Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition : during the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842 . urhundred feet in height, overgrown with shrubbery; and near thismany streamlets enter the river. Just after passing this place, theguides pointed out a creek that led to Ambau. The country appearedhere more thickly peopled than that below; many more natives wereseen, and the whole surface was well cultivated. There was greatastonishment evinced at the appearance of our boats, and it is be-lieved our people were the first whites who had been thus far in theinterior. The mountain district was r
Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition : during the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842 . urhundred feet in height, overgrown with shrubbery; and near thismany streamlets enter the river. Just after passing this place, theguides pointed out a creek that led to Ambau. The country appearedhere more thickly peopled than that below; many more natives wereseen, and the whole surface was well cultivated. There was greatastonishment evinced at the appearance of our boats, and it is be-lieved our people were the first whites who had been thus far in theinterior. The mountain district was reached at thirty-six miles from themouth of the river, and the ridges were from twelve to fifteen hundredfeet high. The Wailevu, which I have named Peales river, heremakes a turn to the westward of four miles, to a point where it dividesinto two branches. That on which they were, comes from the moun-tains direct, while the other, taking a course to the south, is said todisembogue at the town of Indimbi, on the south shore, about tenmiles to the westward of the harbour of Rewa, and opposite to the. » ?%H SIS^ ©IF UWto REWA. 133 island of Mbenga. Having reached the mountains, they could pro-ceed no further in the boats, and began to retrace their route. Nearthe place where they turned back, there was a remarkable waterfallof several hundred feet leap. The natives state that this river flows from a large lake in thecentre of Vitilevu, and that, by ascending the heights above Ragi-ragi, the water may be seen.* On their return they were again presented by Savou with a loadof cooked provisions, and a fine red-striped variety of seemed to be very desirous of mollifying Phillipss were well drenched with rain all the afternoon, and reachedtheir old quarters at Coronganga just at dark. They had a disagree-able night. The next morning they set out early, and reached Rewain the afternoon, without accident. Their royal guide presented eachof the party with some
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