Volume 3 — INDEX.

A

Abáca, Manila Hemp, ii. 321-324

Acacia Catechu (Terra Japonica), ii. 114

Adam's Peak, Ceylon, ascent of, i. 406-418

Adams, William, one of the mutineers of the Bounty, iii. 261-263

Address of the German Residents in Sydney to the commander of the Expedition, iii. 53 (and Appendix)

Adiga River near Madras, i. 457

Agraharam, Imperial present to the Brahmins, i. 459

Agriculture, School of (Quinta Normal), at Santiago de Chile, iii. 300

Aichison, Mr., Missionary at Shanghai, ii. 460

Alameda, the new, at Lima, iii. 396

—— the public promenade at Santiago de Chile, iii. 296

Albatross, the, i. 188

Alboran, Island of, i. 25

Algeziras, i. 40

Algoa Bay, i. 258

Alpaca, the, successful attempts to introduce into Australia, iii. 64-66; value in Peru and Bolivia, 65

Alwis, James de, his proficiency in Cingalese dialects, i. 396

Amancaes, Valley of, near Lima, iii. 396

Amaral, Dom Joâo Maria Ferreira do, Governor of Macao, assassination of, ii. 403

American Missionary Society, its activity in China, ii. 460-465

Amphitheatre, Roman, at Pola, iii. 454

Amsterdam, Island of, in Indian Ocean, i. 323-335

Ananassa Sativa, ii. 167, 325

Aneroid Barometers, their usefulness under certain conditions, iii. 328

Angas, Geo. Fred., Esq., secretary of the Australian Museum, Sydney, iii. 33

Anthropometry, how practised, ii. 127; iii. 122-126

Ant Islands, ii. 588

Apothecary's store in Shanghai, ii. 437-440

Appin, village of, near Sydney, iii. 26

Aquasie Boachie, son of an African chief resident in Java, his history, ii. 206

Arcot, city of, i. 452

Areca palm, ii. 102

Arequipa (Peru), iii. 350

Arewarewa, a skin disease common in the Society Islands, iii. 247

Arica (harbour and village), iii. 345

Armegon, first British settlement on the Coromandel coast, i. 428

Arréois, the, a secret society formerly existing at Tahiti, iii. 219

Arrival in Trieste, iii. 455

Artillery barrack at Valparaiso, iii. 285

Ash Island (New South Wales), iii. 44

Aspinwall (Isthmus of Panama), description of, iii. 438

Assacú tree, the (Hura Brasiliensis), i. 135

Atmospheric currents, i. 183

Atolls, appearance of and how accounted for, ii. 588, 626

Auckland, harbour and city, described, iii. 96-99

Augustinian (or Barefoot) monks, convent at Manila, ii. 304

Australia, German emigrants in, iii. 6, 31-33

Australian club in Sydney, iii. 43

—— farm, description of an, iii. 38, 41

Australische Zeitung, the German newspaper in Sydney, iii. 6

Avatars, the, or descents of Vishnu, i. 436

Ave Maria in Manila, the, ii. 347

Azores, Island of, iii. 336

Azoteas, or terraced roofs of Lima, iii. 366

B

Baines, Admiral, Commander-in-chief of H.M. Pacific squadron, iii. 323, 418

Baker, W., Esq., Government interpreter at Auckland, iii. 102

Balgonie Farm, near Sydney, iii. 36

Ball on board the Novara in honour of the birth of an heir to the throne of Austria, iii. 52-54; ball given by the Austrian Consul at Valparaiso in honour of the Expedition, 321

Balsas, or rafts used along the west coast of South America, description of, iii. 419

Bamboo paper (China), ii. 516

Bampoka, island of (Nicobar Group), ii. 43, 61

Bampton reef, ii. 626

Bandong, city in Java, ii. 235

Banyan tree, i. 357

Bargo, forest huts at, near Sydney, iii. 40; curious library in one of the houses at, 42

Barometer, its lowest reading during the Typhoon in the China seas, ii. 545

Barrier Island, iii. 91

Basle Missionary Association in China, ii. 368

Basses or Baxos near Galle, i. 418

Batavia, description of, ii. 180-190

Batte-Malve, Island of, one of the Nicobar Group, ii. 42

Bay-Lake (Manila), ii. 288

Bell-bird of Australia, the, iii. 38

Bennett, Dr. George, Zoologist of Sydney, iii. 14

Beri-Beri, a Javanese malady, ii. 188

Bernstein, Dr., physician and naturalist, ii. 211

Betel-nut and fibre, ii. 73, 102, 144, 238, 260

Biche de Mar, or sea slug. See Trepang.

Big Island. See Sikayana.

Binondo, suburb of Manila, ii. 290

Birloche, the, a two-wheeled vehicle in use in Chile, iii. 294

Bleeker, Dr., Ichthyologist in Java, ii. 183

Bligh, Capt., commander of the Bounty, iii. 260; his fate, 261; becomes Governor of the penal colony of Botany Bay, 75

Blodgett, Rev. Mr., Missionary at Shanghai, ii. 460

Boehmeria nivea, the Ramé-fibre, ii. 167, 205, 321-324

Bohea mountains of China, the, ii. 506

Bo-tree, the (Ficus religiosa), i. 357

Bolts, William, his attempt to colonize the Nicobars for Austria, ii. 6-10

Book-printing introduced into Tahiti, iii. 202

Boomerang, known to the ancient Egyptians, iii. 31

Borax, or Tincal, trade in, along the Peruvian coast, iii. 344

Botanical garden of Rio, i. 143; of Cape Town, 205; of Buitenzorg (Java), ii. 205; of Sydney, iii. 20

Botanical riches of the Nicobars, ii. 101-103; of Java, 204-206; of Sydney, iii. 19-21

Botany Bay, account of, iii. 18

Botany Tower, in Sydney, iii. 18

Bounty, abridged account of mutiny of the, and subsequent fate of the mutineers and their descendants, iii. 261-276

Brahmaism, its tenets, i. 435-437

Brand Vley, hot-springs of (Cape Colony), i. 225-229

Brauns, William, Consul-general of Hamburg, at Lima, iii. 364

Brazil, importance of, as a field for German emigration, i. 132, 171

Bread-fruit tree found in the Nicobars, ii. 101; in Puynipet, 558, 567; in Tahiti, iii. 243

"Brickfielder," unpleasant sensations in a, 111. 52

Bridgman, Dr., Missionary and Sinologue, ii. 460

Bromelia ananas. See Ananassa sativa.

