these discoveries is to be found in the geographical work of
M. de Rienzi, himself an enterprising navigator. Since the
publication of Rienzi’^ work new information has been acquired
by the conductors of the American Exploratory Voyage.
The following pages will afford my readers a brief statement
of the sum of geographical knowledge obtained from these
different sources.
Tracing the divisions of the Caroline Archipelago from
west to east, we find them divided into the following groupes.
In each of them I shall mention the principal islands and given
some notices of the inhabitants.
1st. Western Groupp. Palaos or Pelew Island^, and other
clusters nearly in the same longitude.
This division of the Caroline Archipelago comprehends the
Palaos of Spanish navigators, or the Pelew Islands,', welj
known from the history of the shipwreck of thp Antelope
also the cluster of the Matelotas, Katrikan, Jphannes, and
^ a<^°^°P9u^ 5* islands of Saavedra; of SonsqraJ, probably
the most westerly of the whole archipelago; the isles pf
Mortz, Kyangle, and Lord North; and the isle of Martyrs
of the Spanish navigators. The principal islands of me
groupe are Corror, Babelthouap, and Pblbliou. * Corror was
the residence of the king Abba Thullf.
The Pelew Islands, when they were explored by the
English under Captain H. Wilson, who, however,, yrere not
the first discoverer, contained no quadrupeds except rats and
a few cats, but was covered, with woods in which were; the
ebony tree, the wild bread-fruit tree, the sugar cane, the
citron, orange-tree, banana, and many other productions of
tropical climates. The general character of the Pelew
islanders seems to be well known from the interesting but
rather highly coloured history of their hospitable king, who
entertained the English shipwrecked on the island of Corror,
and the young prince Lee-Boo, who accompanied the captain
on his return to England. In their principal characteristics they
are described as nearly resembling the Polynesian nations.
u2rid Groupe. Cluster of Yap.
The second gróupe consists of the Caroline Islands properly
so termed. Thfisë^werè the islands first visited by Fathers
Cantova and Walter on their mission from the Marian island
of Gfiaban, in 17#1. J ThMr^dribn of the aféppelé^Grëöïhpre-
hends, according to Tfer Frèycittët, tffè isle of Yap or Gouap,
forty lèagtfes-inC cireünfl^-ëhfce^the isles of Philip, Hutttef,
the groupe of Lamoliao-Ourou, ill which is the isle of Nolog.
'3d Groupe. Ouluthian or Egoy Islands.
The? third groupe has been called the isles of Egoy, from
the iMnfoV as it is said, of the Spanish' commander. Liitke,
thfi* ^EfosMah1 cqfiQmander, who; purveyed -riiis^clusjfor, has
given them the ha foe of Oululhy, which appears to be the
native appellation.
The Ouluthian groupe ‘o f islands ’comprises Lothopu,
Fataray, Falalep, Patangaras, Ear, Khielap, Mogfopg, Lor
sifeppe^ and Eoa. They are chiefly small islands;
4th Groupe.
The fourth groupe reaches, according to I>e Freycinet,
through ten degrees of longitude, viz. from 140d to; Td60iE.L.
froth Paris, finder the 5° F . L. ^ e islands ' edfoipriséd inP^it
are the cluster of Lamoursek, ten ïsîèts fbVminfoa particular
“ atollon ;,f Satahôuel, Mongrak,' Ifofouk, Elats and Gouli-
mano, and Gouliay. This last isforfo atollon^ bfihbie than
twenty islands; tlië la tg è it bf which ^ivis its. foathe ifo thfo
groupe. Aourofipig to the southward' aiid Pàroiièp to thé
northward belbng to this section or provifibe of thé hrehipélago.