第3章

Havingsettledtheprinciple，then，letmeapplyittotheparticularcaseinquestion。InnumberlessinstanceshadnotonlytheimpliedbutthespecifiedconditionsofthearticlesbeenviolatedonthepartoftheshipinwhichIserved。Theusageonboardofherwastyrannical；thesickhadbeeninhumanlyneglected；theprovisionshadbeendoledoutinscantyallowance；andhercruiseswereunreasonablyprotracted。Thecaptainwastheauthoroftheseabuses；itwasinvaintothinkthathewouldeitherremedythem，oralterhisconduct，whichwasarbitraryandviolentintheextreme。Hispromptreplytoallcomplaintsandremonstranceswasthe-butt-endofahand-spike，soconvincinglyadministeredaseffectuallytosilencetheaggrievedparty。

Towhomcouldweapplyforredress？WehadleftbothlawandequityontheothersideoftheCape；andunfortunately，withaveryfewexceptions，ourcrewwascomposedofaparcelofdastardlyandmean-spiritedwretches，dividedamongthemselves，andonlyunitedinenduringwithoutresistancetheunmitigatedtyrannyofthecaptain。Itwouldhavebeenmeremadnessforanytwoorthreeofthenumber，unassistedbytherest，toattemptmakingastandagainsthisillusage。Theywouldonlyhavecalleddownuponthemselvestheparticularvengeanceofthis“LordofthePlank，“andsubjectedtheirshipmatestoadditionalhardships。

But，afterall，thesethingscouldhavebeenenduredawhile，hadweentertainedthehopeofbeingspeedilydeliveredfromthembytheduecompletionofthetermofourservitude。Butwhatadismalprospectawaitedusinthisquarter！ThelongevityofCapeHornwhalingvoyagesisproverbial，frequentlyextendingoveraperiodoffourorfiveyears。

Somelong-haired，bare-neckedyouths，who，forcedbytheunitedinfluencesofarovingspiritandhardtimes，embarkatNantucketforapleasureexcursiontothePacific，andwhoseanxiousmothersprovidethemwithbottledmilkfortheoccasion，oftentimesreturnveryrespectablemiddleagedgentlemen。

Theverypreparationsmadeforoneoftheseexpeditionsareenoughtofrightenone。Asthevesselcarriesoutnocargo，herholdisfilledwithprovisionsforherownconsumption。Theowners，whoofficiateascaterersforthevoyage，supplythelarderwithanabundanceofdainties。Delicatemorselsofbeefandpork，cutonscientificprinciplesfromeverypartoftheanimal，andofallconceivableshapesandsizes，arecarefullypackedinsalt，andstoredawayinbarrels；affordinganever-endingvarietyintheirdifferentdegreesoftoughness，andinthepeculiaritiesoftheirsalineproperties。Choiceoldwatertoo，decantedintostoutsix-barrelcasks，andtwopintsofwhichisallowedeverydaytoeachsoulonboard；togetherwithamplestoreofsea-bread，previouslyreducedtoastateofpetrifaction，withaviewtopreserveiteitherfromdecayorconsumptionintheordinarymode，arelikewiseprovidedforthenourishmentandgastronomicenjoymentofthecrew。

Butnottospeakofthequalityofthesearticlesofsailors’

fare，theabundanceinwhichtheyareputonboardawhalingvesselisalmostincredible。Oftentimes，whenwehadoccasiontobreakoutinthehold，andIbeheldthesuccessivetiersofcasksandbarrels，whosecontentswerealldestinedtobeconsumedinduecoursebytheship’scompany，myhearthassunkwithinme。

Although，asageneralcase，ashipunluckyinfallinginwithwhalescontinuestocruiseafterthemuntilshehasbarelysufficientprovisionsremainingtotakeherhome，turningroundthenquietlyandmakingthebestofherwaytoherfriends，yetthereareinstanceswheneventhisnaturalobstacletothefurtherprosecutionofthevoyageisovercomebyheadstrongcaptains，who，barteringthefruitsoftheirhard-earnedtoilsforanewsupplyofprovisionsinsomeoftheportsofChiliorPeru，beginthevoyageafreshwithunabatedzealandperseverance。Itisinvainthattheownerswriteurgentletterstohimtosailforhome，andfortheirsaketobringbacktheship，sinceitappearshecanputnothinginher。Nothe。

