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The group of Giiliai (D. L. de T.), Ulee (Can« 

 to\a), Ulea (K.), Old (according to the pronun- 

 ciation of Radack,)in T north latitude, and 144.'' 

 east longitude, into which group the Maria pene- 

 trated, and where she passed some time. 



Don Luis de Torres took the opportunity when 

 he was at Ulea, the language of which he under- 

 stood, and whose amiable inhabitants lie highly 

 valued, to obtain thorough, and authentic inform- 

 ation of the most able of the people, concerning 

 themselves, and the tribes related to them, with 

 whom they traded. He has drawn a chart of Ulea, 

 according to the most experienced navigator among 

 the natives, attending to the courses which they 

 sail, with all the islands that were known to them, on 

 it: the coincidence of which, with the chart of Can- 

 tova, which was unknown to him, is very remarkable. 

 He has since lived at Guahon, in constant com- 

 munication with his friends there, and yearly seen 

 the skilful navigators who conduct the trading 

 fleet from Lamureck to Guahon. We resrret 

 having liad so little time to profit from his experi- 

 ence and information, which he so liberally opened 

 to us, and we expect a sup{)lement far richer 

 than our harvest from the French expedition 

 under Captain Freycinet, who has promised a 

 longer stay at Guahon, and with the learned gen- 

 tlemen attending whose expedition we have con- 

 versed upon the subject at the Cape. 



Don Luis de Torres learnt at Ulea that the not 

 returning of Luito, in the year 1789, had been 



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