1788: EXPLORER JAMES MORRISON, MATAVAI BAY, TAHITI: "AT THIS DIVERSION BOTH SEXES ARE EXCELLENT"

James Morrison was boatswain's mate on the HMS Bounty. He was later court-martialed as a mutineer and sentenced to be hanged, but was pardoned and later returned to naval duty. His Bounty journal was not published until 1935. This version has been lightly edited * * * When the Westerly Winds prevail they have a heavy surf constantly running to a prodigious height on the shore & this affords exce...