The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-11-26
SOME NEH BOOKS.


Haphcal and chronological science, there
san SC ircey he a greater interest and pleasure
,hin such cruises as are described In the new
iolume. A Cruise IN Polynesia by Cant.
hoHEsBN, H. n. 1t was in One ship, the lasi-
isk. ~ 4C0-horse power that Capt. Moroeby-
Nho dcdicatcs his book to his gallant father,
Admiral Sir Fairfax Moresby, well known to
American naval men-leit Sydnevs lovely
a.fbor In January, ISL, aud his remnant was
hauled down at Shecrness, England, IN De-
tcmber, ls,i
For hundreds u miles up tnc Australian coast
mns, from seven to seventeen miles from
more, a huge reef, acting as break water, out
Tide II which the Pacific impotently clamors for
admission: but though the waters within the
barrier arc ctlm "a lake. their navigation
WOULD. nut pr most careful surveys, be
Exceedingly dangerous. ON the way through
thasevaterl t. Cape YORK, thcY came ON vessel,
ihl pori. which hat been the scen' Il a terrible
naxeIy. slme wrttched solomon i'lndcrs had,
Sicn brltally trcael, turned ON their heartless
Idn ,ppcrs. and nlug them into the sea. Then
5eiug incapable 81 Managing the vessel thev
Nrro dr.flng they know not WHITTIER and dying
" starvation. Anl II re. IN ,,much "a Capt.
uores3y does not enter into much detail rs to
ihe manners lnd customs Of these - omoners,
1 may not us amiss to quote a very curious
icsoun. u them which appeared not long since
20 the report t. thu British Admiralty BY Capt
g.. II. simpson:
Whie at Isabel Island. from which seven
women aud three men were kidnlpped Ia ISL.
ttpt. simpson, with party OF omcers. went a
thDr' distance inland To visit ono OF the rem .rk-
able tree villages peculiar. lie believes, to this
i-land. Tie uud the llase built on the summit
al rocky %. tiit am fi.iug aim It pcrpsud ular
Co a height II 81 feet. Iue party assembled Nv "a
native paih from the interior, aud founl the OK
lpxu p Tx. "A castle. among which grow the "a
g,ntio trees IN the branc. IS OF winch the
lnu.ss # tlt u .tltts arc Quilt The stems OF
the-e trees ftso p,rlettl, straight and smooth
wltn9nut a or.n. D. g." ne,gnt vat'lns from %
ed The mouse was lust ~ feet from the
grO nd; one close 20 o, Wa az ut leJ fcet.
nc Yuiy means OF "pri'icn 10 III sc muses. y
u,st wifh,n t6s I,sr AID WIN ~ = ,,,rss
can bo hauled upat Vii. Iue houses are ,nost
ngeni"usN nuli'' and re very h'i- aud strong.
IN - and am a,I.- Kan. Of .t,,,e a. s,,
which they throw moth with slinss and with the
. 81 Win great force ana precision. At the
KHAN ,h. I,nii, ,,.'lv r',d,' th, tres Sonu,
ieiu1 only rs.uriei Co at night and DUNG times
81 .hpc' yea dauAer. 10 i-',' MoMeN,r, tney are
never ssie l"u sutp.lsr' hot"l.,st 'huiu- a.
tuel pit,V'N''''''' a. .'o s.c"' urJcs. ~ i.c
1...h- ,me ",,'', D., 10 : u e".n u,n11 neaj,~.
APt. Nlhp4"u' ia Ielu ul"s' Nisitcu a chlel
use Oh the oeAch' ANA iuu.d row ul tweh Y
I'VE human beads e",n"r IA a recent : ia,
fastened W across 10, itvni nae Nethlh al oarii
door. III was nthu lMledAod that Tue ouJect 81
the Id was To get neajs ana To eat the bodies,
wuich u alwNs ne. me hedds OF men,
women anu chllur' nave ~ lik H. ana tlo Won
Ntpopulatrd ne people II tuis and Othcr
iri.nis ATE NOT, nov ever courage ms people.
muor' unkhuMh' nus tn"y pfoWl abuut Tor
itel' Ylt'' Mn. whenever inc nave N,cdm III
tuolt power without ri-k to themselves. Ia some
have lnn. nair' W acl thel we ia f1s"l1u, like
,i"sr Sno,teu oy etr ",he' seN n 'tope, the
hnoItvt '"T, we tne, = wear IL loose a"d ui-