Brooke's deep-sea lead, mode of using and results, i. 112, 263

Brotherhood of the Heaven and Earth (secret society of the Chinese of Singapore), ii. 147

Broughton's Pass in New South Wales, iii. 27

Browne, Col. T. Gore, Governor of New Zealand, iii. 136

Buddha, tooth of, i. 405

Buddhism, tenets and history of, i. 352-358

Buitenzorg (Java), excursion to, ii, 203-208

Bukit Timah, the, or mountain of tin at Singapore, ii. 143

"Bullock-bandy," Cingalese native conveyance, i. 417

Bungalow, description of one at Vellore, i. 452

"Burster," violence of, at New Zealand, iii. 141

Bush, the, of Australia, described, iii. 26, 30

Bushmen, or Bosjesmen, the, i. 203

Bush-rangers, depredations of the, iii. 76

C

Cabo Tormentoso, Storm Cape, now Cape of Good Hope, i. 192-195, 257

Caffres, i. 203

Cajamarquilla, ruins of, visited, iii. 385-388

Caldera, Chile, its appearance, iii. 340

Caledon, village of Cape Colony, visit to, i. 242

Callao, port of Lima, iii. 363

Caltura, Ceylon, curious rencontre at, i. 369, 397

Calzada, the, or public promenade of Manila, ii. 310

Camden Park, Sydney, visit to, iii. 20-23

Camoens, grotto of, at Macao, ii. 394

Camote, the, or sweet potato, ii. 102

Campamiento (Gibraltar), i. 39

Campbell, Mr., of Tacna (Peru), curious statistics furnished by him of the stimulating properties of coca leaves, iii. 404

Campbelton, New South Wales, excursion to, iii. 24

Campo Santo, or cemetery of Valparaiso, iii. 289

Canalization, extent to which carried in China, ii, 479

Cannibalism in Australia, iii. 33; in New Zealand, 108

Canoes of the natives of Puynipet described, ii. 552

Canton-English, peculiarities of, ii. 351, 364

Canton River, ascent of the, ii. 381

Canton, visit to, ii. 380-386

Cape Brett, New Zealand, iii. 91

Cape Horn, rounding of, iii. 325-328

Cape Pigeon, habits of the, i. 157-190

Cape San Augustin, i. 118

Carabus or Calaboose, the prison at Tahiti, iii. 238

Caret, Catholic missionary, his pertinacity at Tahiti, and its results, iii. 204-206

Carlowitz, M. von, Prussian Consul at Macao, ii. 394

Carretas, or ox-carriages of Chile, iii. 296

Carron, Kennedy's companion in the explorations made by the latter in Northern Australia, iii. 12

Carteret Island, ii. 595

Carthagena, port of, in New Granada, iii. 440

Casa Blanca, one of the oldest settlements in Chile, iii. 294

Cash, common copper currency of China, ii. 419

Castilla, Don Ramon de, president of Chile, interview with, iii. 303-306

Cathedral of Tong-Kadu near Shanghai, ii. 445, 478; of Lima, iii. 369

Cavite, the outport of Manila, ii. 280

Cayenne, French penal colony in, revelations concerning, iii. 252

Center, A. J., Esq., Director of the Isthmus of Panama railroad, his kindness, iii. 438

Central Normal School of Lima, iii. 378

Cerro Alegre, Valparaiso, iii. 288

Cerro de Canetas, near Valparaiso, iii. 284

Ceuta, Spanish fort of, i. 27

Chagres, fever ravages of, iii. 439

Chala (Peru), harbour of, iii. 353

Chatham Island, iii. 95

Cheyne, Capt. Andrew, his charts of the West Pacific, remarks on Puynipet, ii. 554; remarks on Simpson Island, 585-588, 592; geographical information respecting Bradley Reef, 594; remarks on the population of Sikayana, 613

Chicha, the, a Chilian drink, iii. 316

Chile, state of parties in, iii. 305

China Tree, cultivation of, in Java, ii. 227-233; in Bolivia and Peru, iii. 413-417; points requiring to be elucidated, 409-412

Chincha Islands, deposits of Guano on, iii. 355-362; life upon the, 357

Chinese banquet, description of a, ii. 485-493

—— Council Chamber, ii. 427

—— dramatic representations, ii. 486

—— eating-houses, ii. 429

—— language and mode of writing, ii. 365

—— reckoning board, and how it is used, ii. 170

—— soothsayers, ii. 362

—— tea-garden, ii. 430

Cholera at Madeira, i. 85-88; at Rio, 152; at Singapore, ii. 141, 151; in China, 453

Chorillos, sea-side watering-place of the Limanos, iii. 389-391

Chronometers, their accuracy fully established, iii. 336

Church processions in Manila, ii. 345-347

Cigar manufactory at Manila, ii. 317-320

Cinchona, or Peruvian Bark. See Fever-Bark.

Cingalese canoe, i. 417

Cinnamon, cultivation of, in Ceylon, statistics of, i. 373-377

Clarence River, in Australia, iii. 22; Stearine Candle Manufactory at, iii. 22

Clarke, W. B., geologist, iii. 14

——, Rev. H. F., virtually the first discoverer of Gold in Australia, iii. 66, 67

Club, Australian, hospitalities of the, iii. 43

"Coachman's Whip," the (a bird peculiar to Australia), iii. 38

Cobija, Bolivia, harbour and prospects of, iii. 342

Cobra di Capello, found in Ceylon occasionally, i. 363, 401

Coca (or Erythroxylon Coca) of Peru, its remarkable properties, iii. 402-406;

chemical analysis of its leaves at Göttingen, 406-409

Cocain, the organic base of the Coca leaves, discovered at Göttingen, iii. 407

Coccus Pela, the tree-wax insect of China, ii. 518

Cochineal, i. 82; plantations of, at Pondok Gedeh (Java), ii. 210

Cockatoo Island, Port Jackson, iii. 49

Cock-fighting in Manila, prevalence of, ii. 312

Cocoa-nut and palm, iii. 243

Coffee-culture in Ceylon, i. 377-379; in Java, ii. 242-244

Coggerah Bay, New South Wales, iii. 58

Colic, the dry or vegetal form of (Tahiti), iii. 260

Colonization of the Nicobar Archipelago, attempts at, ii. 1-15, 128-131

——, French principles of, compared with those of England, iii. 250, 251

Comet of 1858, ii. 594

Comprador, a Chinese, described, ii. 360-362

Concordia, military association of (Batavia), ii. 268

Confucius, temple of, at Shanghai, ii. 433

Constantia wine, statistics of manufacture of, i. 255

Convict question considered, iii. 72-90; settlement at Singapore, ii. 164-168

Cook-river Bay, New South Wales, iii. 58

Cook's Straits, New Zealand, iii. 95

Coolie trade, its dimensions at Macao, ii. 397-401

Cooper, Sir Daniel, his country-seat, and hospitable reception by, iii. 16

Copiapó, Chile, copper and silver mines of, iii. 341, 342

Coquimbo, port of, iii. 340

Coral reef of Puynipet, ii. 556

Corregidor Island, Manila Bay, ii. 279

Coróborry, dance of the Australian aborigines, described, iii. 34

Cowries, mussel shells, used as currency, i. 394

Crocodiles in Madras, i. 449; in Manila, ii. 337

Cruera Patuóni, a New Zealand chief, his address to the members of the Expedition, iii. 103

Cuba, statistics of tobacco culture in, ii. 320

Culture system adopted in Java, features of the, ii. 244-246

Curacavi, village in Chile, iii. 295

Curaré, the Indian poison, i. 138

Curcuma longa, ii. 562

Curry, its constituents, i. 368

Cuzent, Dr. G., valuable work on Tahiti by, iii. 215, 247

Cyclones, or hurricanes, speculations as to origin of, i. 183-185, ii. 547-549; description of one, 538-547

D

Dagga, Tascha or Takka, used by the Hottentots as a masticatory, i. 241

Dahata Wahansa (the Holy Tooth), Ceylon. See Buddha's Tooth.

Dammara pine. See Kauri pine.

