102 
AN ACCOUNT OF 
■1783. 
J, V c U S T 
King’s coming*. On his arrival Captain Wilson rofe, 
and embraced him, as he had done at their firft interview. 
Abba Thulle fat down by him, and they were then 
ferved with the before-mentioned provifions, by a man who 
feemed to a6f as a butler, and gave to each a portion, by the 
King’s directions. After this entertainment was over, Cap- 
tain Wilson offered him the prefent he had brought, 
which confilfed of fome iron-hoops, fome necklaces made 
of gold and filver lace, tied with ribband at each end; to 
which he meant to have added a few files, but one of the 
natives purloined them from the perfon who had them in 
charge. 
The King came down without any ftate, and feemed 
-only attended by thofe whom curiofity to fee the ’EngliJJj 
had brought together; the houfe, and every part about it, 
was thronged with the natives, to fee our Captain, who had 
dreffed himfelf in the Company’s uniform. 
After the repafl was ended, Mr. Dev is, who was a 
draughtfman, being firuck with the appearance of a wo¬ 
man who was prefent, took out a piece of paper, and was 
making a fketch of her figure ; which, before he had com¬ 
pleted, the lady noticing that he had repeatedly looked 
her earneftly in the face, and marked fomething down, was 
* It was very remarkable, that, thronged as the houfe was, and every avenue to it, 
yet as foon as it was known that the King was approaching, the moft profound and 
.reverential filence was preferved. 
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