A N 'A C G O U N T O F
1783.
NOVEMBER#'
Monday io*
C H A P T E R XX.
*fbe good ConduSi ofthe Natives, not to dijiurb or impede the
Operations o f our People.—& e King informs Captain W il son
of pis Intention to fend bis fecond Son, L ee Boo, under,
bis Care, to En g l an d .— R^a a K ook having alfo folicited
Abba TmiiAtsls PermiJJion to7 accompany the Englifh, is.
refufed by bis Brother, on very prudential Motives.— A Jin-
gular Occurrence refpeBing one- of the King's Nephews.—
’Tbejfime o f the FeJfeVs departure, noticed—and, preparatory
to it, an Infcription, cut on a Plate o f Copper, is fixed to &
large free, to record the Lofs of the A n t e lo p e .
T N the evening the tents were all cleared, and every thing
carried on board from the old habitations at the CWe.'-~
Our people being much hindered by the natives wilhing to
•come on hoard the veffel to fee and admire her, it was observed
by Raa K ook, and mentioned by him to the King,
who immediately gave diredlions that none but the Chiefs
fliould go, and that-the others fhould only paddle along-
iide, and look at her from their canoes. When all the hares
were on board, and the fails bent, the Captain invited
A bba T hulle to accompany him in her round to the watering
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tering-piace,' which hre ^eciihed;sand went with his atten- 1783.
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dant’s over land ; the invitation - w a s j l g c e p f c e d ' by
the:G,eneraI and*Ab.b.A1 K'ooker, who were highly delighted
at e iery 'irtatfoeiiviJer; their canoes, with many others, full
o f the natives,., attended them, Ihouting, hallooing;,, 'and rejoicing,
Raa K ook calling out continually to his people to "
obferve every motion and a£tion o f the ThnglJJj in conduitr
ins th eir veffel. Tlker carried her to the weft fide o f the 1 ’
iflaiiti^'and m'odred h e rw ^ ix fathoMf ahifeaM^fth^^fell^of', j
frefh water:—-tlaptaih 1 frsolpftbeh'*sweli$'0ia^ fefc>r'e Jf<> -thfeJ
King, accompanied by Raa K ook and A rQM* K oo'KEto,-
i^la^i'to'meir bM h f e r '^ r ^ c i r c u ^ ! f i lp ,^ ^ la^iiotlwdi'V
defcribing particularly the man heaving the lead,-. , and ther
mannefh'f^ncfiorittg.— Some caboes, as ufual, had been out
a fifliing, and caught a g ita t q u a r ifit^ o f #Mch-theyt lrad |
^nade' no diftribution,' 'waiting^ 'for5 tdF
ftxare with: them;.'this frietidlyrattentiomcoh ldwfh e^fcf,' ^
cepted; as all our people'%erfe oh bBard*, and’liS ^ h a d ho>
^convenience as yefm^de'for a fire-placte^ih their little
ih e^K in g'th en alked 'thd'daptaihfo RSj-andVeat fom | jlf
the fiifla '4ith him, which' he5 cdmpiie'd^iih,’the' ihterprefef
remaining with'hirh.
A bba T hulle had, in hisvifits to ORoolong, been airways
a very attentive obferver o f whatever he faw^
were employed in, handing b y ' thfem’ frfeqhehtly whilft' at
work for a confiderable time, and noticing' every f f i v & M ^
5 currence.