11^ REMARKS AND OPINIONS. 



parated, and none of them ever returned to his 

 native hind. 



After this, the intercourse that had been begun 

 was interrupted. 



In the summer of the year 1804, the ship Maria, 

 from Boston, under Captain Samuel WilHam Boll, 

 supercargo Thomas Borman, went from Guahon, 

 for the discovery of the Trepang in the Carolina 

 islands, Don Luis de Torres went as passenger 

 on board the Maria, in the hope of seeing the 

 islanders again, to whom he was attached, to do 

 them good ; to learn from them why they had dis- 

 continued their visits to Guahon, and to prevail 

 on them to return. 



On this voyage, the following points were geo- 

 graphically determined, according to the journal 

 of Don Luis : 



A shoal of twenty-four fathoms in 8° 20' north 

 latitude, and 149° east longitude from Greenwich. 



The desert island of Piguelao (D. L. de T.), 

 Bigelle (K.), in 8° 6' north latitude, and 147" 17' 

 east longitude, (wanting in Cantova*s charts). 



The shoal Oraitilipu of twelve fathoms, in the 

 same latitude, half-way to the desert island of 

 Fallao (D. L. deT.), Fahueu (Cantova). 



Fayo (K.), in 8° 5' north latitude, and 146" 45' 

 east longitude. 



The small low group Farruelap (D. L. de T.), 

 Faroilep (Cantova), Fatoilep (K.), in 8° 3' north 

 latitude, 144° 30' east longitude ; and, lastly, 



