A

GENERAL

HISTORY AND COLLECTION

OF

VOYAGES AND TRAVELS,

ARRANGED IN SYSTEMATIC ORDER :

FORMING A COMPLETE HISTORY OF THE ORIGIN AND PROGRESS

OF NAVIGATION, DISCOVERY, AND COMMERCE,

BY SEA AND LAND,

FROM THE EARLIEST AGES TO THE PRESENT TIME.

BY

ROBERT KERR, F. R. S. & F. A. S. EDIN.

ILLUSTRATED BY MAPS AND CHARTS.

VOL. XIV.

EDINBURGH:

Printed by James Ballantyne and Company,

FOR WILLIAM BLACKWOOD, SOUTH BRIDGE-STREET,
AND JOHN BALLANTYNE AND CO. High-street, EdinburgH;
J. MURRAY, Albemarle-STREET; R. BALDWIN, AND gale,
CURTIS, AND FENNER, PATERNOSTER-ROW, LONDON;
AND J. CUMMING, DUBLIN.

CHAP. I. From our departure from England to leaving the

Society Isles the first time,

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SECT. I. Passage from Deptford to the Cape of Good

Hope, with an Account of several Incidents

that happened by the Way, and Transac-

tions there,

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II. Departure from the Cape of Good Hope, in

search of a Southern Continent,

III. Sequel of the Search for a Southern Continent,

between the Meridian of the Cape of Good

Hope and New Zealand; with an Account

of the Separation of the two Ships, and the

Arrival of the Resolution in Dusky Bay,

IV. Transactions in Dusky Bay, with an Account

of several Interviews with the Inhabitants,

V. Directions for sailing in and out of Dusky Bay,

with an Account of the adjacent Country,

its Produce, and Inhabitants: Astronomi-

cal and Nautical Observations,

VI. Passage from Dusky Bay to Queen Charlotte's

Sound, with an Account of some Water

Spouts, and of our joining the Adventure, 104

Page.

SECT. VII. Captain Furneaux's Narrative, from the Time

the two Ships were separated, to their join-

ing again in Queen Charlotte's Sound, with

some Account of Van Diemen's Land,

VIII. Transactions in Queen Charlotte's Sound, with

some Remarks on the Inhabitants,

IX. Route from New Zealand to Otaheite, with

an Account of some low Islands, supposed

to be the same that were seen by M. de

Bougainville,

X. Arrival of the Ships at Otaheite, with an Ac-

count of the critical Situation they were in,

and of several Incidents that happened

while they lay in Oaiti-piha Bay,

XI. An Account of several Visits to and from

Otoo; of Goats being left on the Island;

and many other Particulars which happened

while the Ships lay in Matavai Bay,

XII. An Account of the Reception we met with at

Huaheine, with the incidents that happen-

ed while the Ships lay there; and of Ömai,

one of the Natives, coming away in the Ad-

venture,

XIII. Arrival at, and Departure of the Ships from,

Ulietea: With an Account of what hap-

pened there, and of Oedidee, one of the

Natives, coming away in the Resolution,

XIV. An Account of a Spanish Ship visiting Ota-

heite; the present State of the Islands;

with some Observations on the Diseases and

Customs of the Inhabitants; and some Mis-

takes concerning the Women corrected,

CHAP. II. From our Departure from the Society Isles, to

our Return to and leaving them the second

Time,

SECT. I. Passage from Ulietea to the Friendly Islands,

with an Account of the Discovery of Her-

vey's Island, and the Incidents that happen-
ed at Middleburg,

II. The Arrival of the Ships at Amsterdam; a

Description of a Place of Worship; and an

Account of the Incidents which happened

while we remained at that Island,

III. A Description of the Islands and their Pro-

duce; with the Cultivation, Houses, Ca-

nocs, Navigation, Manufactures, Weapons,

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Customs, Government, Religion, and Lan-

guage of the Inhabitants,

SECT. IV. Passage from Amsterdam to Queen Charlotte's

Sound, with an Account of an Interview

with the Inhabitants, and the final Separa-

tion of the two Ships,

V. Transactions at Queen Charlotte's Sound; with

an Account of the Inhabitants being Can-

nibals; and various other Incidents.-De-

parture from the Sound, and our Endea-

vours to find the Adventure; with some

Description of the Coast,

VI. Route of the Ship from New Zealand in Search

of a Continent; with an Account of the va-

rious Obstructions met with from the Ice,

and the Methods pursued to explore the

Southern Pacific Ocean,

VII. Sequel of the Passage from New Zealand to

Easter Island, and Transactions there, with

an Account of an Expedition to discover

the Inland Part of the Country, and a De-

scription of some of the surprising gigantic

Statues found in the Island,

VIII. A Description of the Island, and its Produce,

Situation, and Inhabitants; their Manners,

and Customs; Conjectures concerning their

Government, Religion, and other Subjects;

with a more particular Account of the gi-

gantic Statues,

IX. The Passage from Easter Island to the Mar-

quesas Islands. Transactions and Incidents

which happened while the Ship lay in Ma-

dre de Dios, or Resolution Bay, in the Is-

land of St Christina,

X. Departure from the Marquesas; a Description

of the Situation, Extent, Figure, and Ap-

pearance of the several Islands; with some

Account of the Inhabitants, their Customs,

Dress, Habitations, Food, Weapons, and

Canoes,

XI. A Description of several Islands discovered,

or seen in the Passage from the Marquesas

to Otaheite; with an Account of a Naval

Review,

XII. Some Account of a Visit from Otoo, Towha,

and several other Chiefs; also of a Robbery

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