THE PELEW ISLANDS. 
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pinnace it was made flrongeft, as having the greateft weight 
of water to refill. When finifhed, it effectually kept out the 
tide, and required no further trouble, than occafionally to 
throw a few bafkets of fand upon fucli parts of the wall as- 
fettled by the wafhof the tide. By thefe various employments, 
it was not till Thurfday the fecond, in the afternoon, that 
they could get their dam completed, in a manner to be 
perfectly fecure ; this accomplifhed, they again dug the 
trench, and the carpenter got one of the plknks of the gar- 
board drake on. The jolly-boat, being fitted with fails, was- 
fent to P e l E w for provilions; and, the three fick men,, 
being much recovered, the Captain defired Mr. Sharp to 
take his inftruments, and go in her, to fee if he could ren¬ 
der any fervice to Raa Kook’s fon. 
In the abfence of fo many people, the bulinefs of the 
dock-yard was much impeded; it was neverthelefs followed 
up with every poffible diligence by the few JLngliJhmen re¬ 
maining at Or oolong, who, belide the fick, were only 
twelve in all: the Chinefe were employed in repairing the 
bank, bringing down timber from the woods, and fuch 
other ufeful work as they were capable of. 
The weather was- very variable about this time, with 
much lightning from the eaftward, accompanied with fre¬ 
quent fqualls and hard rain. 
Since the laft new moon, the tides were obferved to be 
remarkably high. The morning tides were very low, and 
ebbed 
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