t7%^ to him'.— This being explained, the Bnglijh accepted the
October. King% offer to Vifii Pelelew, but agreed th em -
felves to take their arms, and keep together when on Ihore,
left any mifunderftanding taking place (as the -peace was but
juft made) they might be furprized. T h e y were accompanied
by a great number of the Pelew people, and received
in a very friendly manner b y the inhabitants, who entertained
them according to the cuftom o f the country^ with
the uiual refreshments. T h e y reported that the town was
defended by a ftone wall thrown up acrofs: the caafeway»,
which leads up to i t ; that this- wall was ten or twelve feet
high, with afoot-bank o f ftone raffed behind, upon w hich
they could ft-and; and throw fpears at their enemies..-That the
water near the town was fe very ftiallow, that cahoekcould
only go-in- at high-water.- T h is circumftanceyof: the diffU-
culty. o f aceels, might be a reafon why they few fb.fewcanoes
belonging 'to Pelelew, though it appeared to he a popt>-
Ious iffand ; and their manner o f fortifying the entrance of
their town by a ftrong and high wall, afforded juft reafon to
apprehend, that whenever they were at war with the neighbouring
iftands, they confided morein their internal ftrepgth
than in their naval force.— After the pacification had-taken
place, and A bb a T bu l e e ’s party had Ihar-ed the hofp
o f that enemy they had armed themfelves to combat, they
returned to Pe lew . T h e King o f Pelelew accompanying
his brother King, though in one of h is own canoes, carrying
ten
ten women in ,his> train; whether this was; a mark pf.hu-
fmliiation flewh.to A bba T huele, or a public teftimony o f
friendship., and confidence fieingre-eftabliftied between them,
our people'could not; underftand *y but certain it was, that all
the women did not return again to'Pelelew with their King,
a&two o f tliehi came afteryard's..to Q^opro^G with A bba
T h u e x e , hut whether, they remained on a vifit, or as hoi-
tages,-they were not certain.— The two Malays were unquef-
tionably given up to the King ; arid it is not improbably but
that he might have been Inftigated by So o g le , the. Malty fa^-
vo:urite,. to: demand his two countrymen, and that the King o f
Pexelew refufing to- give them up, might inpreafe whatever
mifunderftanding fubfifted before, and fo excite the Pelew
people to go on this hoftile expedition, in which they appear
.tp-.ha'ye exercifed a rancour undifeovered in their other contentions
p which the K in g of Pelelew, by his well-timed
fubmiflion to. terms, happily feved his people from more
fully experiencing.— Before noon, R a a . K ook;, came to Oroo-
lo n g with a number- o f canoes, bringing with him all our
countrymen;, who commended much the pleafentnefs o f
the iffand o f Pelelew, feid it appeared, fertile, the. land
more level' than hilly, and that the houfes were rather
larger and better built than thofe at Pelew, having abundance
o f cocoa-nut and .other trees about, them. T h e
inhabitants feemed, to be. courteous, friendly,, and. well-
difpofed;. and Shewed particular attention to the Engii/b,
. although;
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