H.9. Egerton

AN

HISTORICAL ACCOUNT

OF ALL THE

VOYAGES ROUND THE WORLD,

PERFORMED BY

ENGLISH NAVIGATORS;

INCLUDING THOSE LATELY UNDERTAKEN

By ORDER of his PRESENT MAJESTY.

That of SYDNEY PARKINSON, Draftsman to JOSEPH

BANKS, Efq; who circumnavigated the Globe with

Capt. Cook, in his Majefty's Ship the ENDEAVOUR.

AND

The Voyage of Monf. BOUGAINVILLE round the World,

Performed by Order of the French King.

Illuftrated with Maps, Charts, and Hiftorical Prints.
IN FOUR VOLUME S.

To which is added,

An APPENDIX. Containing the JOURNAL of
a VOYAGE to the NORTH POLE, by the Hon. Com-
modore PHIPPS, and Captain LUTWIDGE.

VOLUME

THE FOURTH.

LONDON:

Printed for F. NEWBERY, the Corner of St. Paul's

Church Yard.

MDCCLXXIII.

THE

gentlemen had with the inhabitants of New Holland, prevented them from obtaining fo perfect a knowledge of the language of these people as could have been wished; but, as it is an object too curious to be paffed over in filence, we fhall give our readers the most particular account that could be procured. They articulated their words very diftinctly, though they made a great motion with their lips when they were fpeaking, and their utterance was rather vociferous, particularly when they intended to fhew their difapprobation of any thing. When they were pleafed, they would manifeft their fatisfaction by faying hee, with a long flexion of the voice, in a loud and fhril tone. They frequently repeated the word tut, when in company with the English, feveral times together, which was fuppofed to be an expreffion of astonishment and admiration; upon the whole, their language was neither harsh nor inharmonious, as will appear from the following vocabulary. A VOCA

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