178J.
AUGUST*
Monday 25*
C H A P T E R IX.
The Five Meny with the Interpreter, who. went with the King
on bis Expedition, return Jafe, accompanied by Raa K o o k .
—JUg Account o f the Succefs o f that (Expedition
K o o k , in the King’s Name, gives the IJlapd of O iv o o l o n g
to the Englifh,— Captain W i l s o n invited %y tFe King to
P e l e w ;— excufes bimfelf fo r the prefenty^ but fends. Mr.
B e n g e r , and Mr. M . W i l s o n , bis Brother, with fh e %in-
guift, to compliment A b b a T h u l l e on bis late F id io r y ,
Captain W i l s o n goes in bis Boat round the IftO0 ^ 0 be
Vejfel continues to get advanced.—Mejfrs. Benger and
W i l s o n return from P e l e w .
r I ' HE wliole attention of our people was bellowed on
the variety of bufinefs neceffary to the advancement
of the veffel. As the boats were going off this day to the
fliip, they faw four canoes, full of men, coming towards the
harbour from the louthward; and as our people underftood
thofe iflands were at variance with the King of P e l e w , t h e
boats returned, and foon after thefe canoes came alhore;
thofe who were in them landed, with great marks of timidity
and caution; they feemed (as far as we could interpret
4_ their
theif figns) to intimate a.delire to look round the cove, and
were probably induced to, take a view of the new-arrived
creatures, Whom accident and misfortune had thrown upon
this iliand. Thefe was among them a Rupaeh, who was
judged* by the kind of bone oh his arm, to.be of an inferior
order y but the linguiftbeing abfent,itwas impoffible
to difeover who they were. ^ Captain W i l s o n condu&ed
them round the cove, and Ihewed them the works which
were, begun. They remained on Ihore little more than an
hour* arid appeared greatly fatisfied; departing full of acknowledgments
for the civilities, which had been Ihewn
them, neither they or their attendants pilfering, or alking
forahything*
Our people how opened a communication from one tent
to the other, through which they might retreat, or join, in
eafe of an attack; and they alfo fettled the plan of defence
Withih the barricade, aid each man had his poft affrgned
him. The reafon of making thefe preparations Was, the
long fby the people made who were gone with the King to
battle; they underftood that they would be back in four or
five days, and this was- the ninth morning they had been
abfent. In the afternoon four other canoes wete perderved
making into the harbour; by the boatmen fplalhing and
fiourilhing their paddles,, our people conceived'the King was
jj on board one of them, but to their great fatisfa^km they foon
faw they were their countrymen returned.— They were welcomed
1783.
U C U S T ,