THE PELEW ISLANDS. 
v ; 53 
CHAPTER VI. 
!the King of Pelew pays his firji vifit to the Englifh.—H/i 1 
Arrival defcribed , and the Ceremony with which he is re¬ 
ceived ; after which he is conducted by his two Brothers and 
Captain Wilson round the Spot whereon they had eredled 
their temporary Habitation , and JJjewn whatever might en¬ 
gage his Curiofity.—After feveral Hours Stay he departs 9 
pleafed with his Reception , and takes his Retinue with him 
to the back Bart of the IJland . 
A T day-break the King’s fon, accompanied by one of 
^ ^ his uncles, launched their canoe and went off to the 
fhip; Mr. Barker alfo got off with the jolly-boat; the pin¬ 
nace wanting fome little repairs, could not be fent till about 
an hour after; they both returned about noon, bringing 
with them fome rice and other ftores, and were going to 
make a fecond trip, but put back on feeing a number of 
canoes approaching the harbour, and our people were in¬ 
formed that the King was coming.—Soon after feveral ca¬ 
noes appeared round the point at the entrance of the har¬ 
bour, and then lay to ; the King’s canoe having flopped 
whilfl he was giving orders to another fquadron of canoes 
(that 
1783. 
AUGUST. 
Friday 15* 
