1?83. the fl\ip, but there was. none to be found,,; as;, what had
SE P T EM B E R , fl^re by the natives being thoroughlyK j ,
dropped to pieces in their hands, and was therefore thrown
away as ufelefs.-^fde faid, the white fluff (meaning thg-long
cioth given tathedCing and hinafelf, and to:AftR AvKoOKfp.)
.was neverthelefs whole,,and fhould. be given back -tp them
to make cartridges.T-'Fhat with regard to their .going, away
Abruptly, that was:tf6lefy owing to Mr. Benger’s hafte to
put the ipcn into the canoes.^As to ..their Jen ding,, .the
jE/i^^-backAR bad weather, without any Chiefs^ that alfo
Was pccafioned by Mr. Benger’s-anxiety,tp return;, that
they hadferopgly fqlicked him to defer it till the we&hgf
became pcfflge fettled, and o^erxanoes were^gpt re^tJy^He
faid k had nek been ajw.ays their ufage to put their prifoners
• to death, hut they had been lately obliged tpdo fo A onl ne~
. peflity, as foijie of them had efcaped home, and remrpi^g
had treacheroufly done them great mifehief; butj4 alTured
the Captain that in future they fhould be all given up to tfef"
Eriglijh to do with them whatever they ideafed.-^-That re.r
fpeiting the great gun taken from the fhip, he had in com-
mifliou from the King to tell them of it ;-~-that A bba
T hu l le, willing to keep the Grangers that were vifiting him
from interrupting the Engtijh, had given them an account of-
fhe effect produced by their fmall arms, but, kill more tp
furprizy them? wifhpd to convey to them feme idea. of. the
havpcb
havock that might be made with one o f our gre.at weapons;:
that he had’ therefore fent-for. one to. fhow them, and that
the King had defined the General to fay it fhould now be
fent back.— And laftly, as ‘ to his brother expecting any
perfonal reverence from Captain Wilson’s people, he
abfblutely difaVowed any fuch idea having ever been enter1-,
tained by the King! that it was a miftake,^6h’airnifeon'cep-
tioni, • fflj& r *could have been’ wifhed or d&fiared' %n$
Thefe matters being now.- fatisfafiorily fettled, ■ Captain
Wi 1,50*1' feok bis officers out, to confult withithem @kthe
requeft; when it was judged right to confent to their having
the fwivel-gun and ten men, but no more.. This being
refdlved;on, -heTeturned.into the tent, and' 4c<$uainted Baa
Kopifc wiftii.the determination;, which:pldafedthim much$
and they- all went to fupper with oiir.;pe*aple m-greatvgGodf
humour.
After fkppet the General informed ’Mn-StfARV, that Ibis
fon had in the daft battle been wounded in the foot' by a
• .T h is mifunderftanding had been -occafioried: folely by-'th e M alay. This artful
fellow probably found,1 that the iptereft he had with the King had declined in proportion5
as- our peojjle became more ! neceflary to Him,- and therefore had' S it Ai&bf dins to
work to, awake®, uiftruit .anjongft them ; |in • confeqiienee of. tbisjShe had fuggefted
this pretended requifition, of the King, fuppofing it would difpkafe the. -En glijb, though
in reality they never themfelves had the fmalleft reafoA^rf fuppbfefuSf a wife inthfe
King-,;. ,pd .-the' low cunning they found.this. M alay .guilty of, they,readily gave
him credit for. a contrivance to make the King anfl-our people mutually jealous of each
other ; and there was caufe!tabelieve he was underclifgniGe onaccount-of L-iiis tranfaek
tion, as he was not vifible for many days after.
mm j SEPTEMBER*
X fpear,