A Lady's Cruise in a French Man-of-war, Volume 2 |
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Page 2
... Admiral Serre , M. Hardouin , the A.D.C. , and myself , in a com- fortable open carriage , and capital horses . Queen Marau came next , with her lovely little sister Manihinihi , and Moe's child , Terii - Mae - Vaetua , who is next in ...
... Admiral Serre , M. Hardouin , the A.D.C. , and myself , in a com- fortable open carriage , and capital horses . Queen Marau came next , with her lovely little sister Manihinihi , and Moe's child , Terii - Mae - Vaetua , who is next in ...
Page 7
... admiral conducting Marau , and Ariiaue taking me . The feast was warranted to be entirely à l'indigène , —all native dishes ; but its great charm consisted in the table decorations , which were most ingenious and effective . Apparently ...
... admiral conducting Marau , and Ariiaue taking me . The feast was warranted to be entirely à l'indigène , —all native dishes ; but its great charm consisted in the table decorations , which were most ingenious and effective . Apparently ...
Page 13
... admiral . These are ceremonial gar- ments , reaching from the neck to the knee , made from the fibre of bread - fruit bark , and covered with flowers and twists of the glossy arrowroot fibre , each stitched on separately . To the queen ...
... admiral . These are ceremonial gar- ments , reaching from the neck to the knee , made from the fibre of bread - fruit bark , and covered with flowers and twists of the glossy arrowroot fibre , each stitched on separately . To the queen ...
Page 20
... admiral went off to attend Mass , and then examine the schools . seems inclined to administer very even - handed justice between the Catholics and Protestants , which does not greatly gratify some of the priests . We spent the morning ...
... admiral went off to attend Mass , and then examine the schools . seems inclined to administer very even - handed justice between the Catholics and Protestants , which does not greatly gratify some of the priests . We spent the morning ...
Page 26
... admiral and his party at his own house , and an excellent room was most kindly assigned to me . Marau and Ariiaue have gone on to another village , where we are to join them in the morning . The French soldiers here employ some of their ...
... admiral and his party at his own house , and an excellent room was most kindly assigned to me . Marau and Ariiaue have gone on to another village , where we are to join them in the morning . The French soldiers here employ some of their ...
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