u*g^ s t c^refling him, whilft hé Teemed' to enjoy rgreatipleafure ïri
rolling and töffingthëm about, and playingwith'them, hand-^
ing’them to our people; that they might alfo notice land play'
— with-thernf:
W h ilft th e attention ó f Captain W ilsö’n and his compa-
' nions had been engaged b y this intereftirig fcene, the n igh t
had crept faft ón them, and it being* now quite dark they
requefted-leave■ to retire ; ' Raat K ook ■ apologized for,“not
waiting on- thcm home, but orderedione of. his own people
and the Malay to conduit them back.
i Being arrived'at their allotted dwelling, th e y learnt that
the K in g had been there after his b a th ing, bu t underftanding'
they were gone abroad with his brother, he had retired to his
own houfe, but had fent them fome filh for fupper^Alfter
fupper It a a Kook fent mat's for them to flèep :ony and nailed
himfelf before he went to reft, to /fee- if they werefupplied
with every thing they ftood in want of, and which it-
in his power to offer .—Our people repofed'on thefc mats at
One énd of the houfe, the King h a v ing ordered fome of his
own men to fleep at thé other end, to protect them from any
inconveniency which might arife from the curiofity. of the
natives, as well as to watch the fires* made to keep them
from the dews and mofquitos. They all refted very well, in
the fulleft degree fatisfied with the great attention and kind-
nefs of their new friends.—The night proved both Windy
and wet, but th e y found their habitation perfectly d r y ; their
houfes.
T H E P'E L E W L, A S.
houfes ;/t$ing flip wolf, th^tGhgd^that the^jw^ther» vrarely{is
able.t?c penetrate them.,
ft_AA.,Koq]e^alle^ion them very earlyflj@r3fhe morning;;, dp;
ondns 'cq»ntgnl®^lh'eh;^^kfQ| g&P&~
humour and congratpl^tiqq:as;;ippre} than told puypeople’be
rgiqmd^tptfep th?m,—Be p©vej\ felted hirpf#.&(%^-5but 5|ftV
fcrexe. fmalh diftance from.t.bpnf^^hiclu;i§, ffi#5^i;ib.;thefe.
parts as. a mark o f re fp ed t— He told them
bpthe, and tthey went down to, |ra| fhor?.. to fe^^f^their, bppf
andiifs'iran^work was fafe.— On their return, th^fcaptain and
his-, companions| re-c;?iyefl a. mediae? djKh^gak%jt witp^the
^^l^.— ^heyjpfle-condm^ed t%flhef houfe whore,
9?dipg«!pypnin.g«5 tb^^had ‘to tho
ftoor^jas^kthgt nfuah cuftom gbere, bnt.gefye^pd with; bamv~
ho(«daii[Kand fafteped, down. collaterally,' with jf^gce/apy
Wo? ibe^eep.-^At^e eud of this room. ?ya^th,e kgtehen,
where the fervants were bu lled in preparing, breakfaft, but-
w ithout any partition to feparate the kitchen.— A t the. opposite
end ran a h igh rail, with a large mat loofely laid over it..
— Some, attendants wh o were prefent, defired o u r people
to feat th em fe lv es;; which", when; th ey had done, the K in g
pulled down the mat, and difeovered h im fe lf and the Queen
feated behind it.— As this tr iflin g ceremony h a d fomewhat
o f an air o f ftate that had never been Ihewn before, nor
was on any future occafion exercifed, th ey fufpe&ed that
tins.
SEP,T EM E E R ».
Monday I»