Damper, unleavened bread used in the Australian Bush, iii. 38

Dana, his researches in New Zealand, iii. 181

Dances of savage races—Caffres, i. 209; Javanese, ii. 260-264; inhabitants of Puynipet Island, 583; Australians, iii. 34; New Zealanders, 101; Tahitians, 219; natives of New Caledonia, 221

Davis, John, an English sailor, abandoned on the island of Sikayana, his account of the natives, ii. 608-610

Denison, Sir William, his reception, iii. 5, 14; his work on convict discipline, 51; hospitable reception by, 55; opens Parliament of New South Wales, 56

Diadem, the, a mountain peak of Tahiti, iii. 225

Dictionary, Maori, iii. 127

Dieffenbach, his geological researches in New Zealand, iii. 109, 127

Divers (pearl-) of Ceylon, i. 382-384

Dkinawasima, island of, ii. 547

Domeyko, Professor Ignacio, of Santiago, iii. 303

Dominican Monks of Manila, ii. 302

Dragon tree of Madeira, i. 59-64

Drury, district of in New Zealand, visit to, iii. 155; its coal-fields, 169-172

Dubash (an Indian factotum), his functions, i. 425

Duck-hunting in Manila, ii. 329-339

Du Petit-Thouars, captain of French frigate Venus, his oppression in Tahiti, iii. 208

E

Earthquakes in Peru, iii. 362

Edible swallows' nests, ii. 235-237

Eimeo, one of the Society Islands, iii. 196, 241

Elephantiasis græcorum, its ravages in Brazil, i. 135; singular mode of treatment for, 136

Elephants in Ceylon, i. 410, 411

Emigration of Chinese, ii. 397-400

Emu, the, description of, iii. 31, 34

Encouragement of learning in China, ii. 419

English colonies, their influence on the mother country, iii. 1-3

Evans, Lieut., U.S.A., director of the Chilean railway, iii. 308

——, F., his chart of magnetic declinations, iii. 257

Expedition, Kennedy's, for traversing the continent of Australia, tragical fate of, iii. 13

——, table of, throughout the voyage, i. Appendix

F

Faáa, village of Tahiti, iii. 223; fête there, 230-235

Falkland Islands, passed on voyage home, iii. 329-330

Falmouth Harbour, arrival of author at, iii. 446

Faóle, one of the groups of Stuart's Islands, ii. 604, 607-609

Fare-rupe (Pteris esculentum) of Tahiti, iii. 245

Fata Morgana, appearance of, i. 49

Fauna of Island of St. Paul, i. 297

Fautáua, a hill-fort in Tahiti, iii. 227; waterfall of, iii. 226

Feejee Islands, iii. 89

Feet, artificial compression of women's, in China, ii. 372

Féi, or wild plantain, Tahiti, iii, 243

Fenton, F. D., his work on the origin of the Maori population of New Zealand, iii. 138-140

Ferdinand Maximilian, Archduke, visits the Novara, iii. 452-455

Ferguson, Sir James, Governor of Gibraltar, i. 28, iii. 450

Fernando de Noronha, island of, i. 117

Fever-Bark, or Cinchona. See China tree.

"Fiestas Reales," Manila, ii. 314

Fire, alarm of, on board, i. 420-422

Fire companies in Valparaiso, iii. 288

"Fire of the Gods," name of a New Zealand weapon, iii. 101

Fire on Island of Amsterdam, accidental, i. 332

Ficus Indica. See Banyan tree.

—— Religiosa. See Bo-tree.

Fish, species of, at St. Paul Island, i. 316

Fitzroy Dry Dock, Cockatoo Island, Sydney, iii. 49

Flata limbata, or wax insect of China. See Coccus pelah.

Flemmich, J. F., Austrian Cons.-Gen. for Chile, iii. 279, 293, 321

Flora of Island of St. Paul, i. 312-315

Flying Fish, i. 110

—— Fox (Pteropus), or Kalong Bat, ii. 234, 337

Fonseca, Friar Joachim, Manila, ii. 302

Foot-print of Buddha, Ceylon, i. 413-415

Fort St. George, Madras, i. 428, 474

Fortune, Rob., naturalist, ii. 508

Foundling and orphan children in China, statistics of, ii. 421-423

Foveau Straits, New Zealand, iii. 95

Franciscan monks, monastery of, at Manila, ii. 303

Frangerola, harbour of, in Spain, i. 47

French language compulsorily introduced into Tahiti, iii. 239, 240

—— naval stations in Oceania, remarks on, iii. 248-253

—— protection of Tahiti, its influence on commerce, iii. 248

Friedrich, Dr., philologist (Batavia), ii. 185

Friedrich's Islands (the Nicobars, which see)

Fukien, or Fo-Kien, province of China, ii. 371

Funchal, description of, i. 91-97

Funeral customs of Australian aborigines, iii. 32, 33; of Nicobar Islands, ii. 31, 32

Fung-yun-san, one of the founders of the Tai-ping sect, ii. 530; his marriage with "the Heavenly Sister," 530

G

Gadok, sanitary hill-station in Java, ii. 211

Galatea, Danish corvette, visit of, to the Nicobars, ii. 13.

Galatea River on the island of Great Nicobar, ii. 76

Gallinazos, or Turkey buzzards, at Lima, iii. 368

Gamelong, or alarm-drum of Java, ii. 260

Gamhi plantations, ii. 144, 239

Ganeza, Temple of, at Madras, i. 461

Ganges, H.M.S., courtesy shown by officers of, iii, 323

Garden Island, ii. 627

Garua, the, substitute for rain in Peru, iii. 351-366

Gaspar Straits, ii. 175, 177, 178

Gay, Claude, his work on Chile, iii. 297

Gecko, the (Ceylon), i. 360

Gedeh, volcano of, in Java, ii. 208, 218, 221

Genaadendal, Moravian colony of, i. 229-240

German Emigrants in Rio, i. 164-173; in Shanghai, ii. 494-496; in Valparaiso, iii. 291, 316-318

Gibraltar, description of, i. 29-46; return to, iii. 448-450

Gilli-Mali, village of Ceylon, i. 407

Ginseng root, China, ii. 439

Glossina morsitans. See Tsetse.

Goddess of the Sea (or Queen of Heaven), Temple to the, at Shanghai, ii. 428

Gold-fields of Australia, statistics of, iii. 66-70

Gower Island, ii. 595

Graculus Indicus, or Maina, at the Nicobars, ii. 75

Grass-cloth, manufacture of, ii. 325

Gravosa, arrival at, on return voyage, iii. 452

Great Nicobar, description of, ii. 72, 76-79

Green Indigo (Chinese green), ii. 370-378

Green stone, Nephrite, or Jade, weapons made from, iii. 118; history of a large block of, 119

Gregory, his expedition in search of Dr. Leichhardt, iii. 11

Grey, Sir George, his works on the ancient Maories and their dialects, iii. 126

Gros, Baron de, French Plenipotentiary in China, ii. 468-471; ludicrous malady of, 471

Guadalcanar, one of the Solomon Group, ii. 624

Guam, or Guaham, Island, ii. 550

Guamul, the Chilean deer, iii. 299

Guano. See Chincha Islands.

