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my readers useless to mention such unimportant 

 trifles, but I think by this to furnish the means to 

 those who visit these parts in future, to observe the 

 progress which will certainly take plac.e in the 

 course of time. M. Chamisso also distributed seeds, 

 and taught them the process; out of gratitude 

 for his trouble they stole his knife, but were 

 obliged to surrender it on my insisting very 

 seriously on it. After we had walked about the 

 island for a long time, without meeting any thing 

 worth observation, Langedju conducted us to his 

 hut to entertain us. He (what no one had pre- 

 viously done) sent away, out of mistrust, all his 

 pretty wives, though he, like a perfect courtier, 

 appeared to be my most confidential friend. The 

 meal consisted of sour dough of bread-fruit, of 

 such a very disagreeable taste that we found it 

 difficult to eat any of it. Our host affirmed that 

 he knew Rarick, Langin, and Lagediack ; it is 

 therefore to be supposed that the islanders of the 

 different groups keep up an intercourse with each 

 other. Towards evening I went on board, having 

 previously presented Langedju and Labadeny with 

 some useful utensils. 

 We found the latitude of the 



island of Olot - - 8° 46' 4'^ N, 



Longitude, according to the 



chronometers, - - 188 50 18 W. 



The whole group of Kawen consists of sixty-four 

 islands. 



