AN ACCOUNT OF 
x 7 8 3- requefi: of the King’s two brothers, the younger of whom re- 
AUGUST, C C 
turned with Mr. M. Wilson. 
The weather being rough, our people employed them- 
felves in drying their clothes, and making their tents more 
commodious. The natives conduced our people to a well of 
frelh water; the path leading to this well lying acrofs fteep 
and rugged rocks, rendered the track hazardous and diffi- 
cult. Richard Sharp, a midfhipman, a lad about fifteen, 
being on this duty, the natives took him in their arms 
when the path was rugged, and they were very careful 
in thefe places to affift the men, who returned with two 
jars filled. 
One canoe and three men remained with our people, 
as did one of the King’s brothers, called Raa Kook, com¬ 
mander in chief of the King’s forces, and the Malay inter¬ 
preter ; they eat of fome fowl ftewed with bread, which 
was prepared for dinner, but would not eat fome flices of 
ham which Captain Wilson had drefled for them, difliking 
the tafte of fait, of which they had no knowledge. It con¬ 
tinuing to rain and blow excefiively hard all the afternoon, 
they could not go away, but pafled the night with our peo¬ 
ple, and appeared to be perfe&ly eafy and contented with 
their reception. 
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