;gS FROM THE SANDWICH ISLANDS 



sent Lieutenant SchischmarefF and M. Chamisso 

 to the fourth island, to try to conciliate the confi- 

 dence of the inhabitants, who would on no account 

 approach us ; and as soon as the old man perceived 

 that our boat was going that way, he did not stay 

 a moment, but followed her with the loudest 

 expressions of joy. We saw both boats put on 

 shore, and lieutenant Schischmareff will give an 

 account of what happened there. 



REPORT OF LIEUTENANT SCHISCHMAREFF. 



" In consequence of your command I have been 

 to Goat Island, in order to become acquainted 

 with its inhabitants. I steered directly up to a 

 place which appeared to me convenient to land, 

 and the islanders also stood for it in their boats. 

 On landing, I observed several people walking 

 about their huts, who immediately fled into the 

 woods on seeing us. I landed near a hut, and as 

 I found nobody in it, I did not proceed farther, 

 but waited for the islanders who had not been able 

 to land where I did, but had been obliged to steer 

 to a spot a quarter of a mile lower down. I left 

 my men in the boat, and went up to them alone ; 

 six men got out of the boat ; some of the fugitives 

 came up to them, but soon withdrew, as well as 

 three of those who had just landed; the other 

 three came up to me. I did not understand what 

 drove them into the woods, whether fear, or a plan 



