THE PELEW ISLANDS. 
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one bullock; the fhe-goat alfo, having kidded in this bad 
weather, died together with her young. In the afternoon 
the weather became more moderate, fo that they were able 
to make fail and to proceed on their voyage; and the next 
day the weather was fo fine they were enabled to open 
their ports to air and dry the fhip below, as alfo again to 
examine their provifion and ftores, and get every thing 
into order. They were now proceeding cheerfully on 
their voyage, fondly flattering themfelves the adverfe 
weather, and the anxieties it had awakened, were all at 
an end, when they were fuddenly overwhelmed with 
thofe misfortunes which are related in the following 
narrative. 
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AUGUST. 
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