However, though he took some pains to find the tree, his endeavours were not attended with success.
It was at first thought by our navigators, that the inhabitants of Tanna were a race between the natives of the Friendly Islands and those of Mallicollo; but by a short acquaintance with them they were convinced, that they had little or no affinity to either, excepting in their hair.

Some few men, women, and children, were seen, whose hair resembled that of the English.

With regard, however, to these persons, it was obvious, that they were of another nation; and it was understood that they came from Erronan.

Two languages were found to be spoken in Tanna.

One of them, which appeared to have been introduced from Erronan, is nearly, if not exactly, the same with that of the Friendly islands.