Upon the whole, the pilfering disposition of these islanders, though certainly disagreeable and troublesome to strangers, was the means of affording us some information as to the quickness of their intellects.' With respect to the religion of these Indians, Mr.Anderson maintains, that they have very proper sentiments concerning the immateriality and immortality of the soul; and thinks himself sufficiently authorized to assert, that they do not worship any thing which is the work of their own hands, or any visible part of the creation.

The language of the Friendly Islands has the greatest imaginable conformity with that of New Zealand, of Wateeoo, and Mangeea.

Several hundreds of the words of it were collected by Mr.Anderson; and amongst these, are terms that express numbers reaching to a hundred thousand.

Beyond this limit they never went, and probably were not able to go farther; for it was observed, that when they had gotten thus far, they commonly used a word which expresses an indefinite number.
On the 17th of July, our commander took his final leave of the Friendly Islands, and resumed his voyage.

An eclipse was observed in the night between the 20th and the 21st; and on the 8th of August land was discovered.