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1783. ebbed very little; whereas the evening tides were high, and 
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ebbed a long way out, leaving the harbour quite dry. 
Monday 6. The day opened dark and gloomy, with much thunder, 
lightning, and continued rain, fo that they could not go 
out of the tents to work before noon. They were very un- 
eafy on account of the jolly-boat being abfent fo much 
longer than they expeched, as alfo at not hearing of the 
fuccefs of the expedition ; but were relieved from their 
anxiety about one o’clock, by the arrival of the jolly-boat, 
which had left Pelew on Saturday morning, having been 
detained by the bad weather at the fmall ifland till this 
morning, from whence they came away at day-light; 
they brought the welcome intelligence, that all our people 
were well at Pelew, having returned from the expedition 
on the Wednefday night preceding, in which they proved 
fuccefsful. They reported this to have been the fevered; ac¬ 
tion of any yet fought, it lafted near fix hours; the people 
of Artingall, aching on the defenfive, behaved with great 
refolution. The King detained our people, and the Rupacks 
who accompanied him on the expedition, at Pelew, in or¬ 
der to entertain them with feafting and dancing; and fent 
in the boat fome yams and provifion, as alfo the fwivel, 
which they reported had done much execution. Abba 
Thulle returned by Mr. Sharp the fliip’s coppers; this 
was indeed a great acquifition to our people, who were 
in great want of them to boil their provifion, having 
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