Hehasregisteredavow:hewillfillhisvesselwithgoodspermoil，orfailingtodoso，neveragainstrikeYankeesoundings。

Iheardofonewhaler，whichaftermanyyears’absencewasgivenupforlost。ThelastthathadbeenheardofherwasashadowyreportofherhavingtouchedatsomeofthoseunstableislandsinthefarPacific，whoseeccentricwanderingsarecarefullynotedineachneweditionoftheSouthSeacharts。Afteralonginterval，however，thePerseverance-forthatwashername-wasspokensomewhereintheendsoftheearth，cruisingalongasleisurelyasever，hersailsallbepatchedandbequiltedwithrope-yarns，hersparsfishedwitholdpipestaves，andherriggingknottedandsplicedineverypossibledirection。HercrewwascomposedofsometwentyvenerableGreenwich-pensioner-lookingoldsalts，whojustmanagedtohobbleaboutdeck。Theendsofalltherunningropes，withtheexceptionofthesignalhalyardsandpoop-down-haul，wererovethroughsnatch-blocks，andledtothecapstanorwindlass，sothatnotayardwasbracedorasailsetwithouttheassistanceofmachinery。

Herhullwasencrustedwithbarnacles，whichcompletelyencasedher。Threepetsharksfollowedinherwake，andeverydaycamealongsidetoregalethemselvesfromthecontentsofthecook’sbucket，whichwerepitchedovertothem。Avastshoalofbonetasandalbicoresalwayskepthercompany。

SuchwastheaccountIheardofthisvessel，andtheremembranceofitalwayshauntedme；whateventuallybecameofherIneverlearned；atanyratesheneverreachedhome，andIsupposesheisstillregularlytackingtwiceinthetwenty-fourhourssomewhereoffBuggerryIsland，ortheDevil’s-TailPeak。

Havingsaidthusmuchtouchingtheusuallengthofthesevoyages，whenIinformthereaderthatourshadasitwerejustcommenced，webeingonlyfifteenmonthsout，andevenatthattimehailedasalatearrival，andboardedfornews，hewillreadilyperceivethattherewaslittletoencourageoneinlookingforwardtothefuture，especiallyasIhadalwayshadapresentimentthatweshouldmakeanunfortunatevoyage，andourexperiencesofarhadjustifiedtheexpectation。

Imayherestate，andonmyfaithasanhonestman，thatsometimeafterarrivinghomefrommyadventures，IlearnedthatthisvesselwasstillinthePacific，andthatshehadmetwithverypoorsuccessinthefishery。Verymanyofhercrew，also，lefther；andhervoyagelastedaboutfiveyears。

Buttoreturntomynarrative。Placedinthesecircumstances，then，withnoprospectofmattersmendingifIremainedaboardtheDolly，Iatoncemadeupmymindtoleaveher；tobesure，itwasratheraningloriousthingtostealawayprivatelyfromthoseatwhosehandsIhadreceivedwrongsandoutragesthatIcouldnotresent；

buthowwassuchacoursetobeavoidedwhenitwastheonlyalternativeleftme？Havingmadeupmymind，IproceededtoacquirealltheinformationIcouldobtainrelatingtotheislandanditsinhabitants，withaviewofshapingmyplansofescapeaccordingly。

TheresultoftheseinquiriesIwillnowstate，inorderthattheensuingnarrativemaybethebetterunderstood。

ThebayofNukuheva，inwhichwewerethenlying，isanexpanseofwaternotunlikeinfigurethespaceincludedwithinthelimitsofahorse-shoe。Itis，perhaps，ninemilesincircumference。Youapproachitfromtheseabyanarrowentrance，flankedoneithersidebytwosmalltwinisletswhichsoarconicallytotheheightofsomefivehundredfeet。Fromthesetheshorerecedesonbothhands，anddescribesadeepsemicircle。

