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circumference : it has three clumps of cocoa-nut trees upon it, but of 

 its south and west sides the greater portion is a bare reef. After sur- 

 veying it, they bore up for the two groups, and the same afternoon 

 passed through the channel between them, which is a mile wide, with 

 no soundings. The southern island was surveyed : it has a bare reef 

 on its southeast and west sides, with a cocoa-nut grove on the south 

 end. No entrance exists to the lagoon, and no natives were seen. The 

 southern portion of the northern isle is a bare reef, with some high 

 clumps of trees on the eastern side. 



On the 6th, Nukutipipi or Margaret's Island was made. It proved to 

 be a small round lagoon island, two miles in circumference, high and 

 well wooded on the north side, with a flat submerged reef on the south- 

 east and east sides. After completing the observations, they stood for 

 Teku or the Four Crowns of Quiros, the island to the westward : it has 

 now five clumps of trees. It had no opening to its lagoon, nor could 

 a landing be effected. No traces of inhabitants were seen on either of 

 the islands. 



On the 10th, Lieutenant-Commandant Ringgold made what they 

 supposed to be the island of Archangel, but very much out of place. 

 It is a small lagoon island, of oblong shape, lying northwest and south- 

 east ; wooded on the northeast and east, with a stunted growth of trees. 

 No cocoa-nut trees were seen, and the eastern portion of the trees 

 appeared as if burnt. A reef extends off the northwest and south- 

 west sides, with a heavy surf, and there is a submerged reef on the 

 south and west sides. No opening exists, and a landing cannot be 

 effected without imminent danger to the boats. Its native name is 

 Heretua. 



The supposed location of Archangel was then searched for, but no 

 signs of land found. Turnbull Island was also looked for without 

 success. 



On the 12th, they made the island of San Pablo, in latitude 19° 56' 

 S., longitude 145° W. This island is higher than those just mentioned: 

 it has several cocoa-nut groves, and natives were seen on the island. 

 No opening was observed into its lagoon. 



Lieutenant-Commandant Ringgold now lay-to, for the purpose of 

 communicating with the natives the next day. In the morning early, 

 several of them were seen fishing, and others on the beach, who fled 

 at the approach of the brig ; but on being hailed by one of the natives 

 on board, they came from their hiding-places, bringing down cocoa- 

 nuts, and showing a disposition to communicate. Lieutenant-Com- 

 mandant Ringgold went towards the shore in his boat, with some 

 presents : on the beach he found three men, with five women and a 



