356 DEPARTURE FROM THE GROUP. [1840. 



All the islands and reefs of the Feejee Group were care- 

 fully examined and. surveyed by the Squadron, with the ex- 

 ception of a part of the southern shore of Kantavu, which 

 was known to have been included in the surveys of M. d'Ur- 

 ville ; regulations in regard to vessels frequenting the islands, 

 for traffic or other purposes, were also adopted, and signed, by 

 the principal kings ; and on the 11th of August, the Ameri- 

 cans finally took their departure for the Sandwich Islands, 

 with hearts saddened by the recollection of the severe loss 

 which they had sustained. 



