NORTH PACIFIC ISLANDS. 



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quence of the shortness of their provisions, so that we were unable to 

 get a confirmation of the position which I have here given, and be- 

 lieve to be correct. 



ISLE CURE. 



The Isle Cure is an American discovery, but to whom we owe it is 

 not known. It lies due west of the northern point of the Pearl and 

 Hermes Reef, 50 miles. It is but 2 miles long, northeast and south- 

 west. It has a reef lying 4 miles on the west side, which extends 

 some 6 miles to the north. Captain Stanihowitch, of the Russian 

 Navy, who visited it in 1827, gives its position in latitude 28° 27' 

 north, and longitude 178° 23' 30" west, which corresponds with other 

 authorities, and which I have adopted. 



BYER'S ISLAND. 



Byer's Island was seen by Captain Morell, in 1823. He gives it as 

 4 miles in circumference, and describes it as having a good anchor- 

 age on its west-southwest side, and a reef extending for 2 miles off 

 its southeast point. The position assigned by him is in latitude 

 28° 32' north, and longitude 177° 04' east. 



Byer's Island was intended to be sighted for a new determination 

 of its position, but from the reasons above given, it was impossible to 

 do so. Some have questioned its existence, but I have no doubt of 

 it. In order to draw attention to it, I have placed it upon the chart, 

 adding the doubtful sign. 



MALLOON'S ISLAND. 



Malloon's Island was reported as being situated in latitude 19° 26' 

 north, and longitude 165° 15' west. We examined this position care- 

 fully, passed from 110 miles to the eastward of its assigned place, on 

 the above parallel, to 60 miles west of it, but no indication whatever 

 of land was seen. Another island was searched for in 19° 17' north, 

 and 166° 48' west, and also a shoal, in 18° 20' north, and 170° 30' 

 west, in the same manner, but there was no signs of either. 



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