THE PE LEW ISLANDS. 
CHAPTER VIII. 
Our People continue alrnofl every Day to fend to the Wrecks 
and recover a great Variety of Stores.—They form a Barri¬ 
cade round the Tents-) — compleat it y — and continue their 
Work with the utmoft Jtjfduity in the Dock Tardy and in ad¬ 
vancing the Veffel. 
A GREEABLE to the regulations made the preceding 
day, the boatfwain called all hands to their feparate 
labours, except fuch as were employed in the boats.—It was 
judged expedient now to form a barricade in front of the 
tents towards the fea; this was done by driving a double 
row of ftrongpofts, interlaced with branches of trees, to form 
a thick fence, the fpace between the two rows of flakes 
being filled with logs of wood, ftones, and fand, to render it 
as folid as poflible. On the infide was raifed a foot-bank, 
on which they could Rand and fire, in cafe of being attacked, 
with an opening left for one of the fix-pounders, which it 
was intended fhould be got from the fhip the firfl opportu¬ 
nity, and placed there. They alfo mounted two fwivels 
(which were large ones) on the flumps of two trees that had 
been fawed down, in a manner fo that they might be pointed 
in every neceflary direction. 
M The 
1783. 
AUGUST. 
Monday iS. 
