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to come on board, and here he immediately re- 

 mained with us, as the reader is already informed. 

 The precaution with which we had him watched 

 was quite superfluous ; he slept quietly during the 

 night, and awoke with the first dawn of morning, 

 cheerful and happy. 



The 24th of February. We had yesterday in- 

 formed the islanders that we intended to sail 

 to-day to the island of Stobual, which is eight 

 miles distant from A ur, and which forms the N.E. 

 point, because the sharp-pointed coral bottom was 

 dangerous to the cables. We found the popu- 

 lation on the eastern side of the chain of islands 

 to be more considerable in comparison with the 

 other groups : we did not meet with any coral 

 banks, and at ten o'clock reached the island of 

 Stobual, near which we cast anchor in eight fathoms, 

 on a bottom of fine coral sand. It afforded a most 

 pleasing prospect, and, to judge from the number 

 of boats and huts, must be very populous. The 

 group of Kawen was visible from the mast- 

 head. Five boats, which followed us from Aur, 

 and in which there were three Tamons, Tiuraur, 

 Lebeuliet, and Kadu's benefactor, Tigedien, 

 now came on board. Kadu, who had been pre- 

 sented with a yellow cloak, and red apron, walked 

 proudly in his ludicrous finery, without conde- 

 scending to notice his companions, who gazed on 

 him with astonishment from their boats, and could 

 not conceive the metamorphosis. In vain they 



