THE PELEW ISLANDS. 
havock that might be made with one of our great weapons; 
that he had therefore fent for one to fhow them, and that 
the King had defired the General to fay it fhould now be 
fent back.—And laftly, as to his brother expecting any 
perfonal reverence from Captain Wilson’s people, he 
abfolutely difavowed any fuch idea having ever been enter¬ 
tained by the King ; that it was a miftake, or a mifconcep- 
tion, nor ever could have been wifhed or delired 
Thefe matters being now fatisfadtorily fettled, Captain 
Wilson took his officers out, to confult with them on the 
requeft; when it was judged right to confent to their having 
the fwivel-gun and ten men, but no more. This being 
refolved on, he returned into the tent, and acquainted Raa 
Kook with the determination; which pleafed him much, 
and they all went to fupper with our people in great good- 
humour. 
After fupper the General informed Mr. Sharp, that his 
fon had in the laft battle been wounded in the foot by a 
* This mifunderftanding had been occafioned folely by the Malay. This artful 
fellow probably found, that the intereft he had with the King had declined in propor¬ 
tion as our people became more neceflary to him, and therefore had fet his brains to 
work to awaken diftruft amongft them $ in confequence of this, he had fuggefted 
this pretended requifition of the King, fuppofing it would difpleafe the Englijh y though 
in reality they never themfelves had the fmalleft reafon to fuppofe fuch a wifh in the 
King ; and from the low cunning they found this Malay guilty of, they readily gave 
him credit for a contrivance to make the King and our people mutually jealous of each 
other; and there was caufe to believe he was under difgrace on account of this tranfac- 
tion, as he was not vifible for many days after. 
fpcar^ 
153 
1783. 
SEPTEMBER. 
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