1783. men were introduced in their turns, alfo. After prefent-
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ing the officers, See. the King enquired for the markof
Captain W ilson’s rank or dignity as Chief, who was at a
lofs how to anfwer; but. recollecting that a ring was an ornamental
mark o f diftinCtion, told him fo, and Mr. BeNger,
the Firft Mate, having faved his,.gave it to Captain W ilson,
who put it on; theyappeared pleafed with the ideathatit
was a kind of ornament which had a hmUaaaty of. meaning
to their own.
During the time that thisdmfinefs was tranfaCling, Raa
Kook was converting with the King upon every thing Tie
had feen and ohferved during his flay with our vpegpfc;
this has countenance and gefhires fully dhmonflrated, and
they plainly noticed his description of their fire-tarms, and
exercife, which the King feemed eagerly to attend to, and
then expreffed aw iffi to fee them himfe lf; which Captain
W ilson faid ffiould he done immediately.
He ordered every man to he under arms, and drawn up
on the heach (the tide then being low) before the King, who
was placed with all his retinue juft above the flow o f the
water, and that they ffiould be exercifed by the C h ie f
Mate, that he might not abfent himfelf from the K in g ;
they, without lofs of time, prepared themfelves, marched
on the ffiore in the King’s prefence, and fired three vollies
in different pofitions.— The furprize o f the natives, their
hooting, hallooing, jumping, and chattering, produced a
noife
noife iti'moâ hq-uaf to the report.of the' mhflpiets/ Though
thi^^xhit&ioiï^àçrmad^ at famé expencë ^hf the!# po^-
der, yeriour people having "fortupaeèl55/--faved all they
had nn board, it.;wasv^udged prudent 'on this occafion
té let the natives i wifnefs.-'fbme difplay of the effe<ffiof
Shear arms, that they might be impreffed at the flrfl
fight of them with ah enlarged idea "of the - power 'and
feength! of the fcngMjB'', and theornore fo as; they had per-
ceived, the preceding night, how much higher they had
rifen in theeftimation of the King’s brotherS;by llhe mere
exhibition hfffheir mhfquetry, and giving an «explanation
of thê&Safë/1
A fte r this, on© : ©f the fowls that had been faved’ among
the. little h^e Stock from the Antelope, was purpofely
driven aerhfs-' the cove, where Mr. Brnoer w a s . prepared
with aLfowling-piece, 1 loaded with, ffiot, which he fired at
the bird/to let the King fee the effedt o f their mufquefsg
the birdSifitettly dropped, having its- wing and leg bfOfeèn ;
fome o f the natives ran to it, took it up, and carried it to
the King, who examined it with great attention, unable to
comprehend how it could he wounded, not having feen any
thing ~pafs out of the gun. This created a vaft murmur
and furprize amongft them.
R aa K ook expreffed. much impatience to ffiew the
King whatever had imprefied his own mind, and taking
his brother by the hand, led him to a grindftone, which
I a was
AUGUST.