17*3* from the reft, and on the reef at. the wreck, they ventured
I GOST.
to difpute with the natives,, and obliged them to give up
what they had taken.
Finding the numbers of natives who vilited them at their
ifland increafe, and having dried their powder and repaired
their .fire-arms, our people thought their fafety required that
they fhoidd appoint - a regular guard every night, to he relieved
every two hours. The Ihip’s company waTdmded'iftto
five guards, each guard having an officer to^giveihe watchword,
which was called and anfwered from the different pofts
every five minutes, .there being nine men always upon
guard.— This arrangement being to take place, for the firft
time on the evening of this day, Captain W ilson, judged it
advifable that his guefts Ihould be apprized'of his intention,
left the turning out fuddenly with arms migbt awakeh
rious apprehenfions in them.
The hour of eight having been appointed for fetting
the guard, the Captain previoufly communicated to them
the refolution they had formed, explaining at the fame
time that it was cuftomary for the Englijh to’have a night-
watch whenever they were from home; and that here it
might be particularly ufeful, as it Would prevent the inhabitants
of the other iflands from coming by night to
attack them. This being explained, Captain Wins ON
invited them, before fupper, to fee the guard turn out,;
they feemed highly delighted to obferve our men'go
through
through ,thein.exercife bj2fore',|they parted for their refpec-
itive pofts&each man haying a mufquet and. cartouch-box,
See.; and indeed all m?n-Pn board th^ANTELopE, from
the time that -the yeflek quitted E n g l An d , were fo, ,con-
ftantly kept in the exercife of fmall ,arms, that they were-
fufficien'tly expert .to have made a refpe<ftable appearance;'
and on’Jthe people, before whom they now Chewed ;|iem-
felves, their lkill and readinefs mqft have made, a formidable
impreffion. The novelty of the fight,had fqrcibly
wo^keckon the imaginations of their new friends.—A rra
Kqoker having lent a mqft fteady attention to.the explanation
that had been given of the ufe of thefe military weapons
(about, which he had probably been talking with his
brother; the General) feemed as if fome fudden thought had
at the moment ftarted in his- mind, calling out eagerly to
R aa. Kook, in thefe words, Englees mora (or go).ARTiN-
g a l l , Pel’le , lew, pointing to the northward and fouth-
ward ; .then cried Poo, imitating the found which our guns
had been reprefented to him to make when fired. They returned
to the tents where they were to fleep, and appeared
to. be quite at eafe and contented.— They kept converging
together a great part of the night; and the bufinefs of
this evening proved a very favourable circumftance, as from
that time they feemed to confider the Englijh as pofleffing
fuch power and abilities as they could have no conception
of before.
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Ü G U S T ,
H Sentiments