THE PELEW ISLANDS. 
a lfep that would heft authorize the hope of getting away 
from their prefent fituation, and feeing once more their 
own country, and thofe who were dear to them ; and en¬ 
deavoured to convince them, that however reluctantly they 
might yield to the proportion, yet he was fatisfied that 
the underftanding of every individual among them muft, 
on reflection, perceive it was a meafure abfolutely neceffary 
to be adopted. Upon which all the Tailors, with the utmofl 
unanimity, and with one voice, declared, that however they 
might fuffer from the deprivation of the accuftomed re¬ 
cruit of ftrong liquor, yet, being fenfible that having ac~ 
cefs to it, they might not at all times ufe it with difcretion, 
they, to their lafling honour as men, gave their full affent 
to the Captain’s propofal, and faid, they were ready to go 
immediately to the flrip, and have every veffel of liquor on 
board ; which, on this day, they confcientioufly performed; 
every cafk was flaved, and fo fcrupuloufly did they execute 
their truft, that there was not a Tingle man amongft them 
who would take or tafle a farewell glafs of any liquor.— 
Circumftanced as thefe poor fellows were, nothing but a 
long and well-trained difcipline, and the real affedtion they 
bore their Commander, could have produced the fortitude 
and fteady firmnefs which they teftified on this occalion; 
and certainly nothing could more exhilarate the fpirits of their 
officers, or more endear the men to them, than this conqueft 
they fhewed over themfelves—What indeed was there not 
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