shark, Mango, Mao. To understand, Geetaia, Eetea. Forgot, Warre, Ooaro. Yesterday, Taeninnahoi, Ninnahoi. One, Tahaee, Atahay. Two, Rooa, Erooa. Three, Toroo, Toroo. Four, Faa, Ahaa. Five, Reema, Ereema. Six, Ono, Aono. Seven, Heetoo, Aheitoo. Eight, Waroo, Awaroo. Nine, Eeva, Aeeva. Ten, Angahoora, Ahooroo.

The New Zealanders to these numerals prefix Ma; as,

English.                                New Zealand. 
Eleven,                                  Matahee. 
Twelve, &c &c.                            Marooa, &c. &c. 
Twenty,                                  Maogahoora.

CHAPTER II.

FROM LEAVING NEW ZEALAND TO OUR ARRIVAL AT OTAHEITE, OR THE SOCIETY ISLANDS.

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SECTION I.

Prosecution of the Voyage.—­Behaviour of the Two New Zealanders on board.—­Unfavourable Winds.—­An Island called Mangeea discovered.—­The Coast of it examined.—­Transactions with the Natives,—­An Account of their Persons, Dress, and Canoe.—­Description of the Island.—­A Specimen of the Language.—­Disposition of the Inhabitants.

On the 25th of February, at ten o’clock in the morning, a light breeze springing up at N.W. by W., we weighed, stood out of the Sound, and made sail through the strait, with the Discovery in company.  We had hardly got the length of Cape Teerawitte, when the wind took us aback at S.E.  It continued in this quarter till two o’clock the next morning, when we had a few hours calm.  After which we had a breeze at north; but here it fixed not long, before it veered to the east, and after that to the south.  At length on the 27th, at eight o’clock in the morning, we took our departure from Cape Palliser, which, at this time, bore W., seven or eight leagues distant.  We had a fine gale, and I steered E. by N.

We had no sooner lost sight of the land, than our two New Zealand adventurers, the sea sickness they now experienced giving a turn to their reflections, repented heartily of the step they had taken.  All the soothing encouragement we could think of availed but little.  They wept, both in public and in private, and made their lamentations in a kind of song, which, as far as we could comprehend the meaning of the words, was expressive of their praises of their country and people, from which they were to be separated for ever.  Thus they continued for many days, till their sea sickness wore off, and the tumult of their minds began to subside.  Then these fits of lamentation became less and less frequent, and at length entirely ceased.  Their native country and their friends were, by degrees, forgot, and they appeared to be as firmly attached to us, as if they had been born amongst us.