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whatever on their account; that if they fuffered, it would 
be owing entirely to their own mifcondudt, for which he 
faid he felt himfelf truly concerned. This converfation 
palling at fupper, where the General and linguift were 
eating with our people, feemed greatly to difturb Raa 
Kook ; his countenance fully defcribed the indignation 
he felt at the treacherous behaviour of his own men, and 
alked, why our people did not Ihoot them ? begging, that 
if they, or any others, fhould dare again to attempt plun¬ 
dering the veffel, they would, and he fhould take upon, 
himfelf to juftify their conduct to the King. — He this 
night liept in the fame tent with our people, who all re- 
doubled their attention to him, perfectly perfuaded from 
the generality of his behaviour, that the difpleafure he had 
teltifled at this injuftice done to the Englifh , did not arife from 
any apprehenlion he felt in being at that moment absolutely 
in their power, but that his mind polfelfed fo nice a fenfe 
of honour as to make him feel unhappy at what appeared 
to him to be a breach of hofpitality in his countrymen; 
which he declared fhould be fully hated to the King, who 
would prevent its happening in future. This amiable Chief 
(for amiable he feemed from firli; fight) fhewed a perfect 
fatisfaction with what our people could do for him ; he en¬ 
deavoured to accommodate himfelf to their manners, would 
fit at table as they did, inltead of fquatting on his hams; 
and this pleafing difpofition of his induced every one to rer 
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