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to, or the proper bait, but every attempt of this kind proved 
fruitlels. 
One canoe came to the ifland to-day, and brought yams 
and cocoa-nuts; more copper was got from the wreck, and 
a conliderable quantity of nails. 
Raa Kook arrived at Oroolong in the evening, accom¬ 
panied by two Grangers of rank, whom it was afterwards 
known were Chiefs of fome of the neighbouring illands; 
they came in three canoes, and brought prefents of yams, 
cocoa-nuts, and three jars of moloffes.—Our people had been 
all the day bulled about the veftel,and were juft then going 
to prayers; all the Pelew people attended the fervice, and be¬ 
haved with the greateft decency : one or two of them hap¬ 
pening to fpeak, Raa Kook checked them; and they 
afterwards obferved ftridt lilence.—-While at prayers, the 
Malay , Soogel, arrived from Pelew with a meftage to the 
General from Abba Thulle, and coming into the tent was 
going to deliver it; but Raa Kook, unwilling that the 
Engli/h fhould be interrupted, made a motion with his hand 
to keep lilence, till the Captain (to whom he pointed) had 
done reading. After prayers, having received the meftage,. 
he and the ftrangers entered into converfation with Cap¬ 
tain Wilson and his officers, and after fome time the Ge¬ 
neral alked for fifteen men, and one of the fwivel-guns, to 
go with them on another expedition.-—The King, flulhed; 
with:. 
1783- 
SEPTEMBER. 
Saturday 27. 
Sunday 
