20' and longitude 43 deg.
5'.
This proved to be an island belonging to a numerous group scattered about in a westerly direction.
The schooner approached and anchored off the shore.

Arms were placed in the boats, and Arthur Pym got into one of the latter with Dirk Peters.

The men rowed shorewards, but were stopped by four canoes carrying armed men, "new men" the narrative calls them.

These men showed no hostile intentions, but cried out continuously "anamoo" and "lamalama." When the canoes were alongside the schooner, the chief, Too-Wit, was permitted to go on board with twenty of his companions.

There was profound astonishment on their part then, for they took theship for a living creature, and lavished caresses on the rigging, the masts, and the bulwarks.