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The Georgian and Society Islands; Sandwich Islands; Passage to Canton and Manilla; Manilla; Cape of Good Hope and St. Helena

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Charles Samuel Stewart

J.P. Haven, 1831

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Arrival at Tahiti	7

Harbor of Papeete	15

A Tahitian sabbath	23

Visit to Eimeo and arrival at the Society Islands	27

Interview with king Tamatoa and a sab bath at Raiatea	35

Audience with the Queen of Tahiti and visit of the chiefs on board ship	41

Letter of queen Pomare I to the President	48

Departure for the Sandwich Islands	52

Evening drive and visit to the valley of Manoa	141

Edict of the king in answer to a memori al of the British residents	146

Visit to Lahaina in Maui	156

Call of Captain Finch on the princess and entertainment of the chiefs on board ship	168

General examination of the schools of Oahu	174

CONTENTS	184

and evening entertainment by the king	220

Private letter of Captain Finch to the king	247

Arrival at the island of Hawaii	61

Visit on shore and description of the scenery	64

A worshiping assembly at Hido	70

Journey to the volcano of Kirauea and account of its present state	78

Cascade of the Rainbow	100

The hereditary and last priestess of Pele	105

First interview with the missionaries at Oahu	112

Reception of Captain Finch and party by the king and regent	118

A morning visit to the principal chiefs	132

Departure from Oahu and letter of the king	263

Incidents on board ship	283

Casualties off the coast of China	290

Description of the bay and city of Manilla	299

Excursion to the village and lake of Pasig	309

The Campo Santo or Pantheon the public	316

Description of Cape Town	323

Arrival at St Helena and interview with	334

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Pealkiri	The Georgian and Society Islands; Sandwich Islands; Passage to Canton and Manilla; Manilla; Cape of Good Hope and St. Helena 2. köide of A Visit to the South Seas, in the U.S. Ship Vincennes: During the Years 1829 and 1830; with Scenes in Brazil, Peru, Manila, the Cape of Good Hope, and St. Helena, Charles Samuel Stewart
Autor	Charles Samuel Stewart
Publisher	J.P. Haven, 1831
Original from	California Ülikool
Digitized	28 mär. 2011

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