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 this iland is high, but that, on the Wet ide, is the highet and preents itelf in the form of a round hill. The Eatern ide appears to be much broken, the land loping in mot parts, abruptly to the ea, but in others, preenting bold and perpendicular cliffs. There are alo many urrounding ilets whoe tops are generally covered with trees; but the oil nevertheles is hallow, and the lower part is, as if it were a ring of white barren rock, down to the urface of the ea.

The main iland does not appear to poes a pot, where trees can grow, that is not covered with them, or ome kind of buhy plant, which when blended with the barrenes of intervening rocks, produces a pictureque effect; while the treams, that pour down from their various fountains to the ea, greatly heighten the beauty of the cene. It is Otaheite on a mall cale, but without the advantage of its climate, or the hopitality of its inhabitants.