34 38 39 46 UNION ISLAND CANOE. Drawn by A. T. Agate. Engraved by R. S. Gilbert, BOW DITCH ISLANDERS. RAMSEY. GEORGE. CARVED PLANKS. Drawn by A. T. Agate. MASKS, NORTHWEST INDIANS. From the Collection. POUNDING ACORNS. BANCA, MANILLA. NATIVE OF LUZON. Drawn by A. T. Agate. Engraved by R. S. Gilbert, 49 67 73 75 83 110 Clarke, 114 Drawn by C. Wilkes, U. S. N.+ Engraved by R. S. Gilbert, Drawn by A. T. Agate.* 457 CURRENTS AND WHALING-GROUNDS. Engraved by Sherman and Smith, Those marked with a *, were drawn on the wood by G. Armstrong; those marked with a †, by J. H. Manning. Those not marked, by the Artists of the Expedition. CHAPTER I. CONTENTS. DEPARTURE FROM OAHU - WASHINGTON ISLAND --- JARVIS'S ISLAND-MAGNETIC EQUATOR ENDERBURY'S ISLAND BIRNIE'S ISLAND-HULL'S ISLAND - DUKE OF YORK'S ISLAND-ITS NATIVES VISIT THE SHIP-THEIR ALARM AT THE FIRING OF CANNON-A PARTY LANDS-ITS RECEPTION-TATTOOING — VILLAGE-QUAYS-ABSENCE OF CULTIVATION MUSIC CHARACTER OF THE NATIVES · PRODUCTIONS DUKE OF CLARENCE'S ISLAND BOWDITCH'S ISLAND- -NATIVES SEEN FISHING INTERVIEW WITH THEMA PARTY LANDS-PRIEST-CAPTAIN HUDSON LANDSINTERVIEW WITH THE KING-VILLAGE AND TEMPLE-RELICS OF A VESSEL-WELL - DRUMS-DRESS AND ORNAMENTS-MANUFACTURES AND TOOLS. POPULATION GENTE HERMOSAS-SAVAII-UPOLU-APIA-STORM OF DECEMBER 1840-HURRICANES -HALOS-PEA, THE CHIEF OF APIA - MODE OF TRADING-IMPROVEMENTS — NEW EFFORTS OF THE MISSIONARIES-MALIETOA'S ILLNESS, AND ITS CAUSE - MOLESTRONG GALE-DESERTION FROM THE SURVEYING PARTY-DESERTERS RECOVERED -DEMAND FOR THE MURDERER OF SMITH-IT IS REFUSED - EXCURSIONS OF THE NATURALISTS-JOE GIMBLET-VISIT TO MALIETOA RETURN OF THE BOATS-CAP. TAIN HUDSON PROCEEDS TO SALUAFATA, AND DESTROYS IT-RESULTS OF THE PUNISHMENT-FRUITLESS ATTEMPT TO CAPTURE OPOTUNO-MATAATU-MALIETOA -FAREWELL VISIT FROM THE CHIEFS-THE VESSELS SAIL FROM MATAATU. A |