Q4>4f FROM THE ST. LAWllENCE ISLANDS 



storm, and driven far out of its course. When the 

 storm abated, the two pilots disputed ; the one 

 affirmed that Guahon still lay to the west, and the 

 other thought the contrary, as the S. E. storm had 

 driven them so far, that the island must lie to the 

 E. of them. Both had always possessed the con- 

 fidence of the islanders ; they were now at a loss 

 whose advice to pursue, and, in the end, the fleet 

 divided into two parties. The party sailing to the 

 W., probably found its grave in the waves, as 

 nothing was afterwards heard oi' them : the other, 

 after it had laboured several days to gain the wind 

 to the E., happily reached the island, and the 

 pilot, as a reward for his services, was made a 

 tamon. 



When the Spaniards took possession of the 

 Mariane islands, most of their inhabitants fled to 

 the Carolinas. Louis de Torres saw, on his voy- 

 age, many islands belonging to the Carolinas, 

 and drew a chart of the whole chain, which M. 

 Von Chamisso likewise copied, and will add to our 

 atlas. The present Governor has given himself 

 much trouble to gain the confidence of the Caro- 

 linians, and has proposed to them to settle at 

 Guahon. 



As the Governor had not room for all of us in his 

 house, he only kept me and Chamisso ; the other 

 gentlemen were kindly received by the authorities 

 in the town. The Governor's house has two 

 stories, and is quite adapted to this climate. The 



