the name of an island situated between Japan and China, which was visited by the unfortunate navigator Perouse. The inhabitants of this island are neither Japanese nor Chinese, but seem to participate of the nature of both. They wear a shirt and cotton drawers; and their hair, tucked up on the crown of the head, is rolled round a needle, probably of gold. Each wears a dagger with a golden handle; their canoes are made of trees hollowed out, which they manage with no great dexterity. At Kumi, vessels in want of provisions, wood and water, might find a seasonable supply; but as the whole island does not exceed 12 miles in circumference, the population can scarcely be estimated at more than 300; and as M. Perouse well observes, a few gold needles are not of themselves a proof of wealth," so that the trade with its inhabitants would of necessity be very limited. Kumi lies in 24° 33' N. Lat. and 120° 56' E. Long from Paris.