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You will pay particular attention to all your observations, and make 
a full examination of any thing you may fall in with. 
^ On your arrival at Matavai Bay, you will lose no time in obtaining 
sights for your chronometers on shore, on Venus Point. 
I am, &c, 
Charles AVilkes, 
Commanding Exploring Expedition. 
Captain Hudson, 
Peacock. 
Lieutenant-Commandant Ringgold, 
Porpoise. 
Lieutenant-Commandant Pinkney, 
Flying-Fish. 
XL. 
U. S. Ship Vincennes, 
Callao, July 12th, 1839. 
Sir, 
You will proceed from this port to Oahu, Sandwich Islands, taking 
in your route the American Group of islands, in latitude 16° 10' N., 
longitude 134° 50' W. These islands have been unsuccessfully 
looked for by Captain Beechey, in this position ; you will therefore 
make the latitude in longitude 130° W., to the eastward of their 
supposed situation, and run along it until you reach 140° W. : — 
thence direct to Oahu. 
On your arrival there, you will leave in charge of the United 
States Consul, P. A. Brismade, Esq., all of the articles on board of 
the Relief belonging to the Exploring Expedition, excepting eight 
months' provisions for your crew, and sundry articles of provisions 
and stores to be landed at Sydney, New South Wales, agreeably to 
the lists enclosed herewith. 
You will take from the consul, receipts for the provisions, which 
you may land for me at Sydney; you will require him, also, to have 
two-thirds of the flour (reserving the kiln-dried) you deliver him, 
baked and ready for the squadron early in the spring. 
After remaining at Oahu fifteen days, you will proceed direct to 
Sydney, New South Wales, passing through the different archipe- 
lagoes as you may deem most expedient, and as the winds will 
permit. On your arrival at Sydney, you will leave in charge of 
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