THE PELEW ISLANDS. 
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CHAPTER V. 1783* 
AUGUST, 
Arra KookeRj the King's Brother , returns from Pelew, 
and is foon after followed by Mr. Matthias Wilson, 
who gives a very favourable Account of the Manner in 
which he had been received. — Regulations made by the 
Englifh for ejlablifhing a Nightly Guard.—-The General and 
Arra Kooker informed of it.—They approve the Scheme , 
which is immediately put in Execution.—Some Char abler of 
Arra Kooker. 
r-TpHE next morning two canoes arrived with yams, ready Thurfday 
boiled, and fome cocoa-nuts, which were prefented to 
Captain Wilson. In one of thefe veffels Arra Kooker, 
the King’s brother, returned back, who brought with him 
one of the king’s fons; PvAA Kook went immediately to re¬ 
ceive his nephew, and much converfation feemed to pafs 
between them. Arra Kooker informed his brother, that 
three men had died of the things they had taken and drank 
out of the medicine-cheft; the General replied, that the 
Englifh had told him this might be the confequence, and he 
was glad they had fuffered for their bad condudt. The 
meffage which the King’s fon had brought from his father 
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