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AN ACCOUNT OF 
1783- 
BEPTEMBER, 
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a dropped great part of our fleet by the way, who had filed 
u off to their refpedtive homes) and then went up to Pe- 
a lew, where there was finging and dancing moft part 
u of the night; the natives attributing the fuccefs of the 
66 day to us, and often in their fongs repeating the word 
u Englees. They expofed the dead bodies of their pri- 
66 foners feveral days, till they became moft horribly offen- 
a five, and then they were either buried or thrown into the 
a fea.” 
Such were the particulars of the fecond battle of Art in- 
gall, as brought by Mr. M. Wilson, and confirmed by all 
who were with him on the expedition. By our return¬ 
ed countrymen information was alfo brought, that Abba 
Thulle purpofed to pay the EngUfh a vifit in four or five 
days. By what our countrymen could obferve, Artingall 
appeared the largeft of any of the iflands. 
The pinnace was fent after breakfaft to the wreck, to fee 
what other materials could be procured ; it returned in the 
afternoon, bringing fome good plank, and a large quan¬ 
tity of fpike nails, things of the utmoft fervice in the bli¬ 
ft nefs of conftrudting the veflel. 
Encouraged by the fuccefs of the preceding day, the pin¬ 
nace again vifited the wreck, and brought back more of the 
fame kind of materials. 
After a ftormy night the day proving bad, little could be 
done till after noon, when the weather clearing, every hand 
0 
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