ENTERED, ACCORDING TO THE ACT OF CONGRESS, IN THE YEAR 1844, BY CHARLES WILKES, U. S. N., IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. CONTENTS OF VO L. V. DEPARTURE FROM OAHU -WASHINGTON ISLAND- JARVIS'S ISLAND 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-AB SENCE OF CULTIVATION-MUSIC-CHARACTER OF THE NATIVES - PRODUCTIONS — DUKE OF CLARENCE'S ISLAND-BOWDITCH'S ISLAND-NATIVES SEEN FISHING- INTERVIEW WITH THEM A PARTY LANDS-PRIEST-CAPTAIN HUDSON LANDS — INTERVIEW 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-MOLE- STRONG 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......]-34 THE PEACOCK AND TENDER LEAVE THE SAMOAN GROUP-ELLICE'S GROUP-CANOES -ITS NATIVES-THEIR LANGUAGE-DEPEYSTER'S ISLAND-ITS NATIVES-ALBINOS- CLOTHING OF ITS INHABITANTS-THEIR SYMBOL OF PEACE-WOMAN AND CHIEF OF THE ISLAND-FOOD OF THE NATIVES-HARBOUR-VISIT FROM THE KING-THE NATIVES' KNOWLEDGE OF OTHER LANDS-THEIR RELIGION-SPEIDEN'S ISLAND— HUDSON'S ISLAND-ST. AUGUSTINE-DRUMMOND'S ISLAND-ITS NATIVES - THEIR HEAD DRESS-THEIR LANGUAGE-THEIR WEAPONS-THEIR DEFENSIVE ARMOURTHEIR ORNAMENTS-THEIR CANOES-A PARTY LANDS AT UTIROA-ITS RECEPTION -RUDENESS AND PILFERING OF THE NATIVES-DANCE-SECOND VISIT TO UTIROA -RECEPTION IN THE COUNCIL-HOUSE-INCREASED RUDENESS OF THE NATIVESONE OF THE SEAMEN MISSING-MESSAGE SENT TO THE UTIROANS-TOWNS ON DRUMMOND'S ISLAND-DETERMINATION TO PUNISH UTIROA FOR THE MURDEREXPEDITION AGAINST THAT TOWN - PARLEY WITH ITS INHABITANTS - UTIROA BURNT CONDUCT OF THE NATIVES OF ETA-CHARACTER OF THE PEOPLE OF DRUMMOND'S ISLAND SUPPLIES FOR SHIPS BISHOP'S ISLAND HENDERVILLE ISLAND-HALL'S ISLAND-APAMAMA-JOHN KIRBY TAKEN ON BOARD-WOODLE'S ISLAND-DISGRACEFUL CONDUCT OF AN ENGLISH WHALER-ERRORS OF CHARTSTARAWA-APIA-IDOL-THE TENDER GROUNDS-DRIFT OF THE PEACOCK-THREATENED ATTACK ON THE TENDER-MATTHEW'S ISLAND-PITT'S ISLAND-MAKINROBERT WOOD TAKEN ON BOARD-NATIVES OF PITT'S ISLAND-THEIR CANOES-THEIR TREATMENT OF FEMALES-KING TEKERE AND HIS RELATIVES-A NATIVE DESIRES TO BE TAKEN FROM THE ISLAND... 35-75 CHAPTER III. SOURCES OF INFORMATION IN RELATION TO THE KINGSMILL GROUP--ISLANDS OF WHICH IT IS COMPOSED-THEIR GENERAL CHARACTER-THEIR SOIL-TARO PONDSTRADITION OF THE ORIGIN OF THE PEOPLE-ANCIENT INTERCOURSE BETWEEN THE ISLANDS-PHYSIOGNOMY AND APPEARANCE OF THE NATIVES-THEIR SOCIAL STATE-GOVERNMENT-DESCENT OF PROPERTY-RELIGIOUS BELIEF-PRIESTS-ORACLES-OMENS-PRETENDED COMMUNICATION WITH SPIRITS-BELIEF IN A FUTURE STATE-THEIR ELYSIUM-THEIR MODE OF LIFE-THEIR CHARACTER-THEIR TREATMENT OF CHILDREN, OF THE AGED, AND OF WOMEN-THEIR WARS-CANNIBALISM NOT PRACTISED - THEIR WEAPONS-THEIR HOUSES AND CANOES-THEIR MANUFACTURES-DRESS-ORNAMENTS-THEIR FOOD-THEIR MODE OF COOKING-THEIR AMUSEMENTS-THEIR MARRIAGES-MODE OF GIVING NAMES-PRACTICE OF ABORTION-TATTOOING-FUNERAL CEREMONIES - DISEASES-CLIMATE OF THE GROUPTHEIR INTERCOURSE WITH STRANGERS THEIR PRONENESS TO SUICIDE-THEIR IDEA OF AN ACCOMPLISHED PERSON-CONTRAST BETWEEN PITT'S AND THE OTHER ISLANDERS-DEPARTURE OF THE PEACOCK AND FLYING-FISH FROM THE KINGSMILL GROUP-THEIR CREWS PUT ON SHORT ALLOWANCE PESCADORES - KORSAKOFF-OBJECTS REMAINING UNACCOMPLISHED-SEPARATION OF THE VESSELS-LARGE QUANTITIES OF MOLLUSCE-SHIP MAGNOLIAOAHU-ARRIVAL AT AND DEPARTURE FROM HONOLULU-REACH COLUMBIA