hardly to be deferibed, and this was lucreafed by the accident
of fome of the wad fettling fire to the dry leaves of a
tree which projected acrodfs the cove.-~Havmg oMerved the
ball fait in the water at a great diftanee, they were unable to
conceive how this effeék could be produced; what they
had feen ftimuteted ftih more their with of havirig one ©f
the fwivels cm their expedition, as it would prove not only
deftrm&ive to the perlbus, but to the property of their
en em ie s R a a Kook accompanied the Captain on the; hill
to thé Look-out, and was furprized to fee how much the
ground had been cleared.—Be informed him of the.names
of the principal iftaods, pointing out their fituation with
Ms hand, though fonae of them were not within view y
he toM him. that to die fouthward was Peeelew, to
the N*Ei Emillegue, and to the $. E. the ifland they
were going to war with, which he faid was called Artin-
6AS,L.-^-After they had returned from- the hill, the King
was treated with Iherbet, and he foon after went over
land to dinner, at the place where his canoes were ffa-
tioned, faying, when he left the tents, that he ftiould return
with his boats at high-water, by which it was fuppofed
he meant at that time to take fuch of tbe F,ngliJ&: as were
to attend him to the war, who all got themfelves in readinefs
accordingly;..
In the afternoon fome people came from Abba T hulle
and
T H E V E L E W 1 ST. A N D S,
Mid renewed their fblitatatiotis on ^ jiabjesft of the
every argument wafe 'u&d to /matoe them fen-
fible, of ithe Imfxradficafeility of rendering Jt 'of %ny ufe in
their. canoes)—Soon after, oiherof-his men arrived, bringing
a^prefenfl'of fome fpe fifti and a turtle.—The KiH^aftdr
came round, himfel^atiende.d' ^pten. ox twelve, ^audcspl«
The the fwive^f^$snhgam .ftron'qly yurged
by the Chief Minifter, and our people ’thereby,.compelled
’S^recur’ito all the arguments,before mad^^ift^ and* as
our men were all drawn up with their arms, Mr.^E-^GEB»
willing to ^ffit off all further entreaty on the fubje^tti ordered
theni’ into the canoes.— One - Very' ^materiafl, oh-
jeffe^fe^giihft complying with itheir ra'efirewaxjthdgr eat
’fenfi4rn,pt-ion»-of »powder it wdhld, occiafionu^bfpdesitwhich,
the nsceffity .there would have been of the Gunner’s attendant,
Who was too ufeful a man to be fpared. '
Ab.b*av Th u lee " and his retinue now embarked, and
there was reafon to fear that this refufal had not m,ade‘
thfem depart in the good-humour that could have been
wilhfid.—Before the canoes were out of fight, the, Gunner
mads a report of the arms and ammunition taken on the5
expedition, which appearing - rather large' {.as-yMr, Bengeb
had taken piftols and cutlaffes unknown • to the Capt ain^,-
occafioned fome uneafinefs, in the particular fituation.they
at that time ftood.—It* was therefore thought advifable to
keep
1783- Ï
SEPTEMBER.