CONTENTS
OF
THE FIRST VOLUME.
CHAPTER I.
Singularly luminous appearance of the ocean—The Equator—Magellanic
clouds—Falkland Islands—Storm, and loss of
two men—Cape Horn—Dreadful storm—Islands of Juan
Fernandez and Massafuero—Trade winds in the Pacific—A
shark—Arrival at Sandwich Islands 1
CHAPTER II.
Whoahoo—Visit from a chief—Nocturnal excursion—King
and queens—Invasion of the ship—White men—Gardens—Foot
race, and summary justice—Throwing the spear—Royal
residence, and body guard—Mourning for a chief's
wife—Billy Pitt, George Washington, &c. 21
CHAPTER III.
Tamaahmaah—The Eooranee—Curious custom—Fickleness
in dress—Character of natives—Important position of the
islands—Cow hunting—Complete our supplies—Take a
number of natives—Departure—New discovery—Arrival
at the Columbia 46
