THE PELEW ISLANDS. 
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people flept, and were told that they muft ftay and reft them- 
felves the next day, and fet off for their ifland the day fuc- 
ceeding. There was nothing but rejoicing and feftivity in 
the town the next morning, and the reft of the day was 
pafted with hilarity, and celebrated with fongs and dances 
made on the occafton. 
Before our people embarked, the King took them to 
his houfe, treated them with fome ftewed turtle, exprelf- 
ed great fatisfaftion in their behaviour, and promifed to 
fend to their iiland fupplies of yams; alking them if they 
thought Captain Wilson would again fpare him ten]men 
to go againft the fame people, intimating alfo a delign he 
had againft another ifland; Mr. Cummin declined giving 
an anfwer to this queftion, faying he could undertake 
nothing without the Captain’s orders.—After breakfaft the 
King went down to the water-fide with the Englijb , where 
he parted with them in a very kind manner, fending two 
large canoes laden with yams for the reft of their coun¬ 
trymen. They then palled over to the fmall ifland where 
they had firft landed, and walked acrofs it with the General, 
who accompanied them, and who ordered the canoes to go 
round to the other fide; they were now conduced to their 
firft night’s habitation, where their old friends receiv¬ 
ed them (if poflible) more hofpitably than before ; both 
fexes flocking about them, and making figns to exprefs 
their knowledge of the defeat of the King’s enemies. Here 
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1783. 
august; 
