The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-02-27
EXPLORING EXPEDITION.
The iollosing is a copy Of letter re
celyed at the Navy Department
q. s. Snlr NrNcENNrs.


e. 5. Snir NfNcESNEs.
Ndtaria Bag, September ID. 1889.
SIR; | have the honor TO report NY afTI.
val q, tins anchorage after passage Of SIX.
y days f ON Cai'ao, having been employed
IN examining and surveying many Of the IS
lands to the uouheafd and eastward, aud
tske leave 10 submit the following report
ct the operations Of the Exploring Squadron
under my command, slpce my report dated
Al Cailao 90 the lst Of july last.
We sailed from Caliao on the 18th Of
July, after completing our supplies Of stores
aud outfits, having been much expedited
h> the facilities aud kind attentions Of Capt.
N,keeyer, 10 command Of the U. s. ship
Falmouth.
We steered westerly course through
The trade sind viih fine weather. Ga our
track We passed over the location assigned
to an Island, as LAID down on ArroNsm1hs
chart, bat saw nnshtng Of II or any appear
ahce OF land 10 the vicinity.
On our route daily observations were
made Of The deep sea temperature and Dip.
We made the Island Clermooi De Ton.
ON on be l3'h Of August, ot which ae
completed survey, and ascerlained the
longitude Of ITS souidcas, point 10 be 80
deg. 2 min. IL sec. west, aud latitude / :
deg. 80 mn. 80 sec south
From thence We proceeded to Serle l.
laod, the distance from Clctueui DC Tou
mn beng q miles Here, again, We made
careful survey of The island, findlng is
southeast point ia longitude Il deg 4 miu.
10 sec. arsl, and latitude : tcg. = lnia.
! 10 sec. south.
We saw ooth.pR Of Minerva Island.
We then proceeded 10 the norlhvard, to.
wards the DISAPPOINTMENT group OF Byron
and ~ our way ieIl IN with tlandon Island
winch was unnhablled and found l,s south.
cas-, point IN longitude ! b deg. a. min, SO
sec. latitude Il deg. 50 min. 40 sec. south.
From thence to Wyhite, onc Of the Dis
appointment group, the northwest part Of
which we found II al deg. MN. p sec.
vest longitude, and ! 4 deg. 10 MN. 30 sec.
south latitude. We surveyed the island
aud had communication with the natives
from thence We steered TO the second island
Oooho, aud found the longitude Of rs cen.
ire 10 be Ill deg. 20 min. 80 sec. vest, and
! latitude "A deg. 3 mln. 20 sec. south. Al
ter which We again s,eefed 10 the south.
~ard for Rayaka, lay iag 10 at night, owing
TO the dangerous navigation, and on the
3Oh Of August, We made an Island TO the
uorthward OF Rauka, not laid down OF any
chart, which | named Kings Island, from
the name Of one Of the crew Of this ship,
who first discovered It from alon. We
made a survey Of it, aud found the longi.
iude Of lls centre 10 be la deg. 81 min.
- sec. west, and latitude Is deg. Al min.
10 sec. south. We landed, but could find
10 inhabitants, although there we're ap.
pearances OF the pearl fishery having been
carried on by the natives.
From thence we visited Rarika, and made
a survey Of II; the longitude Of the entrance
10 lis lagoon is IA deg. 81 min. 50 sec.
west, latitude l6 deg. min. 80 sec. south.
We landed, and found the natives very
friendly. We took on board an Eugshman
from this island, who had been left by a
vessel engaged IN the pearl fishery some
time previous.
To the westward and in sight Of Rarika
We discovered another large island, which
IS not laid down on any chart, which main
ed Vlncennes Island, after this ship; its
southwest point IS in longitude l45 deg. l2
min. west, aud latitude IL deg. 80 sec.
south; northwest point IN longitude las deg.
10 MN. latitude | 5 deg SO min. 40 sec.
From thence we made Catls Hotf. %
miles to the westward, and IN longitude l45
deg. % min. 80 sec. latitude @ deg. Sc
mIn. south, shcb finding enormously LAID
down, we surveyed.
From thence We made King Georges
Group, and searched for the two islands to
the westward Of them, which have hitherto
been considered doubtful, and were supp ,sed