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to the east, but blew violently during the night, 

 and we tacked in sight of land. 



The -Slst of October. At day-break we took 

 our course to Schischmareff Strait, which we reach- 

 ed at ten o'clock, followed by some gusts of wind. 

 In a boat under sail, w^hich we soon overtook, we 

 recognized our old friend Lagediack, w4io, as soon 

 as he saw us, made the most comical gestulations 

 in th€ joy of his heart, always crying, Aidara, 

 Totabu, Tainisso, Timaro ! As we were under full 

 sail, he could not come on board ; he, therefore, 

 contented himself with proceeding to Otdia, where 

 he bessred us to follow him. Kadu had resolved 

 not to show himself to his half-countrymen in the 

 canoes, but to surprise them by his presence on 

 shore ; but his excessive joy frustrated all his plans. 

 The Radackers were scarcely near enough to speak 

 to him, when, to their great astonishment, he sprung 

 up, exclaiming, " Look here ! I am Kadu ! do you 

 know me still ?'* They then began a lively convers- 

 ation, in which he probably told them the most 

 wonderful adventures, for their long-drawn O — -h 

 was frequently repeated. 



At five o'clock in the afternoon, w^e cast anchor 

 in the same place where we had been before. 

 Lagediack immediately came, loaded with cocoa- 

 nuts, accompanied by some savages, who were 

 strangers to us. As soon as he came on board, he 

 gave himself up entirely to the joy of seeing us 



