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world. 
The converfation being at an end, Captain Wilson 
taking leave returned to acquaint the officers and people 
on fhore with what had paffed at this conference, which 
he hoped would meet with their approbation. All united in 
faying that he had adted with great propriety, and feemed 
happy to find that they were again on the fame good foot¬ 
ing with the natives; therefore, that the King might fee 
they were ready, and wanted no preparation, the Captain 
went off once more to inform him, that the men would 
be at his orders whenever he pleafed. This promptitude 
pleafed him much, and he in a very diftindf pointed man¬ 
ner told Captain Wilson that he was his brother Rupack 9 
and that he ftiould regard the Engli/b officers and people as 
his own peopleand that the Captain muft fend his bro¬ 
ther, Mr. M. Wilson, again to Pelew, to fee what things 
were there for Englijhmen to eat, that they might be fent 
them; adding, that he would order forne of his carpenters 
to come and affift them in building their veffel; but this 
offer the Captain declined: and having finiffied what he 
had to fay, he then departed with his attendants to the 
back of the ifland, notifying that he fhould return for the 
men the next morning. Captain Wilson, as before, in¬ 
formed his officers and men of all that had paffed with the 
king.—In the afternoon the ways were laid ; the keel, ftem, 
and ftern-poft fquared* as alfo fome of the floor-timbers. 
The 
