Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition : during the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842 . mina-tion, viz.: Natava Bay, lying to the eastward, together with RambeIsland and the adjacent reefs, and the sea-reef extending from KieIsland towards Round Island. I was desirous, also, of looking afterour shipwrecked countrymen on Turtle Island. I therefore gavethe Porpoise and tender orders to execute these remaining duties, forwhich see Appendix XV. We beat out of the passage of Mali, and discharged all the interpre-ters and pilots we had employed. They were paid off, and put onboard thei
Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition : during the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842 . mina-tion, viz.: Natava Bay, lying to the eastward, together with RambeIsland and the adjacent reefs, and the sea-reef extending from KieIsland towards Round Island. I was desirous, also, of looking afterour shipwrecked countrymen on Turtle Island. I therefore gavethe Porpoise and tender orders to execute these remaining duties, forwhich see Appendix XV. We beat out of the passage of Mali, and discharged all the interpre-ters and pilots we had employed. They were paid off, and put onboard their schooner the Kai-viti. It gives me pleasure to bear testi-mony to their respectability and good conduct during our stay. The services of these men were of great value to the their acquaintance with the natives, I feel myself indebted formuch of the information I have been able to give of this extraordinarypeople. On taking our final departure from these islands, all of us feltgreat pleasure; Vendovi alone manifested his feeling by sheddingtears at the last view of his native ^ ?:- ~J^A ill
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