Guava, the (Psidium Guava), of Tahiti, iii. 223, 224

Guindy Park, Madras, children's fête in, i. 453-457

Gunpowder trade with New Zealand rebels, iii. 135

Gunyahs (Sandstone cavities), New South Wales, iii. 58

Gutzlaff Island, ii. 409

H

Haast, J., naturalist, accompanies the geologist of the Expedition into the interior of New Zealand, iii. 155

Hakka dialect, in use in China, ii. 368

Hall of United Benevolence at Shanghai, ii. 426; of Council, Shanghai, 427

Hance, Dr., Botanist at Hong-kong, ii. 379

Hand-book in Chinese of Physiology and practical Surgery, ii. 454

Hangi-Maori, New Zealander's cooking oven, iii. 162

Hargraves, the practical discoverer of the Australian gold-fields, iii. 67

Harland, Dr., Hong-kong, ii. 379, 454

Hartmann, Madame, Buitenzorg, ii. 266

Haszkarl, Dr., Botanist, ii. 228, iii. 410

Hawaiki, Island of, supposed cradle of the New Zealand race, iii. 107

Hay, Capt. Drummond, in New Zealand, iii. 154, 167, 181

Heaphy, Charles, Chief Engineer, New Zealand, iii. 154

Hemeralopia, prevalence of, on board, i. 419

Herredia, Dr. Cajetano, of Lima, iii. 374

Herzl, Dr., of Santiago di Chile, iii. 308

Hill, Edward, Esq., of Sydney, his thorough acquaintance with native language and customs, iii. 29; excursion with, to Wulongong, iii. 30

Hindoo Temple at Madras, visit to, i. 430

Hippomane Mancinella (Poison tree), Central America, iii. 438

Hobson, Dr. B., of Shanghai, ii. 451-453

Hochstetter, Dr. Ferdinand, Geologist to the Expedition, abridged narrative of his scientific tours in New Zealand, iii. 155-169, 177-194; addresses to. See Appendix.

Hoei, or Tuité-Huy, Fraternity of Heaven and Earth (secret society of Chinese), tenets of, ii. 195-199

Hogg, James, Hanseatic Consul, Shanghai, ii. 477, 494

Holothuria. See Trepang.

Hong-kong, description of, ii. 355-364

Horse, first introduction of, into Tahiti, iii. 201

Hot-springs, Island of St. Paul, i. 280; of Brand Vley, i. 227

Hottentots, habits of, i. 209

"House of Big Words" (Fare Aporáa), the Parliament House at Papeete, Tahiti, iii. 210-212

Howe, W., associate of the London Missionary Society in Papeete, iii. 214-216

Huanchaco harbour, Peru, iii. 418

Hui Haupapa, a New Zealand chief, oration of, iii. 104

Humboldt, Alex. von, his physical and geognostic memoranda, i. (Introduction);

intelligence of his death, how received in South America, iii. 423, 424

Humboldt's Current, iii. 278

Hung-Tsin-Tsuen, chief of the Tai-pings, ii. 523-526

Huraka Gulf, New Zealand, iii. 91

Hursthouse, his latest work on New Zealand, iii. 127

Hwa-táh, nine-storied Pagoda, near Canton, ii. 396

Hyrax Capensis, i. 242

I

Ice, statistics of trade at Ceylon, i. 373; at Valparaiso, iii. 302; at Panama, 427, 428

Ichthyosis, prevalence of, among the natives of the island of Puynipet, ii. 573

Illawara District, New South Wales, iii. 25-39

Infanticide in China, ii. 369-372

Iquique Harbour, Peru, iii. 342, 352

Isthmus of Panama, trade over, iii. 428-431; geographical and physical features of, 434, 437

Iting, village in Peru, iii. 419

Itoe, village on Nangkauri (Nicobar), ii. 49-51

Iwi, demon of the Nicobars, ii. 70; an exorciser of, 69-71

J

Jacatra, ancient name of Batavia, ii. 181

Jade-stone, its value in China, ii. 363

Jansen, Florentin Tepano, Bishop of Axieri in Papeete, iii. 217

Java, excursions in, ii. 181-280

Jesuit mission of Sikkawéi, Shanghai, ii. 477-483

Joseph and Theresa, first Austrian ship to visit the Nicobars, ii. 10

Joss-paper, used in Chinese temples, ii. 432

Joss-sticks, ii. 341

Junghuhn, Dr. Franz, his career, ii. 230, 240, 252; desiderata of China bark cultivation, iii. 409-412

Jungle-men of the Nicobar Islands, ii. 40

Junks, Chinese, ii. 352, 392, 413, 478

Jurujuba Cove, Bay of Rio de Janeiro, i. 158

K

Kalamander-wood, i. 395

Kalong Bat. See Flying Fox.

Kamorta, Island of, Nicobar Group, ii. 55, 84, 86

Kampong, Chinese colonies in Java, ii. 195-197

Kane, Dr., of Macao, ii. 396

Kangaroo Hunting, in New South Wales, iii. 36, 37

Kar-Nicobar, Island of, i. 481, ii. 12, 14, 16-37

Karroo, the (Cape Colony), i. 231

Katschal, Island of, Nicobar Group, ii. 86

Kauri forest, a, in New Zealand, iii. 150

Kauri pine, iii. 151

Kawa beverage, its intoxicating properties, and how prepared in Tahiti, iii. 245-247

Kawa plant (Piper methysticum), its properties, ii. 568, iii. 147, 245

Kawaïn, extract of Kawa, iii. 246-248

Keasberry, B. P., Missionary at Singapore, ii. 162

Keira Hills, New South Wales, iii. 37; coal-fields in, 39

Kennedy, E. B., his fatal exploring expedition to Cape York, Northern Australia, iii. 12, 13

Kentsch, singular malady in Puynipet, ii. 574

Klings, natives of Coromandel coast, ii. 145, 149

Knight, Dr., Botanist, Auckland, iii. 141

Koek, M. de, Batavia, ii. 203

Koeping, one of the earliest visitors to the Nicobars, ii. 2

Kolowrat, mountain on the Island of Malaýta, ii. 596

Komios, village in Kar-Nicobar, ii. 38-41

Kondúl, Island of the Nicobars, ii. 69, 87

Krammat, mausoleum of a Malay prophet at the Cape, i. 244-248

Kratochwil, Joseph, physician in Panama, iii. 428

Krishna, the Hindoo Divinity, i. 436-460

Kulczycki, Adam, Director of native department at Papeete, iii. 214

Kumara (Convolvulus Batata), New Zealand, iii. 121

Kus-kus grass (Andropogon muricatum), i. 465

L

Labour, European and Chinese compared, ii. 148

Laguna de Bay, Manila, excursion to, ii. 325-341

Laguna Encantada, the enchanted Lake near Manila, ii. 335-338

Lalang grass (Saccharum Koenigii), ii. 51

Lambajeque, harbourage on coast of Peru, iii. 419

Lammat mountains, Solomon Islands, ii. 624

Lang, J. D., Sydney, his historical and political works and address to Frankfort Congress, iii. 15

Lao-tse, Chinese sage, ii. 435

La Pérouse, monument to, at Botany Bay, iii. 17, 18

Las Esmeraldas, Hacienda in Chile, iii. 311-313

Lascars, Indian porters, i. 426

Laval, Catholic Missionary to Tahiti, iii. 204

Layard, C. P., Government agent in Ceylon, i. 396

Lazar village. See Leper village.

Le Breton, Physician in Panama, iii. 428

Lee Harbour. See Roankiddi Harbour.

