THE PELEW ISLANDS. 
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« King’s people, who had been himfelf wounded by the I7&3- 
SEPTEMBER. 
« enemy, happening to fee him, fnatched Soogle’s Ma-> 
“ lay Creefe *, and flabbed him inftantly, before Mr. Ben- 
a ger perceived the blow. This man, a native of Artin- 
6t gall, who had now for the firft time feen a white perfon*. 
u fubmitted undauntedly to his fate; whilft expiring, he 
u fixed his eyes on the EngliJJjj and feemed to die impreBed 
with nothing fo much as the colour of his new enemy. 
“ Abba Thulle in his return to Pelew flopped, and 
** went on fhore in feveral fmall iflands, which I underflood 
66 were either fubjedt to him, or his allies; expofing publicly 
u the dead bodies of his prifoners; and the people at all thefe 
iC places feemed to rejoice much at his vidlory, bringing out 
a fweet drink, and other refrefliments.-—We could not 
u learn what number the enemy loft, but were confident 
u it mufl have been confiderable. Not a fingle perfon. 
u of the King’s party was killed, though there were a few 
a wounded. 
“ It was dark before we reached Pelew ; on coming near 
a it, the conch was founded to notify the King’s approach.—- 
u When we landed at the wharf from whence we had de~ 
u parted, a vaft concourfe of people were ready to receive 
u us, bringing with them a quantity of refrefliments. Here 
u we flopped till all were landed and got together (having 
* A kind of dagger ufed by the Malays . 
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