Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition During the Years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842, Svazek 3G. P. Putnam, 1856 |
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Strana 13
... tree . King George , or Taufaahau , is building his town near by , just without the fortification of King Josiah : it is an enclosure of four hundred yards square ; the fence consists of close wicker - work , made of the small sugar ...
... tree . King George , or Taufaahau , is building his town near by , just without the fortification of King Josiah : it is an enclosure of four hundred yards square ; the fence consists of close wicker - work , made of the small sugar ...
Strana 18
... trees . He then sent word , that the women must be given up , and that the owner must pay a ransom of muskets for the men . I found no difficulty in arranging the business . King George was very frank and straight- forward about it ...
... trees . He then sent word , that the women must be given up , and that the owner must pay a ransom of muskets for the men . I found no difficulty in arranging the business . King George was very frank and straight- forward about it ...
Strana 23
... tree called toa , the iron - wood ( Casuarina ) , which in time reached the sky , and enabled the god called Etumatubua ... trees , whence it is now obtained by friction . They further say , that during the time old Maui was on the earth ...
... tree called toa , the iron - wood ( Casuarina ) , which in time reached the sky , and enabled the god called Etumatubua ... trees , whence it is now obtained by friction . They further say , that during the time old Maui was on the earth ...
Strana 32
... trees , and of it all their mats are made ; a little corn is grown , and they have the papaw - apple ( Papaya ) , and water - melon . The missionaries have introduced the sweet orange from Tahiti , and a species of cherimoyer ( Annona ) ...
... trees , and of it all their mats are made ; a little corn is grown , and they have the papaw - apple ( Papaya ) , and water - melon . The missionaries have introduced the sweet orange from Tahiti , and a species of cherimoyer ( Annona ) ...
Strana 33
... trees torn up by the roots ; vessels are driven on shore ; canoes lost or driven hundreds of miles away to other islands . In these storms the wind is frequently observed to change almost immediately from one point to its opposite ; and ...
... trees torn up by the roots ; vessels are driven on shore ; canoes lost or driven hundreds of miles away to other islands . In these storms the wind is frequently observed to change almost immediately from one point to its opposite ; and ...
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A. T. Agate Ambau anchorage anchored appearance arrival beach biche de mar boats brig Bulotu called canoe Captain Hudson CHARLES WILKES chief cocoa-nut Commanding Exploring Expedition coral crew cutter desirous despatched Engraved feast Feejee Feejee Group feet fire Flying-Fish harbour hundred inhabitants island Kantavu Lakemba land latitude Lieutenant Alden Lieutenant Emmons Lieutenant Underwood Lieutenant-Commandant Ringgold Malolo Mbenga mbure miles missionaries morning Moturiki murder Muthuata Nairai natives Ndengei night Nukualofa Oahu observations obtained officers Oneata Ovolau Paddy party passage Passed Midshipman Peacock peaks Porpoise reached received reef Rewa round sail seen sent Seru shore side Sketched by A. T. Somu-somu squadron survey Tanoa tapa taro tender told Tonga Tongese took town trees Tubou Tui Levuka U. S. Ship Vincennes Vanua-levu Vavao Vendovi Verata vessel village Vincennes Vitilevu Whippy wind women yams