THE PELEW ISLANDS. 
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a unnoticed amongft fome bullies to let him pafs, and then 
u purfuing him down the declivity, ftunned him with a blow 
66 from his wooden fword and was dragging him a prifoner 
c{ to his canoe, when Thomas Wilson, feeing feveral of the 
enemy milling down on Arra Kqoker, and that he mud 
u inevitably have been killed, ran immediately to his af- 
a fiftance, and levelled his piece at the Artingall people, 
a which they perceiving, inflantly betook themfelves to 
C6 flight; this was a circumflance the more fortunate, as 
u Thomas Wilson had expended his w r hole flock of 
a ammunition in covering the landing., and had actually at 
a the time no charge in his mufquet. 
The natives of Artingall behaved with much courage 
66 in this engagement j they defended the houfe that took 
a fire to the laft, nor quitted it till it was ready to fall.—- 
a One of the Pelew people alfo on this occalion diftin- 
“ guilhed himfelf in a very extraordinary manner; he 
6i ran to the houfe while it w r as in flames, tore off a burn- 
u ing brand, and carrying it to another houfe, where many 
u of the enemy had taken fhelter, fet it on fire, and (the 
“ materials of their buildings being very combuftible) it 
u w r as quickly burnt down ; the man, after accompliihing 
a this bold atchievement, had the good fortune to return to 
66 his companions unhurt; the King publicly rewarded him 
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* The fame fort of weapon was prefented to Captain Wilson at Emungs, and is 
figured in plate II. N® 1. 
1783. 
OCTOI3ER. 
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