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were taken at low-water, or when very little flood was 
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made. 
Sunday 31.. The Captain having fixed this day for his going to vifit 
the King at Pelew, as foon as all had breakfafled, he read 
prayers in the tent; Raa Kook, with fuch of the natives as 
were waiting to accompany him, attended divine fervice, 
and were moft exceedingly attentive, following exactly what 
they faw our people did, in riling or kneeling, except that 
in Head of kneeling they would fquat down on their hams. 
After prayers were ended, Captain Wilson took leave of 
his people, taking with him Mr. Sharp, Mr. Dev is, and his 
foil Mr. Henry Wilson; they went in the jolly-boat; the 
General accompanying him in his canoe. They left the 
tents about eight o’clock in the morning. At noon as they 
approached the little ifland which lies about three or four 
miles in the. fea off Pelew ; they obferved Raa Kook’s 
canoe, paddling away at a great rate to get a-head of them,; 
he juft ftept on ftiore at a little town fituated by the water 
edge, and foon returned to meet them, directing their 
courfe to the leeward of the ifland, where they were 
met by another canoe, laden with yams, cocoa-nuts, and 
fweetmeats, to refrefh them on their paffage. This explain¬ 
ed immediately the reafon of the General’s quitting them.fa 
fuddeniy, which they now perceived was merely to indulge 
his hofpitable difpofition, and from his anxiety, left our 
people fliould be fatigued for want of refrefhment. Every 
one 
