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with the advantages he had already gained by the friends
flup of his new allies, feemed defirous to profit by their aid,
and avenge himfelf of all his enemjes^Capfcfin Wl|t*soii
thought this a favourable opportunity to mention to the
General fuch things as he conceived he had a right to complain
of; firft, refpe&ing the coolnefs with which they had
gone away on the laft expedition to Artino&ll, and
ihewed him* an empty cartouch-box, to 1ft him fee how
much he was in want of that paper which fome of the
canoes had carried off from the ffiip.—He alfo complained
that it had been fuggefted to his people when at.PiEJ/W,
by the that whenever the King appeared, the fame
external marks of homage were expe&ed from them as
Were paid him by his own fubjedls, and, that this was a
matter which had much difturbed the Englijh; he likewife
informed the General, that the ILnglifb could never confent
to go again to war with his brother, if he meant to put
their prifoners to death, as it was contrary to the nature and
■ cuftom of their nation to hurt any who had fubmitted
to their power; and finifhed by adding a word or two on
the fubjeft of one of the fix-pounders having been carried
away from the ftiip, and expreffing an apprehenfion that
fome mifunderftanding muff have arifen, by their fending
our people home without any erf the Chiefs, or Rupcicks to
accompany them, try which inattention his brother with
another
T H E 'PE L E W I S L A N D S .
another man was fnear »being^drowned; and fome -arms alfo
were loft, -ndtvtithfending the utmoft 'endeavours' -of -the
boatmen. I
:-tThe General being come tb-m&ketlm tequeft -of the. men
and frvivel for-th isexpedM on^Wh i® wdsfhitended to
be a very forrmcMbfe one) appeared exceedingly hurt athear-
ing aftfhdie inaetijets, e!lpecially ^&the®fe'were .two *‘ft rangers eUT
rank, who had aceompaniedbim; sanflibe&g perfdadedi
that ithe attachmerftbf oOT ’peojfe to* him Was in every r-e-
fpedt as warm as his own,he had hot a doubt but that he-
cotrld prevail on them -to grant the iwivel,. »Mhoughit bad
been refitted; before?—What tben.-muft bis>dffa|ip0i»trne®t
hiaye 'beeti^'vdien, tinffltead '<X havihg,-‘fiijs wifb 'complied*
with as-Ihfe *expe£tefl, he heard - nothing but '»eompMrtts 1:
His ^countenance, more expreSive than words, avowed: what
■ his feelings were, and the ex-preffive lodks- Which be-.eaft
On'Captain Wnso«. and his*effieeis, fo ^seh^^ hperaeed
©n their fnendfliip,. that? they ‘•wffliH^yfflfeaed-to -his ex^-
•planatiohs..
He broke IBfenee; hyafFuringthe -Captain he would- make
him and his; people -perfe&ly eafy in every particular car-
Eumft*ance'.--iHe'b^an with the paper andfpatoueh^boxes,
^Fearing probably theyhad: hot .ammunition ready for,
expedition;) he affured|hem that'every ende^purhad'-'beeh
hfed. 'to: get the: paper, that had: been - earned'-away from
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