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when he was at Pelew, which he endeavoured to convince £ 7 8 3* 
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them he had very unneceffarily entertained. It was not 
long before our people were made happy by his fafe return; 
who had, as he told them, undergone no fmall degree of 
alarm, though it turned out to be more founded in imagi¬ 
nary fear, than in any real danger. He made a very favour¬ 
able report of the people of Pelew, that they feemed to be 
friendly in their difpolition, and had treated him with much 
civility and kindnefs : — The account of his expedition, as 
related to me by himfelf, was as follows : 
u When the canoe in which I went away came near the 
“ illand where the King lived, a vaft concourfe of the na~ 
tives ran out of their houfes to fee me come on Ihore ; the 
gc King’s brother, who accompanied me, took me by the 
“ hand, and conducted me from the landing-place up to the 
“ town, where there was a mat fpread upon a fquare pave- 
66 ment, on which he by ligns directed me to lit down. I 
u obeyed, and in a little time the King appeared, which 
“ being notified to me by his brother, I arofe, and made my 
u obeifance after the manner of eaftern nations, lifting up 
66 my hands to my head, and inclining my body forward; to 
“ which he did not feem to pay any attention. After this ce- 
“ remony, I offered the King the prefents my brother had 
u fent by me, which he received in a very gracious manner. 
“ —His brother, Arra Kooker, now talked a good deal 
u with him, which I conceived was to acquaint him with our 
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