Leeches, land-, of Ceylon, i. 407

Legabalu, Island of, ii. 1

Legaspi, conqueror of the Philippines, ii. 286, 287

Leichhardt, his tragical fate in Australia, iii. 12

Lemmas Canal, Hong-kong, ii. 353

Leonitis Leonurus, masticatory used by the Hottentots, i. 241

Leper village near Canton, ii. 457

Leprosy in China, ii. 455-459

Lima, account of, iii. 364-383

"Line," ceremony in "crossing the," i. 115-117

Little Hong-kong, small fishing village of, ii. 379

Little Nicobar, Island of, ii. 63, 81

Liu-tschiu (or Loo-choo) Islands, ii. 538, 543, 547

Llama, introduction of, into Australia, iii. 64-66

Lobschied, Dr. W., school inspector, Hong-kong, ii. 369, 379

Logan, Dr. Abraham, editor of "Singapore Free Press," ii. 161

—— J. H., publisher of "Journal of Indian Archipelago," ii. 161

Lombok, embassy from the king of, ii. 199-202

London Missionary Society, ii. 451, iii. 200, 214-216

Long-Fah, Pagoda of, near Shanghai, ii. 484

Loo-Rock, lofty rock near Funchal, i. 57

Los Baños, village near Manila, ii. 332-335

Lossen, W., his experiments on the cocoa leaf, iii. 407

Lu Kao. See Green Indigo.

Lunatic Asylum, Rio, i. 142; Manila, ii. 348; Lima, iii. 378

Lütke, Russian Admiral, ii. 552

Luzon, ii. 281-284

M

Macarthur, Sir William, New South Wales, iii. 20-25

Macartney, Lord, his embassy to China, 1792, i. 299

Macleay, botanist, New South Wales, his residence at Elizabeth Bay, iii. 16

Madras, i. 424-447

Mafoûmo river, on East coast of Africa, ii. 9

Magdalena, steamer, voyage home in, iii. 443-447

Magelhaen, discovers Manila, ii. 285; his fate, 310; Straits of, settlement in, iii. 317; projected steam-tug line through, 317-320

Magnetic declination, zero point of, iii. 257-260, 279

—— needle, variation of, iii. 257

Mahabharata, Indian poem of, i. 472-474

Mahamalaipur, City of the Holy Hill, monolith temples at, i. 464-474

Mahawanso, Cingalese epic poem, i. 395, 396

Mahishasura, the Indian giant, memorial of, i. 467

Maigrat, Catholic missionary to Tahiti, iii. 106

Maipú bridge, Chile, iii. 308

Makok, pagoda near Macao, ii. 395

Makun, St. Sebastian de, Catholic mission of, near Caltura, Ceylon, i. 369, 401

Malacca Straits, navigation in, ii. 132-135

Malaýta, Island of, Solomon group, ii. 596

Mamaku (Cyathea Medullaris), the tree-fern, specimens in New Zealand, iii. 122

Mandioca flour (Brazil), i. 175

Mangatawhiri, river in New Zealand, iii. 164, 165

Mangrove forest at Puynipet, ii. 563

Mangrove swamps in the Nicobars, ii. 72

Manila hemp. See Abáca.

Manila, stay at and description of, ii. 290-310, 342-349

Manluéna, or exerciser of evil spirits among the Nicobarians, quackery of the, ii. 70

Manukau hills (New Zealand), excursion to the, iii. 150

Maoris, or Mauris, aboriginal inhabitants of New Zealand, speculations on their past and future, iii. 97-110

Maori chiefs, reception of by the governor, iii. 136-138

—— king, iii. 135

—— meeting in Drury, iii. 136

—— poetry, specimens of, iii. 129-132; proverbs, 127-129

Marine currents, i. 55-57

Mass meeting of natives of New Zealand, iii. 99-106

Matavai, native village in Tahiti, iii. 222

Maury, Commander, U.S.N., his sea-charts, i. 54, 107, 114

Meadows, J.A.T., government interpreter at Shanghai, ii. 473

Meal, imports into Brazil from Austria, i. 175

Medanos, wandering sand-hills in Peru, iii. 350

Medical school in Lima, iii. 374, 375

Meester Cornelis Bazaar, near Batavia, ii. 274

Megabalu, Island of, Nicobar group, ii. 1

Megamendoeng, pass of, in Java, ii. 211

Melepilla, town in Chile, iii. 311

Melori (Pandanus), bread of the Nicobarians, ii. 65

Menu, the Hindoo lawgiver, i. 435

Meridian of 180°, crossing the, iii. 194

Meri-Meri, New Zealand war-club, iii. 104

Meroe, island of, Nicobar group, ii. 82

Merrimac, U.S.N., iii, 417

Messina, return to, iii. 451

Metelenian, harbour of, in Puynipet island, ii. 553; aboriginal race on Puynipet, 575

Miáu-Tze, a wild race in China, ii. 461

Miliani, Father, Catholic missionary in Ceylon, i. 370, 402

Military library in Manila, ii. 342; hospital in Batavia, 187

Milk, human, sold in China for vaccine, ii. 438 (note)

Missionaries, Protestant, in Puynipet Island, ii. 563;

Catholic and Protestant, disputes of, in the Society group, iii. 200-205; Catholic, their first appearance in Oceania, 204-209

Mitchell's Pass, New South Wales. See Broughton's Pass.

Moa (Palapteryx ingens), gigantic extinct bird of New Zealand, iii. 191, 192

Moehrenhout, American consul at Papeete, religious partisanship of, iii. 205-207, 219

Moesta, Dr., astronomer of Santiago de Chile, iii. 300

Moko, or face-tattooing among the Maories, iii. 110-114

Monasteries in Lima, iii. 370-372

Monghata, hill of, in the Nicobar group, ii. 51

Montial, island of, one of the Nicobar group, ii. 68

Montigny, M. de, French consul at Shanghai, ii. 467, 512

Montt, Manuel, President of Chile, iii. 303-305; interview with, 304; his position with respect to the ultramontane party, 305

Monuments of Chinese female philanthropists, ii. 446

Moore, Charles, Director of the Botanical Garden in Sydney, iii. 19

Mooyart, Government assistant in Colombo, i. 407

Moravian settlements (see also Genaadendal) on Nicobars, ii. 94-96

Morea, Island of. See Eimeo.

Moreton Bay, its capabilities for wool growing, iii. 47-49

Morok (Casuarius Bennetti), iii. 14 (note)

Morrok, bay of, Nicobar group, ii. 44

Mosse, village on Kar-Nicobar, i. 481

Motu-Uta, island in Papeete harbour (Tahiti), iii. 198

Mouat, Dr., of Calcutta, ii. 458

Mould, Col., chief of engineer corps, New Zealand, iii. 186

Mount Egmont, or Taranaki Mountain (New Zealand), iii. 189

Mozambique negroes in Brazil, i. 140, 235

Muirhead, W., English missionary in China, ii. 418, 452

Mulberry trees in China, ii. 499

Musa textilis (wild banana), ii. 167, 324

Museum of natural history in Sydney, iii. 9; at Santiago de Chile, 301

Musical instruments of the Nicobarians, ii. 122

N

Nadaud, Dr., physician at Papeete (Tahiti), iii. 214

Nahlap Islands, near Puynipet Island, ii. 558-560

Nannekin, chief of Puynipet Island, visit to, ii. 570-573

National Library, Lima, iii. 375-377; Museum, Lima, 377, 378

Negro population of Brazil, i. 166

Negroes, the emancipation of, at St. Thomas successfully carried out, iii. 442, 443

Negrillos or Negritos del Monte, Manila, ii. 293-295

Negro-head tobacco of America, ii. 575

Nelson, province of, in New Zealand, and geological researches therein, iii. 188-192

Nephrite. See Jade.

