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landed on tlie sonthern part of tlie liarhoiir. To 

 reacli it, it is necessary to be acquainted with the 

 channel, as it is rendered dangerous by the many 

 shoals ; but, as Wilson was our pilot, we had no 

 accident. A narrow foot-path led us across the 

 tongue of land through thick bushes, and»we soon 

 saw the sea, and were in a large open bay *, in 

 which lie the three small islands laid down on my 

 chart. We went then through an avenue of palm- 

 trees into the adjoining village of Agat, two miles 

 behind which we saw a round mountain, the highest 

 inthewholeisland. Taitano received us very politely, 

 and the romantic scenery with which his house is 

 surrounded, made an agreeable impression on us, 

 and we all returned to the ship, where the crew 

 had already arrived, as highly delighted with their 

 walk as with their oranges. The sailors saw in the 

 forest a stag, and several lizards five feet long. 

 Besides cats and dogs, stags are the only quadru- 

 ped we have seen. There are no poisonous reptiles, 

 or snakes. 



The 7th of Novembej-. I left the ship in the 

 afternoon, with SchischmarefF, to visit the Gover- 

 nor, as I had promised ; at Massu we found a 

 horse and a mule, and were received on our arrival 

 with as much politeness as the first time. There 

 w^ere a number of natives who were to lead up a 

 dance ; but as there are no longer any national 



* I took the plan of this bay with my pocket-sextant and a 

 small compass. 



