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AN ACCOUNT OF 
1783. 
OCTOBER. 
Tuefday 21. 
the holes which the (hot had pierced, and remarked, that 
fuch of their own countrymen as loft their lives in the 
late battles, fell down with holes in their bodies juft like this 
animal, and died. 
Whilft thefe men teftified their natural furprize, Abba 
Thulle and the General, who were now become mailers 
of the power and effecft of the mufquet, could not forbear 
finding at finding their Artingall viiitors had at laft dif- 
covered what had fo completely defeated their force, as well 
as overpowered their compreheniion. 
In the morning our people received their fiih, cured as 
ufuai.—About nine o’clock the King came round with his 
canoes and attendants, in his way to Pelew.— -He landed, 
examined the works, and obferved, on looking at the pinnace, 
that it wanted repairing.—Before he went away, he afked 
the Captain if the Englijh would go and fight for him once 
more, though he did not explain againft whom he was going 
to war ; he was anfwered that they readily would.—He then 
went on board his canoe, firft deiiring Tom Rose and ano¬ 
ther of our people might go back with him to Pelew. This 
was agreed to, and Mr. Devis expreffed a wifh to accom¬ 
pany the linguift.—In the converfation Captain Wilson 
had with the King this day, he appeared extremely anxious 
that our people would not leave his country without making 
him previouily acquainted of the time they intended going, 
ftiying he would fend two men with them to England , 
and 
