A Lady's Cruise in a French Man-of-war, Volume 2 |
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Page 47
... ship seems altogether changed , even externally , for she has been painted white , to match La Magicienne . I returned with Narii to breakfast with his sister , Mrs Brander ; there we were joined by the admi- ral , who came to make ...
... ship seems altogether changed , even externally , for she has been painted white , to match La Magicienne . I returned with Narii to breakfast with his sister , Mrs Brander ; there we were joined by the admi- ral , who came to make ...
Page 67
... ships to some of the Leeward Isles , and in the same manner scorpions have been brought to Tahiti ― a very unfortunate introduction . The centipedes , small as they are , can give an agonising bite , which , however , is not actually ...
... ships to some of the Leeward Isles , and in the same manner scorpions have been brought to Tahiti ― a very unfortunate introduction . The centipedes , small as they are , can give an agonising bite , which , however , is not actually ...
Page 70
... ship , and of a cask of spirits , to produce an outbreak on the part of King Tamatoa ( not the present man ) , which was instantly followed by the mass of the people , who in their reawakened crav- ing for spirits prepared about twenty ...
... ship , and of a cask of spirits , to produce an outbreak on the part of King Tamatoa ( not the present man ) , which was instantly followed by the mass of the people , who in their reawakened crav- ing for spirits prepared about twenty ...
Page 71
... ships . Evidently drunkenness is no longer admired as a kingly attribute , for the Raiateans banished the present Tamatoa , who was formerly their king , because of his disagreeable habit of taking pot- shots at his subjects when he was ...
... ships . Evidently drunkenness is no longer admired as a kingly attribute , for the Raiateans banished the present Tamatoa , who was formerly their king , because of his disagreeable habit of taking pot- shots at his subjects when he was ...
Page 85
... ship is to return here in a fortnight . Certainly it would be quite delightful , but what is the use of suggesting the impossible ? Wednesday , 7th . Early this morning we went on board the Ma- ramma to see the cabin which Mrs Brander ...
... ship is to return here in a fortnight . Certainly it would be quite delightful , but what is the use of suggesting the impossible ? Wednesday , 7th . Early this morning we went on board the Ma- ramma to see the cabin which Mrs Brander ...
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admiral Anaa Arawais AREOIS Ariiaue arrival arrowroot assembled bamboo bananas band barrier-reef beautiful bêche-de-mer beneath blossoms boats Brander bread-fruit breakfast bright canoe carried charming chief Christians church cocoa-nut cocoa-palm colour coral course crags dance delicate delight district divers early excellent Fautawa favour feast feet fibre Fiji fish flowers foliage French friends fruit Gilbert Islanders green guava Happily harbour heathen himènes Honolulu hybiscus idols island King Pomare lagoon land leaves lovely luxury mangoes marae Maramma Marau Marquesas Mata Mata miles mission missionaries Moorea morning mountains native neighbours never night offered palm pandanus Papeete party Paumotus plantation pleasant Polynesia pretty Queen reef round sail Samoa Sandwich Isles scarlet seems seen Seignelay shells ship shore sort South Sea stone strange Tahiti Tahitian tattooed Tetiaroa tion Tonga trees valley vanilla vessel village whole wild women yellow