inferior to that, being simply high enough at the apex for a man to stand upright, and certainly not exceeding six feet spread at the base. Their gardens appear to occupy more of their attention, being neatly fenced in with reeds. The surgeon visited the hot spring at the base of the cliff, mentioned in Cook, but the water did not appear to contain anything to render its taste unpleasant. VOL. II. F CHAPTER III. Quit Port Resolution-Tanna-Pass Erromango - Arrive off Island of Guadalcanar-Dangers of Guadalcanar-Proceed to Port Carteret-New Ireland-Examine Port Gower and Turtle Bay-Visited by natives-Quit Port Carteret-Pass Duke of York's Island Visited by canoes-Articles brought for traffic - Mother and Daughter Proceed towards New Guinea-Sighting Elizabeth Island and Admiralty GroupPass the Britannia Islands discovered in 1795-Land, and survey Port Victoria-Visit of natives-Thermal springsQuit Port Victoria, and examine coast of Guinea-Structure of canoes- -Pass "Los Crespos"-Anchor off Arimoa-Visited by natives Habitations Floating islands - Reach island of Jobie-Description of-Quit Jobie-Pass Goelvink's Bay-Fix position of Middleburg and Amsterdam-Land at Pigeon Island-Dampier Strait-Pass Ceram-Anchor in Cajeli Bay -Bouro-Quit, and reach Amboina. CHAPTER III. AT dawn on the 24th June, with light airs from N.W., we quitted Port Resolution. Several canoes came off, bringing fowls and fruit, and followed us about a mile, and when they quitted, repeated their aloha, accompanied with invitations to return. is very probable that another day's sojourn would have made us better acquainted, and exhibited a better market. It The breeze did not permit us to steer a course, and we were barely able to reach a low island to the N.E., mentioned by Cook, which is situated about ten miles to the northward of the port. As we approached, the natives flocked to the beach, where we plainly discerned two, attired in frocks, trowsers, and hats, whom we immediately set down as missionaries, probably part of those from Samoa. Several canoes put off, but pulling too far ahead of where we should fetch, failed in reaching us. We tacked within musket-shot of the rocks, which in several places appeared to afford convenient cover for landing. Our next board brought us well in with the north point of Tanna, near sunset, and shortly after tacking, the breeze gradually favoured, until we were enabled to make a free course, during the night, past Erromango. I had failed in putting to sea the previous evening, in order to allow my crew their full night's rest, as well as in the hope of being able to pass Erromango by daylight, and sufficiently near to communicate with the canoes, or probably to land and determine its position. It was, therefore, a disappointment, after the late lamentable occurrences at this island or Mallicolo, that they had not the sight of other vessels of war, to afford them the impression. at least that Great Britain will not lose sight of her subjects scattered over the vast surface of the globe. I might possibly have derived other information as to their present disposition. At daylight the remarkable saddle peaks, situated over Traitor's Head of Cook, and by which this island may be particularly distinguished, were seen about fifteen miles to the southward. The breeze fresh from S.E., afforded us strong hopes of soon nearing Sandwich Island, and by sunset its outline was well defined. We found ourselves set considerably to the northward by the current, and changed our course to keep well off the land. Shortly after eight o'clock breakers were reported |