Latitude. Longitude. {The North point 20° 17ʹ 204° 2ʹ {South point 18° 54ʹ 204° 15ʹ Owhyhee {East point 19° 34ʹ 205° 6ʹ {Karakakooa Bay 19° 28ʹ 204° 0ʹ {East point 20° 50ʹ 204° 4ʹ Mowee {South point 20° 34ʹ 203° 48ʹ {West point 20° 54ʹ 203° 24ʹ Morokinnee 20° 39ʹ 203° 33ʹ Tahoorowa 20° 38ʹ 203° 27ʹ Ranai. South point 20° 46ʹ 203° 8ʹ Morotoi. West point 21° 10ʹ 202° 46ʹ Woahoo. Anchoring-place 21° 43ʹ 202° 9ʹ Atooi. Wymoa Bay 21° 57ʹ 200° 20ʹ Oneeheow. Anchoring-place 21° 50ʹ 199° 45ʹ Oreehoua 22° 2ʹ 199° 52ʹ Tahoora 21° 43ʹ 199° 36ʹ CHAP. VII. GENERAL ACCOUNT OF THE SANDWICH ISLANDS CONTINUED.—OF THE INHABITANTS.— THEIR ORIGIN.—PERSONS.—PERNICIOUS EFFECTS OF THE AVA.—NUMBERS.— DISPOSITION AND MANNERS.—REASONS FOR SUPPOSING THEM NOT CANNIBALS.— DRESS AND ORNAMENTS.—VILLAGES AND HOUSES.—FOOD.—OCCUPATIONS AND AMUSEMENTS.—ADDICTED TO GAMING.—THEIR EXTRAORDINARY DEXTERITY IN SWIMMING.—ARTS AND MANUFACTURES.—CURIOUS SPECIMENS OF THEIR SCULPTURE.—KIPPAREE, OR METHOD OF PAINTING CLOTH.—MATS.— FISHING-HOOKS.—CORDAGE.—SALT-PANS.—WARLIKE INSTRUMENTS. The inhabitants of the Sandwich Islands are undoubtedly of the same race with those of New Zealand, the Society and Friendly Islands, Easter Island, and the Marquesas; a race that possesses, without any intermixture, all the known lands between the latitudes of 47° south, and 20° north, and between the longitudes of 184° and 260 east. This fact, which, extraordinary as it is, might be thought sufficiently proved by the striking similarity of their manners and customs, and the general resemblance of their persons, is established, beyond all controversy, by the absolute identity of their language. From what continent they originally emigrated, and by what steps they have spread through so vast a space, those who are curious in disquisitions of this nature, may perhaps not find it very difficult to conjecture. It has been already observed, that they bear strong marks of affinity to some of the Indian tribes, that inhabit the Ladrones and Caroline Islands; and the same affinity may again be traced amongst the Battas and the Malays. When these events happened, is not so easy to ascertain; it was probably not very lately, as they are extremely populous, and have no tradition of their own origin, but what is perfectly fabulous; whilst, on the other hand, the unadulterated state of their general language, and the simplicity which still prevails in their customs and manners, seem to indicate, that it could not have been at any very distant period.