RIVER EARTHQUAKES- POPULATION 77-110 CHAPTER IV. THE VESSELS GROUND REPARATIONS FOR THE SURVEY OF THE COLUMBIA-DIFFICULTIES AND DANGERS- POISE ANCHORS AT ASTORIA-PRIMEVAL FOREST — PREPARATIONS FOR PASSING ........113-148 CHAPTER V. ARRIVAL OF THE VINCENNES AT SAN FRANCISCO-PREPARATIONS FOR THE SURVEYS SAUSALITO-LONG DROUGHT PRESIDIO-ALCALDE OF YERBA BUENATOWN OF YERBA BUENA-UNSETTLED STATE OF CALIFORNIA-CLIMATE OF SAN FRANCISCO-SOIL-CLIMATE OF CALIFORNIA - RIVERS-HARBOURS-TRADE-MANUFACTURE OF WINE-INDUSTRY-MILLS- SHEEP-SWINE-MAGISTRATES AND AD MINISTRATION OF JUSTICE-REVOLUTIONS OF CALIFORNIA-OPINIONS IN RELATION TO THEM-RELATIONS WITH MEXICO-MODE OF RECRUITING FOR THE MISSIONS PRESENT CONDITION OF THE INDIANS-CHANGE IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE MISSIONS-ITS EFFECTS ON THE INDIANS-THEIR NUMBERS-NUMBERS OF THE WHITES-THEIR HEALTH-THEIR CHARACTER-THEIR MORALS-THEIR HOSPITALITY -THEIR CRUELTY-EXPEDITION UP THE SACRAMENTO-BAY OF SAN PABLO-DELTA OF THE SACRAMENTO-CAPTAIN SUTER-NEW HELVETIA-CAPTAIN SUTER'S FARM ING AND OTHER AVOCATIONS-INDIAN DANCE-DISEASES-ROUTE TO OREGONDEPARTURE FROM NEW HELVETIA-FEATHER RIVER-GAME-THE TULA-INDIANS - BEARS-INTERVIEW WITH A CHIEF-MANNERS, ETC., OF THE INDIANS-THEIR RANCHERIA-THEFT BY AN INDIAN-BUTE PRAIRIE-FISH WEIR-KINKLA TRIBEHUNTING-RETURN TO NEW HELVETIA-AMERICAN SETTLERS-INDIAN VILLAGESOCCUPATIONS OF THE TWO SEXES-ARIDITY OF THE COUNTRY-CROPS-ANIMALSRETURN OF SURVEYING PARTY TO THE VINCENNES-VISITS OF THE INHABITANTS TO THE SHIP-MARTINEZ FAMILY-AMUSEMENTS-CAPTAIN RICHARDSON-VALLEY OF NAPPA-TOWN OF ZONOMA-GENERAL VALLEJO - MISSION OF SAN RAFAELFETE IN HONOUR OF A SAINT-BEAR AND BULL FIGHT-EXCURSION TO SANTA CLARA-EMBARCADERO-ESTANCIA OF PERALTOS-DON MIGUEL DE PEDRORENAMISSION OF SANTA CLARA-PADRE MERCADOR-CHURCH OF SANTA CLARA-GARDEN-PUEBLO OF SAN JOSE-ITS ALCALDE MODE OF CONDUCTING BUSINESS IN CALIFORNIA - DIFFICULTY IN PROCURING HORSES - DEPARTURE FROM SANTA CLARA CALIFORNIAN HORSEMAN - RANCHEROS - LAS PULGAS ESTANCIA OF SEÑOR SANCHEZ-YERBA BUENA-RETURN TO THE SHIP.. .......149-214 CHAPTER VI. MULTUNOMAH ISLAND EQUIPMENT OF LIEUTENANT EMMONS'S PARTY DIFFICULTIES-SICKNESS - INEFFICIENCY OF SOME OF THE MEN-SETTLERS ON THE WILLAMETTE - MISSIONARIES-THOMAS M'KAY-DEPARTURE FROM THE WILLAMETTE - ENCAMPMENT AT TURNER'S-UPPER VALLEY OF THE WILLAMETTE CREOLE AND IGNAS CREEKS - LAKE GUARDIPII-WOLVES - MALE CREEK - ELK MOUNTAINS-ELK RIVER-FORT UMPQUA-HOSTILE BEARING OF THE INDIANSPREPARATIONS FOR DEFENCE-NEW SPECIES OF OAK-DISCONTENT OF THE TRAPPERS-FIRE IN THE PRAIRIES-BILLEY'S CREEK-FORD OF THE UMPQUA-ANIMALS -INDIAN SCOUTS-GRISLY BEARS-INDIAN FOUND IN THE CAMP-UMPQUA MOUNTAINS-SHASTE COUNTRY-YOUNG'S CREEK-PINE SUGAR-ROGUES' RIVER-INASS SURPRISED BY INDIANS-SCENES OF FORMER CONFLICTS WITH INDIANS-FRIENDLY INDIANS-SUFFERINGS FROM THE AGUE-THREATENED ATTACK - ANTELOPES — RABBITS -BOUNDARY MOUNTAINS- EMMONS'S PEAK - MOUNT SHASTE-KLAMET RIVER-INTERVIEW WITH INDIANS SHASTE INDIANS-THEIR SKILL IN ARCHERYSHASTE RANGE-LARGE PINES - - CHALYBEATE SPRING DESTRUCTION RIVER VALLEY OF THE SACRAMENTO-KINKLA INDIANS-THEIR VILLAGE-FAILURE TO OBTAIN CANOES-FORD OF THE SACRAMENTO-BUTES-FEATHER RIVER-CAPTAIN SUTER'S-RELICS OF AN EXTINCT TRIBE-THE PARTY DIVIDED-RIVER SAN JOA |