Part 1 — THE NINE ORDERS OF RANK OF PAYCHINS, OR CHIEFS, WHO ARE DISTINGUISHED BY THE COLOUR OF THEIR BONNETS, CALLED HATCHEE MATCHEE.

{ A pink ground with spots, circles, 1st. Ching neestchoo noo Hat'chee { and diamonds, of black, yellow, blue, mat'chee { white, and green.

2nd. A'cadjee noo Hat'chee mat'chee { A pink ground with spots, &c. of red { and yellow, blue and black.

3rd. O'jee noo Hat'chee mat'chee { A green ground with spots, &c. of { red, yellow, blue, and black.

4th. Moola sat'chee noo Hat'chee { A pink or light purple ground, with mat'chee { spots of the same colour.

5th. Cheeroo dinjee noo Hat'chee { A dingy yellow ground, with spots of mat'chee { the same colour.

6th. Cheeroo sy ya noo Hat'chee { A bright yellow ground without mat'chee { spots.

7th. Chiddeeming noo Hat'chee { A red ground without spots. mat'chee

8th. Akasa noo Hat'chee mat'chee - A red ground without spots.

9th. O'sa noo Hat'chee mat'chee - A green ground without spots.

The attendants of the chiefs wear a red Hatchee matchee of a coarser texture.

TATTOO MARKS ON THE ARMS OF SOME OF THE NATIVES OF THE GREAT LOO-CHOO ISLAND.

1. 3. Right arm. Right arm. Left arm. This man had [Illustration: [Illustration: [Illustration: not any mark Oodeemaw.] Oodeemaw.] tooga.] on the left arm.

2. 4. Right arm. Right arm. Left arm. [Illustration: [Illustration] [Illustration: Coodee Oodemaw.] tooga.]

The four men, whose arms were marked in the above manner, were young and of the lower order, probably fishermen. It appeared to have been done by puncturing the skin, and staining it with Indian ink in the manner practised by our seamen.

The above marks are quite as large as the originals; they were on the inner part of the fore arm, close up to the elbow joint. Some were marked on both arms, others only on the right, but we did not observe any who had them only on the left arm.

NAMES OF THE HOURS.

One hour, or one o'clock It'chee twit'chee } Two hours, or two Nee twit'chee } Three Sang twit'chee } The day Four Shee twit'chee } Five Goo twit'chee } Six Roocoo twit'chee } Seven Sit'chee twit'chee } Eight Fat'chee twit'chee } Nine Coo twit'chee } The night. Ten Joo twit'chee } Eleven Joo it'chee twit'chee} Twelve Joo nee twit'chee }

The day at Loo-Choo, i.e. between sunrise and sunset, is divided into six hours, as is also the night.