from »the fhip when two Europeans made their appearance; they'
Came alon^hde without hefltation, ahh'ffippng on boapf ytith alacrity,
'( ^ v e 'u s the uhfpeakable plestfur-evof hearing own langua^fepken
•' By them; a p lea fi^ jw h ich proved^atfpgce our ,’^rieGeflity>ro£'feeh
inftruments, and oiir great diftance from home; for m tfiur'eounj^
tehance,' one„■ o f them ^efpecially, there w a^ fp mpch qj| thevvillain*
i; marked,- that- In England a well-difpofed perfon would ihpn themas*
% he wouM a fwindler or a pickpocket. However, had as,tfie.y appeared
to b„e, as they have to, a ft a part i n f u s e , , I fhalliipfert $($■
accojuptc/Sfjithem^elves. One o f them,' named-Benjamip Aj&bkfj
fay®» that he.jyas bom in the parifh of/^had^dl, London; and ,<%<#
his parents nowikeep a ^ublie-hpufe in Cannon'Streep. He is a bolds
talkative, prefuming feRow;J deems tq fpeak the language fluently,
and- fay^thgt he learnt it with great facility, Jqh#;^orvm#^|ig^
native o f Cork inTreland,,- fby trade a cqoper, and is far lefs talkative
than his comrade., Ambler fays that they left. London m .a jh ip
caBe^th^Otte^i.fcwhkh they failed tp-America;'|nd,there-, f o r %
fakfe qfrb^tefi wageis, left her tqg^,m to Amerieapwfeffej bqjpd tot)t9
north-weft; ooaft -on the fur trade. - Chi their paflage bupypds -they
touched at the iflands oCj^ . ; ^suiraad Amfterdam, wheie-;they i^ad?
fome ftiy , | eafdhBg fe$s ; and proceeded thence .rjtcuhe friendjy
Idandsi. hojKjs^f procuring refrefhments i 3b k b * v in g .
old iron hoops to barter, thb natives would not part with fee«l?8g$.
This induced theft* two» and four mote, to leave,-the-Ihip;- fee » W *
feh provifions; wore fa ted- as to be fcareefy eatable, and fq ;% ^ p a sV
foreed. them upon a fhortallowanee; therefore, drqadipg their cafe
might foon be w ^ / l l i y t t f iv ^ tW 'c a p t a i» to difcharge than-.
T h is ho a^osdtr^Iy did, and1 they landed upon Anpynqoka,' Where
another American veffel .called foon afterwards,, and being in w « t
o f feamen, engaged three o f their number. A n Irifbman named
Morgan remained at Annamooka, and they two; had: been abouft thin-
teen, months at Tongatahoos They are both young men, not exceeding
the age o f thirty.
A ps® ]
Alribler infbfril&l fW th-at^ilt>tafaithe'fW;a;^/'aRgreat1 chief, and profiled
bver all- the*eaft®rM paft5btfih'6-'’fflarid/|’'but that there Wis ah
did* rftdfi 'hlnfe'd'‘!T5bo MjsS^obdpfef - ■ greater’' power,- and generally
ftfeefned-*a§ unrig qv&r ^ h e ^ l i ^ d ' v t h e y Hid/ he Was in a
bad 'fta tif o f health, rfor wh ich '’r-feiftftih'^dip#n$i|gratify his deiire
to BdaM whciwtHdt'fhlp firft catoe to anchorV'huri that he
'irit'ehw^j 7ft) "-*pay iwri a?’ VMt'on the' ffib'rfoWi ■ or f daytfoL
lbM®|Jf& Froth-" thfeirdh’igh* pt^ifes* bft-'t-MsftM <h^f|'’wd underftobd
t-fct* humanity to' •his"!pdople, « hofjhtality tb'ft^aogeES'1,-'iJWfere pre-
l^8m^hab^'traits‘ of’his' chara'fteri. This* jfteaftng dcMunt'-Sf- the phiefs
bncotfraged the^pt^ntd-rAfentron*to Ambler the pbltefe"pf' oar vifit,
t-h’d dalirits and charafter o f fhe'miffionarifes, their intentions o f fer-
ViCfe^and^^I'^-ill. 'towdrlfl?!fhe -natives; a® 6&;ppifflf out. the certain
b egeitl^^ flS^he^laWf'" would" receive, i f ni^pbolSK^weieffufFered
lo^live*1u'nm^fiftem among th'em^^at the farpe-’ d|e reqiiefted
tlfoir mehifM b n g Jm®this ‘plare^wMi'ntcH-,v-i'ews. 1 T o
tliis^ 'he ‘replied, that' die 'n^ftvfes'Would certainly .rdeei^e-them gladly
dnd'treat them with kitidne'fS5p'blt,l®e^pe|S:ngproperty, -1ihe^Jcb|M
givchh^affurance 'o f 'dlssfafety.’ - - (D pnnelly, .who" feemed ; to jfp eak -with
t-hd greiteft' hand45r, qxp'reifed the'danger thelplines would be in i f
effGuiribered with iron - tdSE'jo they attempted'tb-fdfefewd ^th^tn^lfe^
frbih' private tobbefs^ which character might apply, tb every map on
the ifland when' fe ih fta^ ik tie^ la y - 'in 1 their w ’dy.^f-
A s ’ for ^ ^ ^ ^ n th e y had no doubt but ^Tibo Mobmboe' Wbufd
giw t® h » M€; and ‘?ifo’ protedb 'their perfons ; -biit were oQ.bpimbn,
th a td f all tl#*teh'Tived-whhhdp^dbuef they would not be -fo well
fupplied with ‘provifioff'tfs' I f they'^ere to' feparate to-different parts
o f tHeifland. This-was nearly all that pkfled at 'tMs* tinte'j - or
indeed couTt| until J'iTbo'^Mbbitidoe -was acquainted, therewith'; for
whichl'purpbft- they tiow left us, firft promifing-Itcfjreturn in the
morning’with His ahfwer. s ’
While this Was 'paflihg, -a"' kfgfe- double canoe approached, 'in
which Were feveral chiefs, who, ‘either with a view o f bbliging us,