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the instant he received it. For the last time, I to- 

 day enjoyed, on shore, the sight of our garden, 

 where every thing throve admirably ; and Rarick 

 and Lagediack left us after sunset, with tears in 

 their eyes. 



OBSERVATIONS MADE ON THE ISLAND OF OTDIA. 



The mean of our daily observa- 

 tions gave, for the latitude of 

 our anchoring place, - - 9° 28' 9" N. 

 The mean of 300 distances of 

 the sun and moon, taken on 

 different days, gave for its 

 longitude . - - 



Variation of the magnetic needle 

 The mean height of the ther- 

 mometer . - - - 

 The mean height of the baro- 

 meter, which during our whole 

 stay varied but a few lines 

 As the low land here has no influence on the 

 atmosphere, the barometer falls and rises as uni- 

 formly as it generally does between the tropics. 

 The mean of our observations at Otdiagave for the 

 time of high water, at the new and full moon, two 

 hours thirty minutes : the greatest difference in the 

 height of the water was seven feet. 



To this group, which consists of sixty-five islands, 

 I gave the name of RomanzofF.^ 



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