir lt faw it in th e L a d y P e n rh y n tran fp ort) M a c a u le y
Ifland .
S u n d a y the 6 th w a s p alled in e x am in in g an iflan d , w h ic h M r . R a v e n
w a s d e c id ed ly o f o p in io n had n e v e r be en feen be fo re . It w a s lituated
in th e la titu d e o f 2 9 0 1 5 ' S . and lon g itu d e o f 18 1 ° 5 6 ' E . W e fo u n d
th e land h ig h , and it appeared to be w e ll co v e red w i th w o o d . O n
th e fo u th -w e ft fid e o f it is a b a y in w h ic h , from th e co lou r o f the
w a te r ,
w a te r , M r . R a v e n th o u g h t there was g o o d a n c h o r a g e ; bu t at this
tim e the re w a s to o m u ch fu r f b re a k in g on th e beach to render it
p ru d en t to fehd a b oat in . T h e afpe£t on this fid e o f th e ifland w a s
romantic and in v it in g j b u t on the o th e r lid e th e llio re w a s b o ld , and
in m an y parts ru g g ed and bare. T h e . w h o le appeared to con fift, lik e
N o r fo lk Ifland , o f hills and dales. W e c o n je d u r e d .th a t th e re w a s
fr e lh w a te r in th e b a y on th e fo u th -w e ft fide. T h e k n ow le d g e o f the
e x iften c e o f this ifland' can b e o f n o o th e r im p o r tan c e , than, to caufe
nav iga tors fa ilin g in th a t ro u te to keep a g o o d lo o k -o u t, p ar ticu la r ly
in the n ig h t- tim e , as m an y ftr a g g lin g ro ck s lie o l f the n orth fide.
F rom the c ircum ftan ce o f its b e in g feen on a Su n d a y it obtained the
name o f S u n d a y Ifland.
L e a v in g th is , w e proceeded tow a rd C ap e H o r n ; b u t it w a s n o t till
th e 1 6 th o f D e c em b e r that w e faw the fo u th e rn p art o f the v a ft con tinen
t o f Am e r ic a . M r . R a v e n intend ed to h a v e made th e Ja fons ,
and to u ched at F a lk lan d ’ s Iflands in th e h o pe o f p ro cu r in g fom e in fo
rm a tion r c fp e c lin g the C ap e o f G o o d H o p e ; b u t, after p a llin g C ap e
H o r n , and fin d in g th e w in d h an g to th e n o r thw a rd , h e altered his
courfe fo r the Ifland o f St. H e len a , o r the C a p e o f G o o d H o p e , as
circumftances m ig h t d ire ft.
O n th e 2 1 ft, in latitude 5 1 0 5 6 ' S. and lo n g itu d e 3 0 6 ° '2 5 ' E . to
p u r great fu rp r ife , w e fe ll in w ith and jo in e d o u r com p an io n s th e
R e lian c e and S u p p ly . W e fo u n d th a t, b y k e e p in g nearer to the
north end o f N ew Z e a lan d than w e had d one , th e y had met w i th more
favou rab le w in d s . W e n ow p roce ed ed to g e th e r tow a rd th e C ap e
o f G o o d H o p e .
O n th e 2 3 d , b e in g about the latitude o f 50° S. w e fe ll in w i th
feveral iflands o f i c e ; w h ic h , h ow e v e r , w e cleared w ith o u t a n y a c c i - 1
dent, and flo o d m ore to th e n o r thw a rd . M r . R a v e n w a s o f o p in io n ,
that ice w o u ld a lw a y s be fo u n d irt o r about tho fe latitudes, and re commend
ed th a t all Ihips, a fte r p affin g C a p e H o r n , Ihould k e ep m ore
to th e n o r thw a rd than w e did.
O n the 9 th o f J an u a ry w e cro(led the th re e hun d red and fix tie th
d egree o f eaft lo n g itu d e . O u r we a th e r n o w w a s m u ch to o m o d e ra te ;
fo r it was no t till th e 1 5 th o f J an u a ry that w e faw th e c o a f t .o f A fr ic a .
S om e ne ce fiary precautions w e r e tak en b y th e k in g ’ s Ihip o n c om in g
3 * i a