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called Eregup. He really invented a very clever 

 method of giving me a correct idea of it : he drew 

 on the sand a circle, nearly in the form of the group 

 Otdia, placed round the edge of it large and small 

 stones, which represented the islands ; and after hav- 

 ing marked the channels, he said, *' That is Otdia." 

 The island-group of Eregup, which he explained 

 to me in the same sensible manner, I might reach, 

 he thought, in a day*s voyage to the south-west. 

 I have in the sequel found his information to be 

 perfectly correct. I then endeavoured to learn 

 from him, whether we should meet with islands on 

 sailing N., E., S., or W. To my great joy, he 

 understood me, fetched a number of stones, and 

 began to mark north of Otdia three somewhat 

 smaller groups ; the intervals were all one day*s voy- 

 age ; but the last, two : he called these Ailu, Udi- 

 rick, and Bigar. At the distance of a day's voyage, 

 he marked another to the north-west, which he 

 called Ligieb. When he had described those to the 

 north, he went to the south, and marked there five 

 groups; the spaces between which were likewise from 

 one to two days' voyage, and called them Kawen, 

 A-ur, Mediuro, Arno, and Mille. To learn more 

 of these groups was beyond the reach of my scanty 

 knowledge of the language 5 but this information 

 was very welcome to me, and procured Lagedi- 

 ack many presents : I therefore determined to 

 leave Otdia as soon as possible, to pursue our dis- 

 coveries. According to our calculation, Kutusof *s 



