Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition : during the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842 . RNITURE —RETURN OF THE MESSENGER —ARRIVAL OF THE HEATHEN CHIEFS —FEELINGS OF THE HEATHEN OF TONGA —MUMMI—CASE OF THE CURRENCY LASS-DEPARTURE OF THE HEATHEN CHIEFS—VISIT OF THE KINGS TO THE VINCENNES—THEIR CANOE —CANOES OF THE TONGESE —BOAT-SONG —NATIVE MUSIC—INTERVIEWWITH THE KINGS—FAILURE OF THE MEDIATION —VISIT TO MOA—RELIGION OF THEHEATHENS —NATIVES OF ROTUMA — APPEARANCE AND DRESS OF THE TONGESE —THEIR CHARACTER—TAMAHAA—SPORT OF RAT-CATCHING—FEEJEE WARRIOR—COUNCILOF WAR —POPULATION OF THE
Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition : during the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842 . RNITURE —RETURN OF THE MESSENGER —ARRIVAL OF THE HEATHEN CHIEFS —FEELINGS OF THE HEATHEN OF TONGA —MUMMI—CASE OF THE CURRENCY LASS-DEPARTURE OF THE HEATHEN CHIEFS—VISIT OF THE KINGS TO THE VINCENNES—THEIR CANOE —CANOES OF THE TONGESE —BOAT-SONG —NATIVE MUSIC—INTERVIEWWITH THE KINGS—FAILURE OF THE MEDIATION —VISIT TO MOA—RELIGION OF THEHEATHENS —NATIVES OF ROTUMA — APPEARANCE AND DRESS OF THE TONGESE —THEIR CHARACTER—TAMAHAA—SPORT OF RAT-CATCHING—FEEJEE WARRIOR—COUNCILOF WAR —POPULATION OF THE ISLANDS —MISSIONARY OPERATIONS — FEATS OF THETONGESE IN SWIMMING —GEOLOGICAL STRUCTURE OF TONGA —VEGETATION—CULTI-VATION—PRODUCTIONS—CLIMATE—DISEASES—MODE OF TRAFFIC—ARRIVAL OF THEPORPOISE—DISPUTE BETWEEN THE PILOTS—ARRIVAL OF THE PEACOCK-HER REPAIRSAT SYDNEY—DIFFICULTIES ATTENDING THEM—PASSAGE OF THE PEACOCK FROM NEWSOUTH WALES-ROYAL FAMILY OF TONGA—TERMINATION AND RESULT OF THE WAR-CASE OF THE FEEJEE WOMEN—TOM GRANBY. V. NARRATIVE THE EXPLORING EXPEDITION. CHAPTER I. 0. Having completed such repairs as were necessary, the Vincennes,with the Porpoise and Flying-Fish in company, sailed from the Bayof Islands on the 6th April, for Tongataboo. I believe that no personin the squadron felt any regret at leaving New Zealand, for there wasa want of all means of amusement, as well as of any objects in whoseobservation we were interested. We had at first a light breeze from the northward and westward,followed by a calm, after which the wind came round to the south-ward. The weather was remarkably pleasant. Cape Brett, according to our observations, is erroneously placed inthe charts, which make it forty-two mintites too far to the experienced after sailing a current of eight miles to the north-ward in twenty-four hours. On the 8th April, the current set north-east-by-north, half a mil
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