bie (Stumoljner Doti Bleu * @eorgteit, wetted er auf
fewer Jal)rt Don *port 3 acffon nad) SSatania enlbecfte,
fo grog, parf unb motyl gebilbet, bafj fetnem Urtfyeile
trad) gwifd^en ti)nen urib ben fReu? ^oilanbern tarns
eiite SSergleidjung ©tatt ftnbe f§§ (Sb fdyien il;m fo<
gar, bag bte Jorm unb BScrjterungett ber $dfyne bet
Bleu i ©eorgier mit benen ber £)tal)etter D<tg uben
etnptmmtett,,^ 2 n Bleu » Salebouten bemerfte S o o f
tttefyrere 9Dlenfd)en mtt btefett Ct'ppcn, flad)eu DXafett,
M en BSacfenfnodjen , audfj bepitafye mtt ben ubrtgeti
gugen unb SMiclen defter Sieger 2)* 5llletn bte met;
pen Sinmofyner biefed Sanbeb maren Dtel gr&ger, paw
fer Unb beflfer gebilbet, alb bie Sannefen, benen pe itt
Slnfefyung ber fdjmdr$ltcj}en Jarbe gltcfyen, aud) freunb/
liefer unb efyrltcfyer, alb alle ubrige Snfulaner bet
©ubfee 3)* Bluger ber bunfeln Jarbe mar bad §w
j ) Philipp’s Voyage p. 198... that the^ were remarkably
stout, and will'built . . Their superiority
over the New-Hollanders in size and strength, he
says, was very striking.
a) II. 128. J observed some, who had thick lips, flat
noses, and full cheeks, and hr some degree, the features,
and look of a negro.
3) II. i i $. ib. They a streng, robust, active, will-
made people, courtions and friendly, and not in
' the least addicted to pilfering, which it more, than
can be said by any other nation in this sea. They
ore nedriy oi the same colour , as the natives of
Tanna, hut have hitter features , more agreeable
countenances, and are a much stouter race; a few
beeing seen, who measured six feet four inches.
JDer ^bmtral ©entrecafteaur fcbilbert bie 9ieu»@iJ<
Iebonier ganj anberg, alb So of unb gorfter. Spent
franj&jtfc&en ©eefabrer 5a folge ftnb bte 9teu * Saletw
titer ebert fo bagltd), fo1 bfinn non 2lrmen unb Smitten/
it&er&aupt eben fo rnager, alb bie Ginwofynerbeb $i<*
m
pad BfterfmaP,/mobnr<fy b(e Bleu? Salebottier Bid)' ben eigentli cfyen Blegeru ndtyerten; frdubte
n i 4 fp, bag man eb betym erpen Blnbltcf fût Bleger*
Lod e lyalten fonnte. {Senauer betradjtet aber mat eb
B?tel Idnget, mfempf)l iriebt foymetd^ unb feiti/aid bab
■»ott Sjuropdertt *). € o p | mar genefgt, bte Bleu?
»alebonte^ fur eine fpltitel* 5ïvt jmifdjen ben (Bttwoj)»
»tern Don Sauna unb ben fre^febaftlfcbinJsnfeln,
Bober jwifdyen benfSrpent unb ben Sleus ©eeldnbern,
■bber jmtfibeu alien brepeti |u |dlten, ittbetu ipre .©pra?
We etiie ©Iffdjung ber ©pradjen fpmt^f ber Santtefeu,
ijalb ber Bleu * ©eeldnber unb ber fVeunbi^aftlt|d^eU'gtts
■fulaner fep '?% — IDie B3emo|mer ber 3^fel*|Sruppe,
■meldye bielBrtttifd&en ®eltumféglerihte neuen-Jgfe&rf*
■ben getlantit fya&en, pnb mentgpéubs, fo fefyr Don ettt«
■'■•'.ft. ■-?' :: Î : Tv'1 I S .^(1 ■ V-. Jy ‘ ■ men »faubeb. ypyage 1 330^15i.^Bte 9Ieui Sale»
bouter ûÎNrtrafen felblI bie ^emohner ber freunbfehafts
iteben Snfeln burcb bte .^uhnbeit tm ©teblen, unb per»
flK lÉ l ^ rc ^ nfwenfre|fere» tm .©ertngfen nidbt.
@d)wdrier, alb bie Bleu ? SalebiOnpr / abet bejfer ge»
btlbet mgren fteben ^rèmbtîu^e aub^^ elneè bènadhbartetij
welche bfe franj&ftfÈeu 0regatten tm ^afen
IBobabe befudbfen* I. p. 341; 342. |
I l) he. Th^r hair ... Is ^very -much frizzled; so that
at first sight-, it appears like that of a negro. It is
B neverthèlèfs yerÿ pifferpnt ; though both coarser,
and stronger, than purs.
B ft) 1. c. p. 120. Werp to judge ,of the prîgîtt of this
nation, J should tgkethem to be a race jbetweea
the people of Tanna, and pf the friendly Isles ; or
between those of Tanriay iand the New-Zenlan-
ders; or all three; their faiiguage, in some respects,
being a mixture of tlbem all. In their dis-
position they are like the natives of the friendly
Isles; but in affability and honesty they excell
B -|hem.