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iug ftf angers, and to diofe irangere thfcyawgltf: nevermore
fee ^— The meffenger being dispatched, the King retired,
again to Ms mat.
Early in the morning Abba T hulle and bis Rupacks.
went to bathe, and returned to breakfaft, when he prepared
to proceed to Ob.ooi.ono-—Mr. Sharp and Mr.. M. Wilson
invited the General to go with them in the-pinnace, which
he accepted, ordering his canoes to attend the King.—When
they had got about two or three miles from the iiland, it
began to blow frefh, fa that the earners weareobliged to make
their way along the Shore for ihelter; Raa Kook* delighted
to fee the pinnace fail fowell, and feel fo little the effect of?
the had weather, requeued his two friends to go in fhore to
the King, and afk him on board ; which they ,ijhMedi^ely
complied with.— Abba T bulle, with; his young daughter,
and the Chiee Minifier-, came into the pinna#©.;, fhe ypgid
hill frelhenmg, they made great way,-the boat rolling much,
going before the wind and fea.—The King and hisccpapany
expreffed great fatisfadfion in finding they fat there fo dry
and comfortable to what they, could have done in'y canoe*
which is only fit for fmooth water; our ^people perceiving
he was fo pleafed with the pinnace, informed him, that the
Captain intended to prefent him with that boat when they
went away ; on Which he defired his brother Raa Koqk.
to be Very particular in obferving in what manner the fails
-were managed..
5 They
They .brought with them maBy€h-rft|;s'fer prefentl^ahd
Toon after-Abb a T hulee and the General, agreeahfeto their
promlfe* fet their people about paintihg/fbe vèffeî, afealfethe
inaft®, booms, bowfprk, &c;— About threefo',fcfocfc in "the'afternoon
the veffè! was lowered off the blocks down upon the
ways-; but being too much over to one fide, was fwept with
rope, and a tackle jg6t upon it," to hotrfe her rwer.^%h:e Kmgf|
attentive to al hefaw, underft:ood what-was'<foffig,and fetching
a long pole, was going"to‘ apply it as a fever to heave' her
ovefr but was4'f eqûfefféd to defift, for fëar offfiffiinlrrg^her?
file was with eafe got fair upon the ways,- and al tbMgg'iHâdef
ready for launching in the mornmg.-"—A b^a' M fàt
down near the vefiH, talking with Raà Kook and the oth&r
Chiefs-; them calling to T om RèsE, bade j him inform\ the
Captain, who was at feme -di-fen'Ce^flift they wifhed to
fpeak to him ; who being come, the King érdercd'theni'figniff
to :acfu*àint him, that they wiffied'thbveff&i fo'nfve a Pelew
name, as they fuppofed it was then called by fomè Ekgïifo
one, which they defired- might be -ehàhged to 'fi
in remembrance of its having Been- built there ; the Captain
allured them it fhould immediately be ' doBe-MTent for his
officers and people, and communicated to them the King’s
requefl: ; they were pleafed with his idea, which the ICm-g;
perceiving, expreffed himfelf greatly Satisfied?—S-obn afterwards
Abb.a T hulee, with his- attendants, went.over to the
watering-place,; and defired Captain Wilson -t6 go with- him ;
g ^ p S I when
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