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towards Pelelew ; and .the third divifion, in which was
the King and Raa Kook, were coming to Oróqlong for
the E nglish ^ th a t he had declined accompanying the
King, in order to have ariT^pportuaityof viewing the fiept.
About|f6ik o’clock ifi the afternoon th^. King and È aa
Kook arifved^and the pinna^^hat had ^p^rgone repair)
having yuft before returned Mom the wrect^tri^ollo^ying
oien made themfelves ready tp go, viz. Thomas Wil^)|:,,
'Nicholas -Ty-acke, Mad-an Blanchard,, JsTme^ ,
T homas Whitfield, John 'Dun-ban* T homas DüL«röJsr,
■ Willi am Steward, William Roberts, and Mr. M. Wilson;
before night they were all embarked and-out • ofitRe
harbour, the EngJt/h g iv in g them three eheers at their p itting
off from the fhore, which was returned by the whole
fleet; orir people devóéfly wifhing this expedition
be the: laft;—In the night the weather' became overdfft,
and there #as !tönié r&i; Which before morning became'
very hea^y, Accompanied with] ftrohg £ales o f wind
and fquafls, wh ich ' carried away all the awnings that were
laid over the veffel, though th e dock-yard was in a manner
•fheltered by the hills. Nor was the next day more favourable,
the morning heiilg doudy, with a frefli gale of wind
from the northward, and frequent ihowers; in the afternoon
they alfo had hard fqualls,accompanied With thundfer,
lightning, arid rain; towards evening the lightning to the
gj eaftward^
eaftward was fkra;ngfiwith diftant thunder. After the bad
dofe of day, the fright was rendered truly,; tremendous , by
the dreadful, confliót o f the agitated elements. ^Situated as
the Engli/b wkre under the Ihelter of protedting.. hills, they
apprehended_ a'Bftheir. tents would flaveybeen .blown down ;
and much feared their veffel might be fiiook off its blocks ;
much difquiëtudè. was alfo felt for the fafety of thèir abfent
countrymen: which all together rendëred the night extremely
uncomfortable. The mdrning was however dry
though .clbudy, with a frèfh breeze from the S,, E. ; .'in the
afternponia finall£a®óe, with two men,and a bqy> came to
the watering-place, feemirig to be looking about for the ;qa-
nqës|>' bnt not finding them, they paddled up to the wind#
wkrd part Of thëifland, then fet thèir fail and flood «ver towards
PMöelew. About midnight, the weather being fine,
a canoe was feen coming towards the harbour, which .being
hailed-by the'guard, the people in it calling out the word
É^/m/dtfiwas^péFmitted to enter the CpVe; inher was the
Rupack named A rra Z ook, Mr. Sharp’s Sucalic, or'friend;'
who-thé reader will recoiledt treated thatgentie-man and Captain:
W ilson with -fo| much hofpitality when-they went to
fee his ficlc child; his arrival awakened all the Engljjb, .and
brought them together,: anxious to hear feme account o f
their friends. This Chief gave them to underftand, that
there had been no engagement at Pe l e l ew ; the inhabitants,
on the King’s approach, laid down their fpears, and
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OCTOBER.
Thurfday
WiÊÊlim
came