“ Talked the young man, how they knew: they,were angry. Hefaid,
“ By fpeäking to^ jtf. 1 alked how this was done; he laughing faid,
» on thefe bctafiortsj a prieftwrapped himfelf in a bundle of cloth,
“ rolled up like a ball, and fpokein a flrarp, Ihrill, fqueaking voice,
1 « i am angry / fetch me hogs,, kill a man, and my anger will beap-
“ peafed.’ °I endeavoured to fliew him the folly and knavery -of the
“ impofture, and regretted my want o f words and language to make
“ myfelf better underftood. May the Lord' haften the happy time,
| when the-power o f the gdfpel fliall take root in the hearts o f thefe
‘ ‘ benighted people!” gpWggPR .h.O’R' y" 1 Wtt JKäO ft n”' +*r
a9th. -Refolved; .withoutdelay; toeredt atbufid*ngiferf^
th pA tiäw o cabh laiyan d grammar; and-that eaeh igember, häv£-a
copy, and one be fent to .the diredtonn .
. r 30th. i Männe"Mahne fenti his; tayn,. M r. Cover, -a^refent- o f a
double canoe, three goats, and about twenty! fowls ; with thefe came
a letter from Andrew, theSwe.de, directed to M r. Cover, wherein he
expreffes a delirc to have feme of the carpenters fent over to Eimeo,
to affin in finifhing Männe Manned wefTel. We much fufped the
truth o f what it contains,^ 7
' “ Sir ,:; 1'' sA*i A A A
“ U po n the-requeftbftyeänfriend Männe M-anne,* -I nmftjigfcgim
I you, that he'defires your brethren would come over to us . as foon
“ as pofiible j and i f no more than one can be fpared, that he would
“ bring a faw‘ along with him, by means o f which we may be able
to proceed in finifhing the veffel, which, at the prefent time, is in
“ danger of:being burnt down to allies, on account o f a fpite that
§ Pomärre’s wife has againft the -old- man and me', and even your-
“ Mves, for us telling her that die was in rthe wrong in-killing o f
“ her own child. She has ordered the people in almoft every diftridl
« o f Eimeo to feize upon the old man,., and ..kill him, and us, and
“ every one that fhould take, his part. We were affaulted the 8th of
' «« this month by an infurredion o f abouf three hundred men, be-
“ ïoiigirtg toour own place, that came on purpofe to infult ps j but
«- We being forewarned a few d a y s% b o f their intentions, they did
« not ftteceed1 to theirwifh, as the Reward and I were on our guard ;
^ add,- as Toon"as they begkn to infult the old man, by firing a round
two atttongft them they difpérfed without the lofs o f any fife,
<< or hurk except one man that was wounded by me, at the firft
*'*' bnfef, with my cuttafs. They have now alked our pardon, and
« begged peace ; but are ftill very miftruftful o f them, as they havé
“ removed what little they have to adiftantpa rt; that we are under
**''Thé ribcefiity o f keeping a getod look-out at night, for fear o f them
“ fettihgfire to th e houfe, which they have threatened to do. So
“ i f you cannot fpare any o f the brethren to come over, pleafe to
«■ 'fend word b y the bearer o f this what you think is beft to be done.
« And, i f any one fhótdd fcifej, I would advife them to bring fom©-
h tlnftg ó f defence with them, as that would greatly add to the fecu-
rity o f ourfehres, aS well as that o f the velfel.
; | fe has likewife fulfilled his promifet© you, by fending you a
pair o f canoes, three goats, and feme fowls. He has alfo fent by
** rhe beater two pieces o f red doth, which he wifhes you to get
«* made irifo ah uniform coat, turned up with black or blue, and to
«« have it done as loon'as poflible, lo that the bearers o f this may
^ïlfÖringit back w ith him when he returns» which w ill be fame time
fii'góing round to Tiaraboo.
« For my bwn part, I amforry T could not come over to you, on
V account o f the old man being afraid to flay by himfelf amongft
thofe troublelome neighbours o f ours. We are ftill contented, and
“ wifi be more comforted by hearing that you and your brethren
“ enjoy good health, unity and concord amongft yourfelves, and
“ peace with the natives. I have no more news at prefent, and
I therefore remain, with efteem, your friend and well-wilher,
(Signed) “ A n d r e w C o r n e l i u s L i n d .*’
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