. l7g3. C H - A F T E R XII.
SEPTEMBER»
The King comes to Ouoolong.— Is tnuch jlruck with the Appearance
o f the Fejfel, which he bad notfeen before.-^-I's
■ Jfhewn the Barricade and the Six-pounder; which is Vafter-
wardsf at his Deftreyfited cff.-^-Fiews the differ ent Artificers
employed in the Dock Yard.— The- Imprejjion all thefë. new
Sights make on bim.— After pajjihg feveral Hours with. m r
People.» he goes to the Back o f the IJland.— Tbe King re~
turns next Day^—wi/hes to take a Swivel Dun on the Expedition.—
This objeèled to.—He departs for P e l e w , 'carrying
with -him the ten Men allotted for the War. ;
Sunday 7. r p H E weather fettling fine, all hands were employed in
-®- felling timber, and getting the frames of the veflel
forward. In the afternoon four canoes came into the harbour,
and gave our people fome fiflx; who, in return, made
them a prefent of fome iron. As they appeared to have a
large provifion of fifli, by bartering a little more old iron,
there was plenty for every man at fupper. In the évening,
when the toil of the day was over, the Captain read prayers,
as ufual.
After
,, After breakfaft Captain WtLf^J%w-£i^eht,- in ifhjsfljdlly- j-
tofQund' aryl examine t^ e '^ fh iw ® f i ’r He found |g
paffage,^n.,; which there were: tt^eerfatshom at Jawrwater;,
due Qwgft. frfistrv, thy iflapd., Between the ifband^and the
peef he; found % flat fandrbPhk,Hpoa ^which there were
^nly.jfgygjn./fept'at Ipw-wafer; if was clear' fandj! -ektefepiffl a
fpw coral fpofs,. which were eaiily difcovered by the ..colour
ef the water.
In ri^e ^ft^hbOn;?the King .paid mur- people* afowifit^ at*
tended by his twoKjhr O t h e r s , the- C h i e f M i n i f e r ',.' e and
Several; of. .his; other Chiefs^ and brought them fome dine
fifh, that his cahoes’ had caughtrin’ilhtsh'which *th%y'make
-j^Sered much from any kind ohr
people had hitherto feen, they were ratlier reiore than three
feet m length, and near a foot aerofs, haVi»g^a'^very'i&6ny‘
and thick head.? thebone wasfounxK>mm@nly hardfasto
ffrike fire when they fplif At. with an axe, in' order th flew
36* meat isttt foM. and firm, dike a large cod ^'ancf-the
fcales wer© round, near the fize of a Spamjlx dollar; then«*
tiyes prize it much, and our people found it, 'when boiled*
very good. They had only; caught four, two of which were
given to the Bngli/b> and by the fhip’s fteward divided into
rnefies, The Cbimfe drafted their portion differently, making
a mixture with rice, and other things, which they csAI Cbow
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