THE PELEW ISLANDS, 
about two feet above the level of the ground, and was about 
ten feet in width, having a broad flat ftone running along 
the middle, for the greater conveniency of walking; it was 
paved on each fide with hones of a fmaller fize, and lefs 
worked ; this caufeway led to the town, and then parted to 
the right and left; the one condu&ing to where fome of 
their boat-houfes were ere£ted, the other to their bathing- 
place. 
Having now reached Pelew, they came into a large 
fquare pavement, round which were feveral houfes; our peo¬ 
ple were conduced to one that flood in the centre of one of 
the fides. Out of this houfe iffued a number of women, who 
were waiting to fee thefe new Beings the Englijh , and 
whom they foon underflood were the wives of fome of the 
Rupacks , or great officers of ftate ; thefe were rather fairer 
than the reft of the women, had fome little ornaments 
about them, and their faces and breafts were rubbed over 
with turmeric. 
The King, and his brother Raa Kook, led his guefts 
into this houfe, into which the women returned, and re¬ 
ceived them with much joy, prefenting their company with 
cocoa-nuts, and fweet drink, which all fat down and par¬ 
took of. The ladies alfo feated themfelves, and taking 
a parcel of leaves, began making mats; an employment in 
wffiich they pafs a great part of their time. The King in¬ 
formed his guefts that this houfe was to be their abode as 
long 
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