New Caledonia, proposition of Dr. J. D. Lang to found there a German settlement, iii. 15; attempts of the French to annex same, 89, 250

New Plymouth, province of New Zealand, iii. 188

New year's eve at the Antipodes, iii. 166-168

New Zealanders. See Maories.

Ngara, Lament for, specimen of New Zealand poetry, iii. 131

Nicobar archipelago, ii. 1-137

Niemann, Dr. Albert, his discovery of cocain, iii. 406

Nopal plantations. See Cochineal.

Norfolk Island. See Bounty, mutiny of.

North Cape, Australia, ii. 627

North China Herald, ii. 386, 496

"Norther," description of a, at Valparaiso, iii. 285, 286

Norzagaray, Don Fernando, Governor-General of the Philippines, ii. 307

Nót, an aboriginal race on Puynipet Island, ii. 575

Novara, her equipment, i. 4-9; at the dry-dock, Sydney, iii. 49; festivities on board in honour of the birth of a crown prince, 51-54; return to Trieste, 455; retrospect of her career, 456-460

Nukahiwa, island of, Marquesas group, iii. 250

Nunneries in Shanghai for Chinese ladies, ii. 435, 436

O

Observatory at Santiago de Chile, iii. 299

Odd Fourth, game at cards, introduced by sailors among the natives of Sikayana, ii. 602

Oïdium Tuckeri, Madeira, i. 78

Onehunga, village in Auckland province, iii. 97

Opium, how prepared, ii. 154-160; annual imports of, into China, 518-523; its cost in China, 523

—— boats on the Wusung, ii. 411

—— smokers, ii. 157-159, 274; number of, in China, 523

Opposition line between New York and California, iii. 426

Oraki, a Maori village, iii. 147-149

Oranges, exportations of, from Tahiti into California, iii. 240

Otahuha, village near Auckland, iii. 155

Overbeck, M. Gustav, Prussian Consul at Hong-kong, ii. 378

Owen, Captain, his visit to the Nicobars, ii. 3

P

Paarl, village of, Cape Colony, i. 219

Pachacamác, ruins of, iii. 390-395

Páh, a New Zealand native entrenchment, iii. 117, 155

Pakin Island, ii. 589

Pampero (storm from the pampas), i. 119

Panama, description of, iii. 424-429; "Star and Herald," 428; Railroad, description of, 429-438

Panax Ginseng. See Ginseng.

Pandanus tree, its exuberance on the Nicobar Islands, ii. 64, 101

Paomotu Islands, iii. 260

Paora Tahuera, New Zealand chief, address of, to the Expedition, iii. 102

Papakura, plains of, New Zealand, iii. 170

Papaoa, village in Tahiti, iii. 237

Papeete, capital of Tahiti, its position, iii. 197, 210; origin of name and mode of spelling, 210-212; Tahitian orators at, 212-214; its religious and social condition under the French Protectorate, 213-220; Governor's ball, 235-240

Paréu, a Tahitian native garment, iii. 221-231

Parkes, Harry, English Commissioner at Canton, ii. 385

Parliament at Tahiti, speeches in, iii. 212

Patterson, Mr. M., Principal of St. John's College, Auckland, iii. 152

Patuóni, New Zealand chief, iii. 102

Paul, St., Island of, described, i. 267-319

Payta, harbour of, Peru, iii. 420-422

Pearls, artificial, how made, i. 387, 388

Pearl-fishery of Ceylon, i. 379-388; of Panama, iii. 429

Pearl, mother-o', procured at Paomotu and Gambier Islands, iii. 240 (note)

Pedro-talla-galla, highest mountain in Ceylon, i. 412

Peh-lah, vegetable wax of China, ii. 518

Pekin, Treaty of Peace concluded at, ii. 388

Peluqueros, political party in Chile, iii. 306

Penguins, in St. Paul Island, ludicrous movements of, i. 281-284

Pettah, the, or Black quarter, Colombo, i. 372

Pfitzmaier, Dr., an eminent Sinologue, ii. 367, 418, 461; his explanation of Chinese written character, 526

Philippi, Dr., Professor in College of Santiago, iii. 297

Phormium tenax, New Zealand flax, iii. 145

Phosphorescent glow in the sea, i. 26

Physical and geognostic memoranda. See Humboldt.

Pia, the (Tacca Pinnatifida), Tahiti, iii. 244

Piaco, river, New Zealand, iii. 96

Pico Ruivo, Madeira, i. 102, 105

Pih-kwei, Tartar general, ii. 385

Piper methysticum. See Kawa.

Pisco, town in Peru, iii. 354-357

Pissis, Aimé, geologist of Santiago, iii. 297

Pitcairn Island, History of. See Bounty.

Pizarro, conqueror of Peru, his corpse exposed to view in the catacombs of Lima, iii. 369;

his portrait in the National Museum, 378

Point de Galle, Ceylon, i. 359-361

Point Venus, Tahiti, iii. 222; revolving lighthouse on, 223

Pola, chief naval arsenal of Austria, iii. 454

Polyandria, prevalence of, in Ceylon, and cause, i. 365

Polygamy in China, ii. 371

Pomáre II., King of Tahiti, iii. 198; origin of name, 201; his remark on first beholding a horse, 202

Pomáre, Queen, her letter to Louis Philippe, iii. 208; her civil list, 209; her residence, 210; rudeness of French authorities to, 236-238

Pomperos. See Fire Companies.

Poncho, the native Chilean garb, iii. 294

Porcelaine-craquelée, ii. 440

Porta Aurea at Pola, ruins of, iii. 454

Port Curtis, North Australia, gold-fields of, iii. 48; fate of the gold-seekers there, 49

Port d'Islay, Peru, iii. 349, 350

Port Jackson (Sydney Harbour), ii. 627; first settlement there of convicts, iii. 75

Potatáu, chief of the Waikato race, first king of the Maories, iii. 135

Praya Grande, promenade at Macao, ii. 405

Pré Catalan, pleasure gardens at Papeete, iii. 219-222, 235

Public Schools at Shanghai, ii. 443

Puka-puka, the New Zealand papyrus, iii. 147, 148

Pulicat-Lake, near Madras, i. 475

Punkah, its uses in India, i. 360

Purchas, A. G., pastor of Onehunga, iii. 155; first discoverer of the Drury coal-beds, New Zealand, 169, 181

Puynipet, Island of, visit to, ii. 551-588

Q

Quebradas, caves near Valparaiso, iii. 282, 288

Quillota, Chile, favourite summer resort for the residents of Valparaiso, iii. 314, 315

Quilpué, village in Chile, iii. 291; fête champêtre there to the Expedition, iii, 292

R

Radhen Adipati Aria Kusuma Ningrat, a Javanese "Regent," ii. 264

Radhen Adipati Wira Natu Kusuma, a Javanese "Regent," ii. 238, 252

Radhen Rangga Padma Negara, a Javanese Chief, ii. 214

Radhen Saleh, a Javanese Artist, ii. 269

Raffles, Sir T. Stamford, his services to Singapore, ii. 138-140

Ragusa, iii. 452

Railroads—Rio, i. 161; Madras, 447-453; Batavia, ii. 204; New South Wales, iii. 20-43; Chile, 308-310; Isthmus of Panama, 429-438

Raimondi, Professor, at Lima, iii. 374

Rain-fall, annual amount of, in Gibraltar, i. 36; in Buitenzorg (Java), ii. 208; at the Solomon group, 624

Rama, the Hindoo Divinity, i. 436

Rama-Rama, a settlement in the heart of the New Zealand forests, iii. 159

Ramé-fibre. See Boehmeria nivea.

