APPENDIX. 407 
U.S. Ship Vincennes, 
Ovolau, May 14th, 1840. 
Sir,— 
You will, before beginning to execute the enclosed orders, proceed 
direct to the island of Lakemba, with Tubou Totai on board, there to 
meet the Porpoise, when you will transfer him to Lieutenant-Com- 
mandant Ringgold, and deliver the enclosed orders to him. Should 
he not have touched yet at Lakemba, you will then land Tubou Totai, 
and deliver to him the letter to Lieutenant-Commandant Ringgold, and 
then proceed without delay to the execution of your instructions. If 
the Porpoise should have passed Lakemba previous to your arrival 
there, you will bring Tubou back with you, and execute your instruc- 
tions. 
Tam, &c., 
Cuartes WILKEs, 
Commanding Exploring Expedition. 
LikuTENANT Overton Carr, 
U.S. Ship Vincennes. 
U.S. Ship Vincennes, 
Ovolau, May 14th, 1840. 
Srr,— 
I have sent the Flying-Fish, with the Tonga chief, Tubou Totai, 
to join you: he is the person of whom I spoke in my orders to you. 
You will pay him all attention in your power. He is a person of 
much distinction and well informed, and will no doubt be of great 
service to you. 
When I inform you, that he has been a messmate of the Honourable 
Captain Waldegrave, and an inmate of Sir George Gipps’s house, and 
had a seat at his table, 1 am sure you will leave him no room to com- 
plain of his treatment on board the brig. 
If you can, while he is on board, extend your work to the reefs 
beyond Duff’s Reef, I think it would be advisable; but the time 
allowed you to be at Somu-somu cannot be extended, as I am under 
promise to bring him back here from Somu-somu as soon after the Ist 
June as possible. You will send me your work up to the last day, 
with information of your progress, by Mr. Carr, who is ordered to 
make no delay at Lakemba. 
We are all well, and hard at work. 
Iam, &c., 
Cuarues WILKEs, 
Commanding Exploring Expedition. 
Lizut. Com. C, Rinceotp, | 
U.S. Brig Porpoise, Lakemba. 
