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their moft fanguine wifhes were diredted. They underflood 
that no canoe had been at Oroolong during the time they 
had been at Pelew. 
At day-light the boats were lent again to the wrecks 
to fee if no other materials could be procured; they 
brought back in the evening more planks, nails, and many 
other neceffaries, which were of effential fervice, particu¬ 
larly coals. Thofe who remained on fliore were bufied 
about the veffel.—A lift was made out of the number of 
men the King had wifhed to go on his fecond expedition. 
On this, as well as on the former occafion, every individual 
exprefted a readinefs to be of the number ; and thofe who 
actually went, amicably fettled the matter among themfelves, 
on which their names were wrote down, and ftuck againft 
a tree in the dock-yard; and diredlions given, that they 
fhould hold themfelves in readinefs againft the time the 
King fhould either fetch, or fend for them. 
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SEPTEMBER. 
Saturday 6, 
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