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i7 s 3- hardly to be defcribed, and this was increafed by the acci- 
SEPTEMBER* 
dent of feme of the wad fetting fire to the dry leaves of a 
tree which projected acrofs the cove.—Having obferved the 
ball fall in the water at a great diftance, they were unable to 
conceive how this effect could be produced; what they 
had feen ftimulated ftill more their wifti of having one of 
the fwivels on their expedition as it would prove not only 
deftru&ive to the perfons but to the property of their 
enemies.— Raa Kook accompanied the Captain on the hill 
to the Look-out , and was furprized to fee how much the 
ground had been cleared.—He informed him of the names 
of the principal iflands, pointing out their fituation with 
his hand, though fome of them were not within viewy 
he told him that to the fouthward was Pellelew, to 
the N. E. Emillegue, and to the S. E. the ifland they 
were going to war with, which he faid was called Artin- 
gall. —After they had returned from the hill, the King 
was treated with fiierbet, and he foon after went over 
land to dinner, at the place where his canoes were Ra¬ 
tioned, faying, when he left the tents, that he fliould return 
with his boats at high-water, by which it was fuppofed 
he meant at that time to take fuch oi the Lngli/h as were 
to attend him to the war, who all got themfelves in readinefs 
accordingly. 
In the afternoon fome people came from Abba Thulle, 
and 
