1783; himfeff ofttfe fodconfècfoence'fo tfrè Mtives.— The Cap-
°V£ ER‘ . tain, perceiving all his arguments ineffectual, defiredhisrnen
would try to;dfeejt : him from fo lingular an intentions- in
which if he ftill perfifted, the Captain might know how to
aéf ïwhen the Kihgihould come next' to OROOEONd.-^-The
pinnace was difpatched about ten o’eloekj withtorders to:take
np/noticej of leave
that to he mentioned afterwards, fhould there be occafioh;
when he and his Chiefs came up to OrqoloSm*.—Soon after
the pinnace failed, the weather became fcpiaUy* accompanied
with hard rain, which continued moll part of the, day ;
this however did not entirely hinder the: work, theyibeing
employed in fixing the pumps and-laying the Ways'prépara?
tory to launching their veffel.— In the ' evening,: after the
people had left off work, fome of. them acquainted the Cap*
tain, that they had endeavoured, though in vain, to per-
fuade B l a n c h a r d to alter : his refoltition ; as he was deter r
mined to fpeak to the. King himfelf, the firft opportunity
about it, finding his meffage had not been font : therefore,
to avoid any difpute with him, or mifunderftanding with the
King, it was judged beft to let him follow his own-inclination ;
and, in order to engage the natives as much as poflible in
his intereft, as well as to make a merit of what could not
be avoided, it was determined to make it appear as a favour
to the King,, the letting one of x\xe-Engli/b remain behind
with him.— There was fomething in thefe people, or the
4 manners
thSnneiS of the country, which had fo forcibly worked on
Elanoh-ar e>’s imagination, f o effirft time he w'ebt'with them
to fight*;againft ARTfNGALL,'tMt oil'his return, while' ih
the canodsyhe declared -to :his-*’-eotppifofons, that he would
moft willingly partake of all their labour-, would lend them
eWery afliftance- in-'his pOWer' toVaMs building ■ 'and' fitting
out.their. new veffel; but that when they'departed he would
remain- behind* and* end Life ;d%s;among;the natives of Pe-
^Ewi-^-ThisI Was aft- the- time looked bn-' as Y, but He
never varied' from thefe -fentimerits, and now'proved his re-
folution was unalterable.
t About eHvfen' o’clock in the1 fofefioon-'fof this d^y^the
pinnace returned,-bringing the King, hx^yobngTivourite
daughter, R a a K o o k , and feveral of the Chiefs, in her;
Our people give the following accodnt of the -commiffion
th'dy were'lchargedJj with:—In- their jfeffage td piiihw^ foe
preceding day, they faw a cohfiderable number of carfpeb,
which went in fhore to avoid the bad weather; oil cdnJf-
hig nearly abreaft' of them, one “appeared tune makftfg
towards the pinnace; which thereupon flood' to "meet it'; ip
this-wsis the - Chief whfogaVe foofolrrfoe jpinnace
fome cocoa-nuts andfobiled yarns;"he informed our pieO'pl’e
that the King had Sheltered himfelf from the wpatfifef 'uh-
ber the fhore, being on his way"to - ORooLoiVb; After
taking jfohife of the fefrefhments offered, the pinnace went
to the King, whb was in hi§ canoe; fitfoounded b^ fovefal
F f 2. Rupacks.
1783. .
NOTEMBEH
Friday J.