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AN ACCOUNT OF 
i7 8 3 « Raa Kook appeared much pleafed with the news, and 
OCTOBER. 
told the Captain that he fuppofed this was the reafon 
why his brother Abba Thulle was not come up before, 
but that he would be at Oroolong the next day.— A ca¬ 
noe wanting to enter the harbour in the night, the watch 
Friday 17. fired to keep it off; but it came in the next morning, and 
brought fome filh. The General gave our people three, 
which ferved every one for a dinner, and was the faving 
of two hams; the reft of the filh being kept for the King, 
who arrived about ten o’clock in the harbour, attended 
by nine canoes. With him came his youngeft daughter, 
Erre Bess, and eight or nine women, who, except the fin- 
gle woman juft before mentioned, were the firft who had 
vifited Oroolong. Before Abba Thulle came on fhore, 
the General, who went out to meet him, had given him an 
account of every thing that was going on. The King ordered 
a prefent of yams, cocoa-nuts, and fweetmeats, to be given to 
our people ; after which he landed. He led his daughter by 
the hand on fhore, who feemed to be about nine years of age " 
and of whom then, as well as on all future occafions, he feemed 
to be immoderately fond. The General took care of all the 
other females, and mewed them about the cove. The King, 
after apologizing to Captain Wilson for not having been 
able to come to Oroolong earlier to thank him for his fer~ 
vices, feemed impatient to view the works carrying on. 
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