Fromthevergeofthewaterthelandrisesuniformlyonallsides，withgreenandslopingacclivities，untilfromgentlyrollinghillsidesandmoderateelevationsitinsensiblyswellsintoloftyandmajesticheights，whoseblueoutlines，rangedallaround，closeintheview。Thebeautifulaspectoftheshoreisheightenedbydeepandromanticglens，whichcomedowntoitatalmostequaldistances，allapparentlyradiatingfromacommoncentre，andtheupperextremitiesofwhicharelosttotheeyebeneaththeshadowofthemountains。Downeachoftheselittlevalleysflowsaclearstream，hereandthereassumingtheformofaslendercascade，thenstealinginvisiblyalonguntilitburstsuponthesightagaininlargerandmorenoisywaterfalls，andatlastdemurelywandersalongtothesea。

Thehousesofthenatives，constructedoftheyellowbamboo，tastefullytwistedtogetherinakindofwicker-work，andthatchedwiththelongtaperingleavesofthepalmetto，arescatteredirregularlyalongthesevalleysbeneaththeshadybranchesofthecocoa-nuttrees。

Nothingcanexceedtheimposingsceneryofthisbay。Viewedfromourshipasshelayatanchorinthemiddleoftheharbour，itpresentedtheappearanceofavastnaturalamphitheatreindecay，andovergrownwithvines，thedeepglensthatfurroweditssidesappearinglikeenormousfissurescausedbytheravagesoftime。Veryoftenwhenlostinadmirationatitsbeauty，Ihaveexperiencedapangofregretthatascenesoenchantingshouldbehiddenfromtheworldintheseremoteseas，andseldommeettheeyesofdevotedloversofnature。

Besidesthisbaytheshoresoftheislandareindentedbyseveralotherextensiveinlets，intowhichdescendbroadandverdantvalleys。Theseareinhabitedbyasmanydistincttribesofsavages，who，althoughspeakingkindreddialectsofacommonlanguage，andhavingthesamereligionandlaws，havefromtimeimmemorialwagedhereditarywarfareagainsteachother。Theinterveningmountains，generallytwoorthreethousandfeetabovethelevelofthesea，geographicallydefinetheterritoriesofeachofthesehostiletribes，whonevercrossthem，saveonsomeexpeditionofwarorplunder。

ImmediatelyadjacenttoNukuheva，andonlyseparatedfromitbythemountainsseenfromtheharbour，liesthelovelyvalleyofHappar，whoseinmatescherishthemostfriendlyrelationswiththeinhabitantsofNukuheva。OntheothersideofHappar，andcloselyadjoiningit，isthemagnificentvalleyofthedreadedTypees，theunappeasableenemiesofboththesetribes。

Thesecelebratedwarriorsappeartoinspiretheotherislanderswithunspeakableterrors。Theirverynameisafrightfulone；fortheword“Typee“intheMarquesandialectsignifiesaloverofhumanflesh。Itisrathersingularthatthetideshouldhavebeenbestoweduponthemexclusively，inasmuchasthenativesofallthisgroupareirreclaimablecannibals。Thenamemay，perhaps，havebeengiventodenotethepeculiarferocityofthisclan，andtoconveyaIit。

specialstigmaalongwithit。

ThesesameTypeesenjoyaprodigiousnotorietyallovertheislands。ThenativesofNukuhevawouldfrequentlyrecountinpantomimetoourship’scompanytheirterriblefeats，andwouldshowthemarksofwoundstheyhadreceivedindesperateencounterswiththem。Whenashoretheywouldtrytofrightenusbypointingtooneoftheirownnumber，andcallinghimaTypee，manifestingnolittlesurprisethatwedidnottaketoourheelsatsoterribleanannouncement。Itwasquiteamusing，too，toseewithwhatearnestnesstheydisclaimedallcannibalpropensitiesontheirownpart，whiletheydenouncedtheirenemies-theTypees-asinveterategormandizersofhumanflesh；butthisisapeculiaritytowhichIshallhereafterhaveoccasiontoallude。

AlthoughIwasconvincedthattheinhabitantsofourbaywereasarrantcannibalsasanyoftheothertribesontheisland，stillI