TO GUAHON. QQl 



o'clock, the sentinel on the mast-head called Land ! 

 It was the group of Ligicp, which showed itself 

 to us in N.W. by N. in a little low island, which 

 we could approach but slowly for want of wind. 

 At noon, the N.E. point of the island of Ligiep, 

 which forms the northern part of the group of the 

 same name, lay to the N.W. (]S°, at a. distance of 

 three miles and a half from us. We now had a 

 perfect calm, the ship no longer obeyed the helm, 

 and the current which sets here strongly to the 

 west, drove us to the land. The Rurick was 

 scarcely a mile from the breakers, and we were just 

 about to put the boats into the water to rescue her 

 from the approaching danger, when a faint north 

 wind helped us out of the difficulty. We now 

 overlooked the whole group, which, though con- 

 siderably smaller than the others, perfectly re- 

 sembled thent in other respects. Its greatest ex- 

 tent from N.E. 45° to S.W. 77° was fourteen miles 

 and a half A boat under sail, with ten men, came up 

 directly to us from Ligiep, through a passage form- 

 ed by the reefs. As the wind did not assist them, 

 they had recourse to their oars, soon overtook us, 

 but ventured only within thirty fathoms to look at 

 us. When we addressed them in their lancuap-e 

 they were greatly astonished, talked much among 

 themselves, came quickly up to us, and asked, 

 where we came from? "From Otdia," said I : they 

 repeated with surprise, "FromOtdia! from Otdia !" 

 and, at length, asked, whether the Tanion Totabu 



