of decency and modesty, as for those of civil policy and prudence; for they will use their women openly in the largest assembly, even in presence of their king, whom, in other respects, they so greatly reverence.  To this island the Dutch gave the name of Horn Island, from the town in Holland whence they fitted out; and named the haven in which they anchored Unity Bay, after their ship.  This bay, resembling a natural dock, is on the south side of the island, in the latitude of 14 deg. 16’ S.[125]

[Footnote 124:  Modern voyagers describe this mode of dressing more minutely.  A pit is dug in the earth, which is lined with heated stones, on which the hog is placed, having hot stones in its belly, and is covered with other hot stones, when the pit is covered up like a grave.  After remaining a sufficient time in this situation, the barbacued hog is said to be nicely dressed.—­E.]

[Footnote 125:  The latitude and longitude of Horn Island have been given in a former note, but its most extreme south point may reach to 15 deg. 16’ S.—­E.]

Leaving Horn Island on the 1st of June, they saw no other land till the 21st, when they made towards a very low island bearing S.S.W. by W. from them, in lat. 4 deg. 47’ S. near which were several sands stretching N.W. from the land, as also three or four small islands very full of trees.  Here a canoe came to the Unity, of the same odd fashion with those formerly described.  The people also were much like those formerly seen, only blacker, and armed with bows and arrows, being the first they had seen among the Indians of the South Sea.  These people told them, by signs, that there was more land to the westwards, where their king dwelt, and where there were good refreshments to be had.  On this information, they sailed on the 22d W. and W. by N. in the lat. of 4 deg. 45’ S. and saw that day at least twelve or thirteen islands close together, lying W.S.W. from them, and reaching S.E. and N.W. about half a league, but they left these to larboard.  The 24th, the wind being S. they saw three low islands to larboard, S.W. of their course, one of them very small, the other two being each two miles long, all very full of trees, to which they gave the name of Green Islands.[126] The shores of these islands were rugged and full of cliffs, presenting no place for anchoring, wherefore they proceeded on their voyage.

[Footnote 126:  These Green Islands of Schouten are laid down in our best modern maps in lat. 4 deg.  S. and long. 205 deg. 20’ W. The other two groups mentioned at this place in the text and without names, seem to have been the Four Islands and the Nine Islands of Carteret, to the S.E. of Green Islands.—­E.]