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SEPTEMBER*
Sunday 14*
Monday 15.
o f provilion y and, after cpnfidering fMe time th e y might
probably remain on the ifland, and th e le n g th o f their
paflage, th e y fet apart as much o f th e founded: and beft-pf
th e p rovifion for the v oyag e as w as deemed n ee e ffary; w h ich
was on no account to be expended* T h is evening there
"were hard fqualls, he a v y rain, and mu ch ligh tn in g .
The weather this morning would not permit a bpat to
■ 0-0 out of the harbour.—-It was difcovered o ‘, r ' thatfome of the
h am s had been cu t th e preceding n ig h t ; a reward w a s .o f fered,
o f double allowance o f g ro g fo r a w e ek, to any per-
fon w h o would make th e offender known, a rw o iffd dafeo-r
v e r any one gu ilty o f wa fting any kind o f pro vifiong;; .and
th a t, in cafe th e a rrack ftiould be. out, th a t fuckjj perfon
ftiould receive te n dollars on th e veflel’s arrival at M a c o a »
T h is advertifement was fix ed to a tree in th e dock-yard*
h a v in g been pre v iou fly read to all our p e o p le ; bu t no in -
formation was e ver obtained o f th e offender*
A fte r a n igh t o f wind and rain, thunder and ligh tning,
about ten o’clock in th e morning tw o canoe? came into
th e harbour, wherein w e re Mr. Benger, W il l iam Harvey,
William Steward, and William Roberts : foy
them our people learnt that th e battle was over, their companions
all we ll, and that th e y would foon follow th em. T o wards
e vening o th e r canoes arrived, w ith Mr. M; W ilson,
J ohn Duncan, Nicholas Tyacke, Madan Blanchard,
T h o m a sW i l s o n , and. T hom as D u l t o n . T h e canoe
wh ich
which brought Mr. M. Wilson and JoHNi DuirccANy had
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been overfetc This accident.' arofoTtom a. fqttall of wind*
coming- on fo fuddenly, that the* canoe could not get ffs faff
down quick enough fave it ; there were natives- in
ff,- with? M*é. W'jusön and Mfr. -DuNc’.$Jf-. ‘As- tffe-canoe %as
going ©vet^two of the me^ .fteosiff the twö^muft|öets, aasd
holding .them in one handy buoyed up Mr.- DUNöivN and
Mr . WtLSKPf withflbe other s the remaining twè-madd
a fotaff ftfi with the haiuböife^ré^e^ padtffesj- and-pseees of
\yood they could coltil.- During thee time tüeyf?«fferé‘ floaty ‘
ing -the eartoe righted itMf; Tbeother canoes-that were irï
company-'being driven to a- diftance, with- much difficulty
efcaped tö'the meareft fhère; but the inftant they had' landed
©nr'people,.they put ofHagain, and took up Mr. Wr-Lsöistand
DtUiNG AWy ydiö could ^eitherof them fwim ^ by thé fimd
they were rehiyedthe^vere both abnoffexhauffed, having
been floating and clinging to the raft for the greater part of
two-hours. Two .bayonets and a Gartoucb-box wé^eloff by
this accident,- but happily n© life. Captain Wilson inftantly
rewarded the men who had faved them,- by giving them
fome files, and. forne pieces of iron to make hatchctsc
They were all received with- great joy by their, country-*-
men at Oroolong, and ftill more foy fteafiwtifeir bringing
hack with them the welcome; news of. the Kkig’s. fuccefst
But as' this forms not only a new*,but a very hiterefting.
feene, that X may l,ay it in the moft circumftantial manner
b e fore