THE PESCADORES, THE RIMSKI- 

 KORSAKOFF, THE ESCHSCHOLTZ, 

 AND THE BRONUS ISLES. 



ON leaving the Sandwich Isles, we steered 

 southward, it being my intention to sail by a 

 track not hitherto pursued by navigators who 

 have left us records of their voyages, to the 

 Radack chain of islands. At Hanaruro, seve 

 ral captains had mentioned to me an island situ 

 ated in 17 32 latitude, and 163 52 longitude. 

 On the 23rd of September we crossed this point, 

 and saw indeed birds of a description that rare 

 ly fly to any great distance from land ; but the 

 reported island itself we were unable to descry 

 even from the mast-head, although the atmo 

 sphere was perfectly clear : so little is the in 

 telligence of masters of trading-vessels to be 

 relied on. 



