To captain Barnard the author of the statements in this narrative is under great obligations for his uniformly kind treatment previous to the loss of the Mentor, and during the whole time we were together. We have no reason to doubt, that he did all in his power to obtain our release from captivity at the time when he was himself so fortunate as to escape; and not the least blame is to be imputed to him on account of the disasters that befell us. Of the twenty-two persons who composed the ship's company of the Mentor when she sailed from New Bedford, only _four_ have returned. It has been reported, that one of the three who was left at the Pelew islands escaped a few months since. If such be the case only two remain there; and it is hoped that some measures will soon be adopted, either by the government or by humane individuals, to rescue them from their painful and distressing situation. I cannot close this narrative without expressing the most heart-felt gratitude to that kind Providence which has sustained us under trials and sufferings the most severe, and returned us to our homes and friends. And may those who have been to us friends indeed, find an ample reward for their generosity, in the consciousness of having been influenced by those sentiments and feelings which best adorn and dignify the human character! BOSTON, NOVEMBER, 1835. APPENDIX. VOCABULARY OF THE LANGUAGE OF LORD NORTH'S ISLAND. The language of the inhabitants of Lord North's island appears to be a new and hitherto unknown dialect of the Polynesian family of languages. According to the preceding Narrative, it was wholly unintelligible to the _Pelew_ chiefs who accompanied the crew of the Mentor when they were made captives. To judge by the _numerals_, and a few other words, which have been collected by travellers, it has a near affinity to the dialects of the neighboring _Caroline_ islands. In the selection of words for the following vocabulary, we have principally followed the list of English words in Keate's Account of the Pelew Islands, but have added several from the Empress Catherine's Vocabulary; distinguishing by SMALL CAPITALS all the words which correspond to those in that Vocabulary. Some short dialogues are subjoined to the vocabulary. The orthography adopted is that of the _English_ language; it being the most useful to such of our navigators as may chance to visit Lord North's island or those in its vicinity. It is only necessary to state particularly, that _ay_ is to be pronounced like _aye_, or _ah-ee_; _g_, always hard, as in _go_; _ng_, in the middle of a word, as it is at the end; as, for example, in the English word _hanger_, and not as in the word anger, (ang-ger;) and _zh_ is to be pronounced like _s_ in _pleasure_, or the French _j_.