THE PE LEW ISLANDS. 
foon explained this to be the effects of joy and furprize, # J 7 8 3 ^ 
thefe animals being the fir ft of the kind they had ever feen, 
they having no quadrupeds of any fpecies on thefe illands, 
except a very few grey rats in the woods.—It was agreed on 
by Captain Wilson and his people, that the wifh which the 
natives had exprefled refpedling the fending one of them 
to Pelew, that the King might fee what kind of Beings 
white men were, fhould be complied with, and fome diffi¬ 
culty arifing who fhould be the perfon, the Captain re~ 
quefted his brother, Mr. Matthias Wilson, to go, which 
requeft he readily complied with, and agreed to depart with 
them in their canoes. 
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The jolly-boat went out of the cove this forenoon, but 
the badnefs of the weather obliged her to put back, as did 
alfo the canoe that was returning to the King, in which 
was Mr. M. Wilson, but about noon the canoe fet out 
again and proceeded on her voyage. Captain Wilson was 
much affedted at his brother’s departure, but hoped the 
embafiy might prove the means of alleviating their forlorn 
fituation. He inftrudled his brother to inform the Kine who 
they were, to acquaint him with their misfortunes, and to 
folicit his friendfhip, as alfo his permiftion to build a veflel 
to carry them back to their own country. He Pent by Mr. 
M. W ilson a prefent to the King of aEmail remnant of blue 
broad cloth, a canifter of tea, a canifter of fugar-candy, and 
a jar of rufk. The laft article was added at the particular 
requeft 
