1783.
AU 6* tf ?S T.
le ft to attend the K in g ’s brother, th ey h a v in g pu t o ff foon
after , th e pinnace, and, as our people th ou gh t, were only
gone out to fifh. T h e y alfo reported, that it being low-water^
the pinnace could not reach the ih ip , bu t the men were compelled
to wade over part o f the r e e f to g e t to her , and were
now able to fee h e r fituation,‘ h a v ing -difcovered that a la rg e
part o f the rock had made its w a y th ro u gh he r bottom, and
iu tw o or three places appeared dry infide h e r hold, fo th at
ihe remained fixed on the reef. T h e y d ifcovered that,the
natives had found-their wa y to the-cockpit, had runqnaged
th e medicine cheft, tafted fcveral o f the medicines * wh ich
b e in g probably not v e ry palatable, th ey had thrown out the
contents, and had carried o f f the bottles, fo that nothing .remained
in the cheft that cou ld be o f . any furthe r ufe. However,
it.fortunately happened, that Mr. Sharp, the furgeon,
at the time h e quitted the Chip, conceiving h e n e v e r fhould
g e t ba ck to. h e r any m o r e ,. had providently b ro u gh t aw a y
fame o f th e moft u fe fu lmedic ines .
When thofe who returned with the pinnace brought this
•intelligence, and had informed our people that thefe canoes
were gone up Ao.Pelew, Captain Wilson made this tranf-
a£tion known to Raa Kook, not fo much as a matter of
complaint, as to exprefs to him his uneafinefs for the consequences
which might arife to the natives,from their tailing
or drinking fuch a variety .of medicines.. Raa Kook
begged Captain Wilson would entertain no uneafinefs
whatever
whatever onth-gb .account;, «half if they fiafferedjsi’ts lvduld
be nwin^: eah-fcly tpv their wnv mifeopd.u-ft, jfor which hti.
Paid heil'fdt.lhimfelf truly/cQ,ncerne<^.y^i.eofiyerfatioHi
Rifling at Cupper, where "the General' a^clingnd-ft .U$ere
eafcing.With our,,people*., fcemed greatly to bifturb • RIaa
Kooc ;■ his cmanfcepane® Cui%;.'^eferihed; the;indignation»
hei felt afc the trgagherow beh^viqur of, bis. own men, and
afiLedy, why our pedplb did not fhoot them h begging* that
iff .they, or aniy'others* ftimiid fiare; again, to attempt pkun-:
deurngr the /yeffeb. they; would,, land he fhould.take, upon*
himfedf to-jnftify tiheir conduct, to the King;—Me.this; night
f i e p t dn : t h e fanaei tienti with onr people; who., all'- redoubled
theirr attention to him,, perfehly,,pervaded' from»..the ^.eSf.
nPTTmftt-yr nfi* h \ m behaviour;, that the difpteafurg:hre haditeftfi-*
fied> at: this: inJaiftice«done to» drife:;ffomi
a n y apprehenfion-heffeh iiabeing at that moment abfolirtely
in? their powers hut thafi his mind. poCdEad jG^jiueeiasfeai»»
ofi bonour asqto make him feel unhappy1 at -«diat appeare'd:
to him to be a breach o f hofpitality in his countrymen;-
whieh he declared fhould be fully ftated: to the King, Who-
would prevent its happ&fli®|£in future. T h is amiable Chief
(for amiable he feemed from fiifb fight) fhewed a perfect
fatisfaction with what our. people could do. for him ; he endeavoured
ta^aefommodate himfel#*®their manners* Wbuid
tafilec as tb,gy:did^ inftead o f fquamug e«
and this pleafing difpofitioncof his induced- every one to re-
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