Rancho, description of a, iii. 287, 389

Rangitakí. See Wiremu Kingi.

Raorao (Pteris Esculenta), the New Zealand fern, iii. 121

Rasamala forest of Java (Liquid Ambar Altingiana), ii. 216

Ratnapoora, Ceylon, i. 406

Reed, Mr., Minister, plenipotentiary of United States to China, ii. 466

Réi, settlement on Puynipet Island, ii. 561

Rerehau-Hemara, of Ngatiapakura, in New Zealand, enters as a seaman on board the Novara, iii. 175

Retrospect of the results of the voyage, iii. 456-460

Rewarewa, head-dress of Maori woman, iii. 220

Rhanganatha Swami, Rock Temple, near Madras, i. 466

Rice-paper in China, ii. 363, 364

"Rickety Dick," last survivor of the Port Jackson aborigines, iii. 17

Ried, Dr. Aquinas, Valparaiso, iii. 293

Rüse, A., Pharmaceutist and Zoologist at St. Thomas, iii. 442

Roankiddi Harbour, in Puynipet Island, ii. 561

—— race, manners and customs of, ii. 570-575

—— river on Puynipet Island, ii. 563

Roberts, J. C., Protestant missionary, and present (late) foreign minister of the Tai-Ping rebels, ii. 528-532

Robertson, Mr. Brook, English Consul, Shanghai, ii. 472

Robinson, J. P., Superintendent of Nelson Province, New Zealand, iii. 189

Roccella tinctoria, i. 75

Rochleder, Prof., of Prague, his instructions with reference to investigating the geographical distribution of plants, iii. 20

Rochouse, Etienne, priest of the Society of Picpus, iii. 203

Rosen, Pastor, missionary at the Nicobars, his residence at, ii. 12, 51, 74

S

Saddle Islands, Chinese Sea, ii. 409

Sago palm, the, ii. 153

Saisset, M., Governor of Tahiti, iii. 211, 216, 219, 230, 232-238, 250, 253

Salak Gunung, volcano in Java, ii. 207

Salangan, swallow on the Nicobars, ii. 58; at Java, 235-237

Saltpetre, obtained at Iquique, iii. 343

Sambelong. See Great Nicobar.

Sampan, or Chinese boat, ii. 413

Samschoo, a Chinese beverage obtained from rice, ii. 474

San Cristoval, island of, Solomon group, ii. 596, 624

San Luis de Apra, harbour in Marianne Archipelago, ii. 549

San Miguel, village near Manila, ii. 348

Sandal-wood cutters, ii. 609; atrocities perpetrated by, 610

Sandy Cape, Australia, ii. 626

Santiago de Chile, visit to, iii. 295-303

Sargasso, Mar de, iii. 334.

Sàui, village of the Nicobar Islands, i. 481, ii. 24, 83

Saya y Manto, the native dress of the Lima ladies, decline in the use of, iii. 399

Scherzer, Dr. von, overland journey from Valparaiso, iii. 337-447

Schierbrand, Col. von, Batavia, ii. 277

Schroff, or Chinese factotum. See Comprador.

Schu-king (old Chinese Book), ii. 498

Sculptures of aboriginal Australians, iii. 34

Sea-birds, habits of. See Cape Pigeon, Albatross, &c.

Serpent-breeding in Ceylon, i. 362

Sesarga, Island of, ii. 624

Sheep, statistics of, in New South Wales, iii. 62-64; in Australia at large, 64; estimated value of, 64

Ship's complement, crew, officers, and scientific staff, i. Appendix

Shrove Tuesday on shipboard, ii. 256

Sicard, Dr. Adrian, monograph on Chinese sugar-cane, ii. 513

Sikayana, visit to, ii. 601-622

Sikkawéi, Jesuit mission at, ii. 480-483

Silk, Chinese, statistics of, ii. 498-450

Simon's Bay, Cape of Good Hope, anchorage of, i. 195-197

—— Town, description of, i. 197-199

Simpson's Island, inaccurately assigned position of, ii. 591

Sinamay (or Sinamarre), Manila cloth, ii. 325 (note)

"Singing Stones," the, Macao, ii. 406

Siva, the Indian divinity, i. 435

Skulls, human, used as drinking cups in Australia, iii. 34; Indian, found near Lima, 393

Slave population of Brazil, condition of, i. 166-168

Slavery among the Maories, iii. 116, 117

Smith, his block-house at Titarango, iii. 150

Snook-fish (Thyrsites Atun), i. 199

Snow-fall on board the Novara, off the Horn, iii. 325

Sokol, or Enchanted Lake, Manila. See Laguna encantada.

Solomon Islands, ii. 595-597

Sorghum Saccharatum (Chinese sugar-cane), ii. 467, 512-515, iii. 302

Southampton, arrival of Dr. v. Scherzer at, iii. 447

Southern Cross, the, iii. 167

Southern railroad, Chile, excursion on, iii. 308-310

Sri-Pada, or Buddha's footstep, Ceylon, i. 413

St. George's Canal, Nicobar group, ii. 68

St. John College, Auckland, iii. 152

St. Thomas, Island of, iii. 441-444

Stafford, C. W., Under Secretary of State in New Zealand, iii. 97

Stearine, candle-factory of, at Clarence river, iii. 22

Stellenbosch, town of Cape Colony, i. 215-219

Stewart, Capt., of schooner Louisa, his narrative of the recent history of the Pitcairn Islanders, iii. 269-276, 338

Stewart's Islands, ii. 598

Stores for voyage, list of, i. Appendix

Straubenzee, Lieut.-General, Commander-in-chief of allied forces in China, ii. 382, 384

Strzelecki, Count, his ethnographic work on Australia, iii. 32

Sugar-growing in Tahiti, iii. 224, 225

Sweet potato, ii. 102; of Tahiti, iii. 245

Sycee (or sacrificial) paper, China, ii. 433 (note)

Sydney, arrival at, ii. 627; description of, iii. 7-10

Syle, Rev. Mr., missionary in China, ii. 460

T

Taboga, Island of, in Bay of Panama, iii. 422

Taboo, customs of, in New Zealand, iii. 114

Tacna, city of Peru, iii. 345

Tael, Chinese currency, ii. 422 (note)

Tagales, or Tagalogs, aborigines of the Philippines, ii. 292-296

Tahiti, Island of, iii. 196-251; first efforts of Protestant missionaries in the Society Islands, 200-202; placed under French protectorate, 208; present political condition, 239, 240, 248-251; physical configuration of the island, 241; climate, 241; statistics of value of commerce, 248

Tahitian women, their appearance and morals, iii. 219-221

Taiarapu, peninsula of Tahiti, iii. 227

Tai-ping rebels, their history, ii. 523-537; assume a political organization, 527; their doctrines, 529-533; latest intelligence respecting, 534-537

Takapuna district, New Zealand, iii. 100

Taki, Chinese merchant, Shanghai, banquet given by, ii. 485-494

Tallow-tree (Stillingia Sebifera) of China, ii. 517

Tangkuban Prahu, Javanese volcano, ii. 248-252

Tanka-boat, Macao, ii. 393, 394, 406

Taouist sect, China, ii. 435; their convents, 436

Taranaki (Mount Egmont), New Zealand, iii. 189; province and tribe, 189-191

Taro (Caladium esculentum), Puynipet Island, ii. 568

Tattooing, how performed among the Maories, iii. 110-114; on Puynipet, ii. 572-574

Taú-Tái, or Governor of Shanghai, ii. 472; interview with him, 472-476

Tawa, the (Laurus Tawa), its berries used by the Maories for the preparation of a beverage, iii. 122

Te-Huhu, death-song of, specimen of New Zealand dirges, iii. 130

Te Teira, New Zealand native, the purchase of whose land led to the late wars, iii. 132

Tea, statistics of, ii. 504-511

Teijsman, J. E., Director of Botanical Garden of Buitenzorg, ii. 205

Telegraph, electric, its progress in Madras, i. 450; in Batavia, ii. 204; in Australia, iii. 43

Temple of the Goddess of the Sea, Shanghai. See Goddess of the Sea.

