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A Narrative of the Shipwreck, Captivity and Sufferings of Horace Holden and Benj. H. Nute: Who were cast away in the American ship Mentor, on the Pelew Islands, in the year 1832; and for two years afterwards were subjected to unheard of sufferings among the barbarous inhabitants of Lord North's island — John Shaqi

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A Narrative of the Shipwreck, Captivity and Sufferings of Horace Holden and Benj. H. Nute: Who were cast away in the American ship Mentor, on the Pelew Islands, in the year 1832; and for two years afterwards were subjected to unheard of sufferings among the barbarous inhabitants of Lord North's island

Name: A Narrative of the Shipwreck, Captivity and Sufferings of Horace Holden and Benj. H. Nute: Who were cast away in the American ship Mentor, on the Pelew Islands, in the year 1832; and for two years afterwards were subjected to unheard of sufferings among the barbarous inhabitants of Lord North's island
Author: Holden, Horace

Holden, Horace

Holden, Horace, 1810-; Nute, Benjamin H.; Shipwrecks -- Palau; Sonsorol-Tobi language; Tobi (Palau)

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  A NARRATIVE

  OF THE

  SHIPWRECK,

  CAPTIVITY AND SUFFERINGS

  OF

  HORACE HOLDEN AND BENJ. H. NUTE;

  WHO WERE CAST AWAY IN THE

  AMERICAN SHIP MENTOR,

  ON THE

  PELEW ISLANDS,

  IN THE YEAR 1832;

  _AND FOR TWO YEARS AFTERWARDS WERE SUBJECTED TO
  UNHEARD OF SUFFERINGS AMONG THE BARBAROUS
  INHABITANTS OF_

  LORD NORTH'S ISLAND.

  BY HORACE HOLDEN.

  BOSTON:
  RUSSELL, SHATTUCK, AND CO.
  1836.

  ENTERED ACCORDING TO ACT OF CONGRESS, IN THE YEAR 1836,
  BY HORACE HOLDEN.
  IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT COURT OF MASSACHUSETTS.

  STEREOTYPED BY
  SHEPARD, OLIVER, AND CO.

  TO

  JOHN PICKERING, ESQ.

  Of Boston,

  AND TO

  WILLIAM R. RODMAN, ESQ.

  Of New Bedford,

  To whom the author is under the greatest obligations
  for their countenance and assistance,
  this little work is gratefully
  INSCRIBED

[Illustration: DESCRIPTION OF THE PROCESS OF TATTOOING.]

PREFACE.

The islands now known by geographers under the general name of
_Polynesia_, have for some time past attracted the attention of the
scientific and commercial world. Few opportunities, however, occur of
obtaining information respecting any of them except those which are
resorted to for commercial purposes. With a view, therefore, to the
collecting of all the necessary materials for the history of their soil,
climate, productions, and other particulars, especially of such of them
as have not already been visited by the civilized people of Europe and
America, it is desirable to preserve all authentic accounts of them,
even of those which are of inferior importance.

The following unpretending Narrative contains such an account of one of
them, commonly called _Lord North's Island_, but sometimes known by the
name of _Nevil's Island_ and _Johnston's Island_. It is situated in
about lat. 3 deg. 2-3/4' N., and, according to the most correct
calculations, about long. 131 deg. 4-1/4' E.

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