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i7?3* keep every thing in a pofture of defence, left any fiirther
EPTEMBER, . T '
mifunderftanding fhould take place; the watch' wasj .well
•attended to, and no caution omitted which prudence could
•fuggeft;
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TrdnfaBiom at Oroolong.— 2^ ten Mtk 'n >vni< ./'V
'k m r .— A ym itcvla¥ ouitF^if^^Mid^-Bntlle hfcXip-
TI Kpok L h?1'
SOME-nati^f|came from -the {\ptering^4®^^f*iW^orh
■ lhtkligciTce f\ia^!brddght that the cmocs-uciangonq
'P of which' fofhe. d©^t/pM&4^P^U^eAteStained^''
ouri^pSojSle Tnppofefg >tbat, .'as,; they we^Jt «awaydatej
theiyCWdUld oiilylgb? to' -the ihack:bf the ifland, • .Thefejna^
iti^^*v1ft)0n departed.— The feine was iiauled to-.day, v^thQ^t
fuccefs, and the yeflel was. attended to with perfeveranc^|j J
■ ' This day they had thehigheft tide-that had been-^l^Ced
at this?plafce'. Tt was high-water at half arfhour paft f^eoj.
•No1 natives were feento-day.’ J '
The jolly-boat was fent round to t?heswatering-rplace, in
queft of timber; but there was fo high a furf on the beach
that they could not take any in. ^ome Of our people,got fix
kegSi Of^water, and went with the boat, to cb^e^sqabb^g^f^n.d
periwinkles, all the unpacked or loofe beef'being; expended:
They alfo this day examined and took an account of the ftore
sfjii&EMBBK.
Wniru fdiy
.wd,
Thurfday
II. ■
Friday 12.
Saturday 13.