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AN ACCOUNT OF 
1783- 
OCTOBER. 
Monday 20- 
arms, they by forcible geftures feemed to defcribe that thofe 
were the inftruments which had killed fo many of their 
countrymen at Artingall. They did not appear to en¬ 
tertain the flighted; animofity, but fhook hands with the 
Engli/fj in much amity, and received the civilities offered 
them with great thankfulnefs.—At noon there were fqualls, 
accompanied with heavy rain. Captain Wilson had plenty 
of fifh fent him, and fome large Kima Cockles, which are 
well known in the Eaft, as alfo in Europe , from the num¬ 
ber of their fliells which are brought over to adorn grottos 
and fountains. 
The King fent again more fifh to the Englijh , with a large 
bafket of yams, and another of plantains.— Raa Kook being 
indifpofed, did not come to breakfaft, but fent to defire Cap¬ 
tain Wilson and the Surgeon would come over to fee him. 
When they got there the King was gone again to the wreck. 
They found the General very feverifh, from the pain of a 
large boil on his arm, which Mr. Sharp fomented and 
dreffed ; he had feveral people about him, among whom 
were two women, who appeared much fcratched about the 
breaft and ftomach, as if with pins: they enquired the 
caufe, but not having the linguill with them, could only 
learn that it was done with a prickly kind of long leaf; 
and, from the apparent concern of thefe women, it was 
conceived, that the wounding themfelves was an exter¬ 
nal mark of forrow for the General’s indifpofition. In 
the 
