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according to his promise ; but, as it was not done, 

 we are confirmed in our belief, that tattooing here, 

 is, in some measure, connected witli their reli- 

 gion. 



In spite of the violent wind, two large boats 

 came from the island of Airick, belonging to the 

 group Kawen, from which it appears that they 

 can sail in a pretty high sea ; both of them be- 

 longed to the chief Labeleoa, already mentioned, 

 who was much rejoiced to see us again. When, 

 at sunset, the islanders accompanied me to my 

 boat, whicli had been filled with cocoa-nuts to 

 such a degree, that we could scarcely find room in 

 it, I gave them iron, knives and scissars, and 

 beads to the women, and we parted as the best 

 friends. 



I conclude our story with the observations which 

 we made. 



Latitude of our anchoring-place, 

 the mean of three observa- 

 tions - - - - 8° 18' 42'' 

 Longitude, according to the sun 



and moon . - _ 188 48 E. 



Longitude, according to the 



chronometers - - - - 188 51 46 

 Variation of the compass - 11 58^- E. 



The situation of the group Aur is N.W. and 

 S.E. ; in this direction, its length is thirteen, its 

 breadth six miles : we counted, in all, thirty-two 

 islands. I called the group after our minister of 



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