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acquainted, had permission afterwards to feast on 

 the tails of the fishes eaten by us. 



When we went on board, the inhabitants pre- 

 sented us so liberally with cocoa-nuts, that every 

 one of the crew received one daily for a long 

 time. 



Since we came into the group of Otdia, our stock 

 of water from Woahoo, has not been diminished: 

 we found here likewise very good water in pits. 

 M. Chamisso has distributed seeds among the 

 inhabitants to-day, and sowed some himself. 

 We found the latitude of our 



anchoring-place - - 8° 52' 39'' N. 



Longitude, according to the 



chronometers - - - 18S 58 29 W. 

 High water sets in, in the new moon, at thirty- 

 five minutes after four, P. M., and rises to five 

 feet. 



The I6th of February. The weather was serene, 

 we spread the sails, keeping close to the chain of 

 islands by a south course. We were delighted at 

 the admiring crowds, who, attracted by the sight 

 of our ship, ran together on all the islands. After 

 we had gone seven miles, a large, well-manned 

 boat put off from one of the islands, which we 

 afterwards learnt was called Olot j they sailed up 

 to us, showed us cocoa-nuts, and when we pursued 

 our course without attending to their signs, they 

 followed us : Labadeny's boat was also visible at 

 a distance. We had now before us a pretty 



