Wβ were presently at anchor in a singular berth, boxed all about, our late entrance, our future exib not bo be discovered; in front the lagoon, where I counted the next day upwards of thirty horses' heads in easy view ; behind, the groves of the i«le and the crowded houses of the village. Many boats lay there at moorings; in the verandah folk were congregated gazing at the ship, children were swimming from the shore to board us, and from the lagoon, before a gallant breeze, other boats came skimming homeward. The boats were gay with whibe sails and bright paint, the men were clad in red and blue, they were gar landed with green leaves or gay with kerchiefs, and the busy many - coloured scene was framed in the verdure of the palms and the opal of the shallow sea.
