[196] Similar ruins are described by Captain Cheyne as having been also found in the forests of Nálan (Strong Island) in the Caroline Archipelago, 5° 21′ 30″ N., 163° 0′ 42″ E.
[197] From 1st October, 1856, upon which were marked all the improvements known up to 1857.
[198] Compare Captain Cheyne's sailing directions, p. 68: "Captain Simpson of Sydney reported to me in 1845, that a group of low coral islands, covered with cocoa-nut trees and inhabited, had been seen in 4° 52′ S., and 160° 12′ E. This may probably be the same group seen by Captain Wellings in 1824, which is laid down in Mr. Arrowsmith's chart in latitude 4° 29′ S., 159° 28′ E." It is matter of surprise in any case that considering the uncertainty which prevails as to the precise locality of the reef, its position on the English Admiralty Charts should not at least be marked doubtful.
[199] A. Cheyne—Sailing Directions from New South Wales to China and Japan. London, 1855, page 68.
Barrier Reef and Atoll of Sikayana.
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The Coral Island of Sikayana.
17th October, 1858.