THE PELEW ISLANDS/ 
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the veffel. By fome canoes feen to-day, it was underftood, 
that the King was returned to Pelew from the expe¬ 
dition. 
Our boats, in their feveral trips, having got as much 
plank and ftores as was judged would be fufficient for their 
prefent wants, all hands were employed about the veffel, and 
in felling timber. The gunner, with other afliftants, got the 
fix-pounder mounted on a carriage, and fpunged and fcaled, 
fit for fervice, which was then fixed in the opening of the 
barricade prepared for it, fo as to command the entrance 
of the cove. This day a fmall fpring of water was difco- 
vered in the harbour. 
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AUGUST® 
Sunday 24. 
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