234 A N A A C C O U N T O F.
‘. ^83, ffcfatf otr five Fathom; watery in the middle, of the level fandy
NOVEMBER. ;
fiat o f ’ the harbour, large enough (o' hold three veflels of
the fame 'magnitude, • where they could lie afloat 'at low
water. In the night they got on- board, all their provifion,
fiores, ammunition, and arms, except fuch as were interided
! to be given to A bba T h u l l e ;' and renewed their labour in
Monday io. the 'ihorning, taking on board their anchors, cables, and
other ,n€cefla.r!es, making bitts, and fitting a rail acrofs the
. ftern’ of the veflel. bln the morning the King fent a mef-.
Sage to Captain W ilson , defiring him to come to him ;at-
the watering-place; and on his arrival actjuainted-him, that
it was his intention to inveft him with the order of the Bakej
and make him in form a Rupack of the firft rank. ’The Cap-;
tain exprefled his acknowledgments for the honpur h^pUFr
pofed to confer on him,' and the pleafure he-felf at being
admitted a Chief of Pelew..—The King, and all the
packs, then went and fat down under the fhade of fame
. ' large trees, and Captain W ilson Was 'defired to fit at a:little
diftance; when Raa Kook* receiving the Boner, pr.e-
fented it, as from his brother A bba T h u l le, and wanted
to know which hand he ufed in common; this the General
wifhed to afcertain, by putting a ftone in his hand,
which he defired him to throw at a diftance; finding it was
•the right hand he naturally ufed, he was again requefted
to fit ‘down, and the Bone was applied to his left hand, to
fee if it was large enough for his hand to flip through ;
being
T H E PIE L E W I S;Sa N D S. /■ '‘ '
being nbt> fpund filfliciehtlyr-io,, it wasshafped'i 'a-wgy, till - i?*?»
•' § n^jemeer
judged ito be.'wide fenougb,'fjylie’n Raa-, KqpfV the; Cnief
• Minijifii, arid all the in^eftirient,
irtfthe > following .'manner i-rThe, ; Q@nel:ab mfede, q *ft$ng
faft Ito. eadafpf'-theqfeger4 oftthe-- C!%f^|peft-ha’rid,:^nd;
thrinrlubricateng^tlie' hand? with-' orby; the, ^
placed; himfelf .behind the. .Captain,_ holding -„him fafi?iby ^ f
the Shoulders ; Raa Kq o.k; then, p ^ d f th ^ ^ ^ e ij^ feiQgs |
through' (lie-- Bone-, and? fgiving1)! them th 'Rup'd’c^
theytendeavoured- ta’;clra\y h>is(Jian^|t|^rte^gh; Raa^/K^ok;
at th‘e£ fame time,, with his* own hhndlleQiaaniie-ifingA thaMrif
the Captain'into the';fmallrift’’cri^pafspetpoifihi^
thfetr the might. pafs oyer the joi|lte.^|,During the "
profound filence. wa.s prefervedy both by ;th^-i|^ ^ i -k
who^aififted, 'and, the..people \yh.o at t ehde f f e , r , r , v
except-; by th.e King, who occafionally juggefted in what
manner they might facilitate the operation. The point d;
being*at, laft obtained, and the ; hand fairly pafied through,'
the whole aflembly exprefled great Joy... Abba T hull^ |
then addrefling’ Captain W ilson?, told him, , ■
Jpquld be, rubbedbright every d%yx .
of the rank he held qmqkgft them ‘-,'ytbat .
nwjl) on,epery QCcaJiot\', be defended, valiantly
be tornfrom bis arm but with
- The ceremony ended, all thet Rupacks ,cqngratu||.ted Captain
Wilson- on his being, one of their Order ; ;and the hi-
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