THE PE LEW ISLANDS. 
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finding this was an efiablifhed form, chofe to remain in the 
canoe, out of refpedl to the King, and in compliment to the 
General.—Our people flayed all night at the houfe by the 
water-fide, Abba Thulle remaining with them. A coun¬ 
cil was held, before they went to fleep, confifting of the 
King, his brothers, and the chief Rupacks who had re¬ 
turned to Pelew ; the purport of which was made known 
next day at breakfaft, by Abba Thulle’s afking the Cap¬ 
tain if he would go with him once more to battle ?—Who 
replied, that he mult confult his officers and people at Or oo¬ 
long, before he could with propriety give an anfwer ; that 
when he left the ifland many of them were fick, nor could 
he tell but that at his return he might find others ill alfo; 
but fhould that not be the cafe, he would with pleafure com¬ 
ply with his willies. The King then aiked, why the jolly- 
boat had never been once down at Pelew for yams, fince 
the time the Captain had been with him at the ifiands ? 
Captain Wilson anfwered, that they had only one boat in 
ufe, the other being funk at the head of the new veflel, to 
make a bank to keep off the tide.—-The weather, that had 
been fqually, being now clearing, and the wind getting to 
the N. E. our people left Pelew about eleven in the fore¬ 
noon. They hopped an hour at the fmall ifland, and reached 
Oroolong about four in the afternoon ; Raa Kook return¬ 
ing with them. 
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