NATIVES OF LIGIEP. 337 
We sailed through the Schischmaref straits, 
and then between the Otdia and Aur groups, 
whence we steered directly to the group Li- 
giep, in order to lay down correctly its east- 
ern coasts, for which, in my former voyage, cir- 
cumstances had been unfavourable. On the fol- 
lowing day we reached the southern edge of this 
group, and sailed near enough to see from thence 
clear over to the northern. We then proceeded 
westward, keeping always near enough to the 
islands to distinguish objects upon them with 
the naked eye. I now plainly perceived that 
the course [ had taken in the Rurik had pre- 
vented my seeing the whole of this group; and 
the result is, that it appears on the accompany- 
ing map, according to our present correct sur- 
vey, half as large again as I had before repre- 
sented it. 
The inhabitants of Ligiep, on seeing the ship, 
directlv put out to sea from between the reefs, 
in a crowd of sailing canoes, to follow us, but 
were too timid to come within cannon-shot. We 
lay-to, when they also took in their sails, but 
contented themselves with contemplating us 
from a safe distance; and as the favourable 
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