Tenákoe, the New Zealand mode of salutation, iii. 149

Teressa, one of the Nicobar group, ii. 61

Terra Japonica. See Acacia Catechu.

Tetakaka valley, gold-fields of, New Zealand, iii. 190

Tetraodon Honkenyi (sea-devil), fatal effects of eating, i. 199, 200

Theatrical representations in China, ii. 486-489

Thomson, Dr. A., anthropometrical and dynamical experiments with New Zealand natives, and their results, iii. 123-125

Ti-plant (Cordyline Australis) of Tahiti, an intoxicant beverage prepared from, iii. 245

Tien-tsin, treaty of, considered, ii. 386

Tiffin, the Indian lunch, i. 368

Tigers, prevalence of, at Singapore, ii. 143

Til-tree (Oreodaphne fœtens), i. 65

Tiles (Chinese weights), ii. 156

Tillangschong, one of the Nicobar group, ii. 43, 45, 84

Tinkal. See Borax.

Tjiangoer, town in Java, ii. 235

Tjiburum, river in Java, ii. 216

Tjipodas, cinchona plantation at, in Java, ii. 227-232

Tjisokan, village in Java, ii. 237

Tjitarum, river in Java, ii. 238

Toe-toe, species of New Zealand grass, iii. 147

Tombs, Island of Puynipet, supposed, ii. 584

Tom Weiry, a Sydney chief, iii. 59

Tong-Kadu, Catholic cathedral near Shanghai, ii. 445, 478

Tow-boats, expense of, at Hong-kong, ii. 408; at Shanghai, 537

Track, one of the Nicobar group, ii. 62

Trepang (or Biche de Mar), different species of, ii. 619-622; preparation for Chinese market, 621

Treis, Island of, Nicobar group, ii. 62

Trieste, departure from, i. 12; return to, iii. 455

Tschandú. See Opium.

Tscharul Mugra (one of the Flacourtiaceæ), an antidote to leprosy, used in China, ii. 458

Tschaura, or Chowra, Island of, Nicobar group, ii. 61, 84

Tschinapatnam, Indian village of, i. 429

Tschokóits, aboriginal race of Puynipet, ii. 575

Tsetse-fly, ravages of, in Cape Colony, i. 252-254

Tuakan, Maori village, iii. 166; New Year's night at, 167

Tubuai, Island of, in Rorutu Archipelago, iii. 196

Tupa-kihi (Coriaria sarmentosa) berries used for brewing purposes in New Zealand, iii. 111

Turnour, George, translations from Cingalese, i. 395

Typhoon, description of a, ii. 539-549

U

Ulála Bay, Nicobar Islands, ii. 60, 94

Unger, Professor F., his theory as to the probable age of Australia, iii. 70, 71

University of Sydney, iii. 8

—— Santiago de Chile, iii. 298, 299

Upa-Upa, licentious dance of Tahitian women, iii. 219

Urdaneta, Friar A., Prior of the Augustines of Manila, ii. 306

Urmeneta, Don Jerónimo, foreign minister of Chile, iii. 304

V

Vahara Swami, Temple of, Madras, i. 470

Valdivia, German colony at, iii. 316

Valparaiso, iii. 280-291

Vanilla plantations in Java, ii. 205

Vapour-baths, Shanghai, ii. 419

Vegetable wax. See Peh-lah.

Vellore, visit to, and fort, i. 447-453

Venus, French frigate, visits Tahiti, iii. 208

Vert chinois. See Green Indigo.

Victoria, Hong-kong, ii. 355-375

Vigil, Francisco de Paula, director of National Library, Lima, iii. 375; his views respecting the Papacy, 376

Vine disease in Madeira, particulars of the, i. 75-81

Vishnu, Indian Divinity, i. 429

Visscher van Gaasbeek, assistant resident, Java, ii. 239, 252

Vinhatico (Persea indica), at Madeira, i. 65

Visanili Katail (poison oil), Ceylon, i. 401

Vriese, de, director of Botanical Garden, Leyden, his travels in Java, ii. 242

Vrij, chemist, resident in Java, ii. 246-248

W

War in Chile, iii. 305, 306

Wax-berry, shrub, Cape Colony, i. 205

Wagner, Dr. Moritz, his contour map of Isthmus of Panama, iii. 434

Waiiria, Lake of, Tahiti, iii. 228

Waikato River, New Zealand, iii. 158, 174, 182-184

Wakka, New Zealand canoe, iii. 157

Walloby (Kangaroo rat), Australia, iii. 36

Wall reefs, ii. 556-558

Wandering sand-hills. See Medanos.

Wangs, or Kings of the Tai-pings, ii. 535-537

Waves, mode of measuring their height, i. 191; height in Chinese sea, ii. 544

Weapons of the Nicobar aborigines, ii. 121

Weddahs, wild native race of Ceylon, i. 358

Wellington Province, New Zealand, iii. 188

Whale fishery off St. Paul Island, i. 288-291, 319-321; off Puynipet, ii. 554, 579; off Tahiti, iii. 248

Whampoa, ship purveyor, ii. 168-173

Whari, or New Zealand hut, iii. 161-163

White colonists, Island of Puynipet, ii. 561

Whittle's Rock, Simon's Bay, Cape Colony, i. 259

Wiener, G., Austrian Consul at Hong-kong, ii. 378

Wild Banana. See Musa Textilis.

Will's Harbour. See Papeete.

Williamson, J., Superintendent of Auckland Province, iii. 177

Wine cultivation of Madeira, i. 76-79; of Cape Colony, 255, 256; of Australia, iii. 21-24

Winnes, Dr. Ph., Missionary at Hong-kong, ii. 368

Wiremu Kingi, chief of New Zealand insurgents, iii. 132

Wong-Fun, Physician in Macao, ii. 406

Worcester, Cape Colony, its charming site, i. 223-225

Wuang-po, canal of, ii. 479

Wulongong, harbour of, New South Wales, iii. 29; rencontre with natives, 30; Walloby hunt, 36; nocturnal adventures among the hills of, 40-42

Wusung River, at Shanghai, ii. 410-414, 479

Y

Yak-tien, Chinese drug stone, ii. 437

Yam, ii. 102; at Tahiti, iii. 245

Yang-tse-Kiang, arrival off, ii. 410; navigation of, 410-412

Yaws (Frambœsia), prevalence of, in Puynipet Island, ii. 574

Yeh, late Governor of Canton, ii. 383; his cruelty to the Tai-pings, 526

Yellow fever, i. 158, iii. 372

Yo-stone. See Nephrite.

Z

Zodiacal light, i. 480