No. 6. 11^h 15^m 12^h 20^m 11^h 48^m 5, 5 7. 11 40 1 00 12 20 5, 2 8. 11 35 12 50 12 12 5, 0 9. 11 40 1 16 12 28 5, 5 10. 11 25 1 10 12 18 6, 5 11. 12 00 1 40 12 20 5, 0 12. 11 00 1 05 12 02 5, 7 13. 9 30 11 40 10 35 8, 0 14. 11 10 12 50 12 00 8, 0 15. 9 20 11 30 10 25 9, 2 16. 10 00 12 00 11 00 9, 0 17. 10 45 12 15 10 30 8, 5 18. 10 25 12 10 11 18 9, 0 19. 11 00 1 00 12 00 8, 0 20. 11 30 2 00 12 45 7, 0 21. 11 00 1 00 12 00 8, 0 22. 11 30 1 07 12 18 8, 0 23. 12 00 1 30 12 45 6, 5 24. 11 30 1 40 12 35 5, 5 25. 11 40 1 50 12 45 4, 7 26. 11 00 1 30 12 15 5, 2 Having now finished all that occurs to me, with regard to these islands, which make so conspicuous a figure in the list of our discoveries, the reader will permit me to suspend the prosecution of my Journal, while he pursues the following chapter, for which I am indebted to Mr. Anderson. CHAP. IX. ACCOUNTS OF OTAHEITE STILL IMPERFECT.—THE PREVAILING WINDS.—BEAUTY OF THE COUNTRY.—CULTIVATION.—NATURAL CURIOSITIES.—THE PERSONS OF THE NATIVES.—DISEASES.—GENERAL CHARACTER.—LOVE OF PLEASURE.—LANGUAGE.— SURGERY AND PHYSIC.—ARTICLES OF FOOD.—EFFECTS OF DRINKING AVA.—TIMES AND MANNER OF EATING.—CONNECTIONS WITH THE FEMALES.—CIRCUMCISION.— SYSTEM OF RELIGION.—NOTIONS ABOUT THE SOUL AND A FUTURE LIFE.—VARIOUS SUPERSTITIONS.—TRADITIONS ABOUT THE CREATION.—AN HISTORICAL LEGEND.— HONOURS PAID TO THE KING.—DISTINCTION OF RANKS.—PUNISHMENT OF CRIMES.— PECULIARITIES OF THE NEIGHBOURING ISLANDS.—NAMES OF THEIR GODS.—NAMES OF ISLANDS THEY VISIT.—EXTENT OF THEIR NAVIGATION.