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*783- (that were armed, and formed his rear) to detach themfelves 
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to the back of the ifiand.—The King’s canoe then came for¬ 
ward between four others, two on each fide of it, the rowers 
of which fplafhed the water about with their paddles, and 
ffourifhed them over their heads in a very dexterous man¬ 
ner ; and as the King piped, the firft canoe? that had lain to 
clofed his train, and followed him into the cove, founding 
their conch Shells. When they had come in as far as the tide 
would permit, it was Signified to Captain Wilson that he 
should go out and meet the King; 011 which two of his own 
men took him up in their arms and carried him through the 
fhallow water to the canoe, where the King was fitting on a 
ftage built in the middle of it. He defired Captain Wilson 
to come into the canoe, which he did, and embraced him, 
informing him, through the interpreters, that he and his 
friends v r ere Englijhmen , who had unfortunately loft their 
Ship, but having faved their lives by landing on his territory, 
fupplicated his permiftion to build a veftel to convey them¬ 
felves back to their own country. 
After a little paufe, and fpeaking with a Chief in a canoe 
next to him (whom we after learnt was the Chief Minifler) 
he replied, in them oft courteous manner, that he was welcome 
to build, either at the place where he then was, or at his own 
ifiand ; told Captain Wilson* that the ifiand he was then on 
was thought to be unhealthy ; that he feared his people 
might be ficklv if then Hayed on it before another wind fet 
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